Through Saturday's games, the Cajuns' Adjusted RPI came in at .5486 (down from .5513 after Friday's games), good for a rank of #61 (down from #54). The reason for a seven position drop on only a .0027 drop in RPI is because this section of the rankings was packed so tightly.

UL RPI Breakdown:
WP: .5714
OWP: .5392
OOWP: .5180
Base RPI: .5420 (Rank #64)
RPI Bonuses: .0066 (USM -> .0024, Rice -> .0024, LSU -> .0018)
Adjusted RPI: .5486 (Rank #61)
Road RPI: .5579 (Rank #44)
SOS: .5291 (Rank #80)
Non-Conference RPI: .5300 (Rank #79)
vs. Top 25 Base RPI: 2-1
vs. Top 50 Base RPI: 4-4
vs. Top 75 Base RPI: 8-6
vs. Top 100 Base RPI: 8-6

Today's game is more important from the perspective of the Cajuns' record vs. the RPI Top 50/75 ... than the RPI itself.

RPI Bonus Watch:
Southern Mississippi (Base RPI Ranking #12 ... Bonus -> .0024)
Rice (Base RPI Ranking #23 ... Bonus -> .0024)
LSU (Base RPI Ranking #35 ... Bonus -> .0018)

Adjusted RPI:
43 0.5681 Florida International
44 0.5680 North Carolina State
45 0.5662 Creighton
46 0.5651 Southeastern Louisiana
47 0.5601 Jacksonville
48 0.5582 UC Irvine
49 0.5568 Gonzaga
50 0.5565 Houston
51 0.5551 Maryland
52 0.5550 Kansas State
53 0.5548 Rhode Island
54 0.5530 Long Beach State
55 0.5525 Florida Atlantic
56 0.5522 Coastal Carolina
57 0.5522 Tulane
58 0.5522 Loyola Marymount
59 0.5515 St John's
60 0.5487 Western Kentucky
61 0.5486 Louisiana
62 0.5473 San Jose State
63 0.5462 Mercer
64 0.5451 Sam Houston State
65 0.5434 Samford
66 0.5426 Missouri State
67 0.5422 UCLA
68 0.5420 Kansas
69 0.5415 Nebraska
70 0.5415 Belmont

Brian