Hopefully that Florida win drags us the other way as well

Florida is on a roll, which is great for us. Currently 4-0 in the SEC and their RPI has climbed back into the 30’s

Question --Do our THREE road wins count less FOR us in RPI than do our home losses count against us ?? We are the ONLY team in the MVC to have beaten a top ranked team--THE only one and STILL there are MVC teams rated better than us---eg UNI

Help me please-- Thanks !! I have been skeptical of this RPI for years !!

RPI takes into account the opponents record, and the record of the teams the opponent has played, so It depends on who those road wins/Home losses are against. Unfortunately, in our case the only solid road win was the Florida game. Most of the rest of the road schedule (until last night) hasn’t been great (per RPI). Outside of Florida and Wright State, our non-conference schedule (wins) was horrible (some of that just being bad luck with teams not living up to expectations...<cough> UNCW, UIC). Other teams, such as Illinois State, have played much better teams (with solid RPIs). While we know Northern Iowa, for example, was a big win, the tank job they’ve done the last 7 games has sent their ranking tumbling, so for RPI purposes is not that great.

Good answer by 01grad. I also want to chime in while we're talking about RPI.... Yes, it's a dumb formula that was created to give statistical cover for the big boys to dominate all the at large bids. It's a little better since they reluctantly gave the formula a "patch" to give more credit for road wins.

But for all those who say it doesn't matter to us, at this point the only thing that matters is Arch Madness, etc., that's not entirely true. RPI will be a factor if we need to get an at large NIT bid, or for seeding in the NIT. RPI will be a factor if we win Arch Madness, because it will help determine whether we're a 14, 13, or 12 seed. And we all know there's a huge difference between a 14 and a 12. So don't listen to all the people who say it doesn't matter, because it does. Ten places in the RPI ranking can be the difference between an NIT postseason or nothing. It can be the difference between facing Xavier, Purdue or North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA tournament, or facing Texas Tech, Arkansas or post-Pitino Louisville. Next season, having a good RPI can be the difference between getting a good team on our schedule or not. And then there's the pride involved in having a good RPI, which is negligible, but can come in handy in an absurd argument.

Thanks to both Graddy and Johnny ! I do still feel that RPI is more subjective tan OBJECTIVE== Do I gyess qw will just have to WIN and WIN some more
Next year schedule better

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Wright State wins again, 84-81, at Northern Kentucky, to take sole possession of 1st place in the Horizon. It also improves their RPI to 74. As a result, our RPI moves up into the high 80s.

Florida bet Kentucky, more good news for us!

Boise State and Nevada played a great game last night. Nevada won at home, but both look like tournament teams to me.

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Mississippi Valley State finally won a game last night. They are sitting it 1-20.

http://mvsusports.com/news/2018/1/27/me ... 72-67.aspx

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