Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Did You Know ... The RPI Edition

How many Big Ten teams are in the RPI Top 19?
1 -- Michigan State (6)

How many ACC teams are in the RPI Top 19?
5 -- Duke (2), UNC (3), Wake Forest (10), Florida State (16), Clemson (19)

How many Big East teams are in the RPI Top 19?
5 -- Pittsburgh (1), UConn (4), Louisville (9), Villanova (14), Syracuse (17)

Which teams have 7 RPI Top 50 wins or more?

Michigan State (12), Pittsburgh (9), Oklahoma (9), Kansas (9), Louisville (8), UConn (8), Illinois (8), Duke (7), Tennessee (7)

Which RPI Top 80 teams in at-large bid contention are 3 or more games under .500 against the RPI Top 50?
Oklahoma State (3-9)
West Virginia (3-7)
Ohio State (5-8)
Wisconsin (4-9)
Temple (1-5)
Florida (2-6)
South Carolina (1-5)
Miami-FL (2-7)
USC (2-8)
Tulsa (2-6)
Virginia Tech (2-8)
Auburn (2-5)
Maryland (3-8)
Northwestern (6-9)
Notre Dame (3-11)

Does Utah's gaudy #11 RPI factor in all of their results?
NO! The Utah RPI does not factor in a home defeat Division II Southwest Baptist, which would likely drop the Utes' rating to at least the 20s.

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