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[akronzips71]

Wouldn't it be something if we could stay up here.....

The Collegiate Basketball News Men's RPI College Basketball Ratings

Through games of Sun., December 5, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - The Rating Percentage Index (RPI) has been used by the NCAA since 1981 to supplement the selection of at-large teams and the seeding of all teams for the NCAA basketball tournament. This list is an independent duplication of the RPI without input from the NCAA, which does not release the RPI to the public. It is derived from three component factors: Div. I winning percentage (FI, 25%), schedule strength (FII, 50%); and opponent's schedule strength (FIII, 25%). Different weights are given to the location of the game for both the winner and loser of the game. Games against non-Division I opponents are not used in calculating the RPI. Copyright © 2010 by Collegiate Basketball News Co. All Rights Reserved.

Sched SS

Rank Team W L Strg Rk RPI

1. Georgetown 8 0 .7208 9 .7490

2. Tennessee 6 0 .7540 2 .7475

3. Ohio St. 6 0 .6516 38 .7209

4. Duke 8 0 .6435 45 .7174

5. Connecticut 7 0 .6667 30 .7162

6. Kansas 7 0 .6190 57 .7009

7. Pittsburgh 9 0 .6237 56 .6975

8. Syracuse 8 0 .5878 80 .6907

9. San Diego St. 7 0 .5755 89 .6896

10. Florida 6 2 .7387 4 .6799

11. Kansas St. 6 1 .6701 28 .6789

12. UNLV 8 0 .5649 95 .6783

13. West Virginia 5 2 .7245 8 .6693

14. Kentucky 5 2 .6828 22 .6692

15. UCF 6 0 .5058 156 .6686

16. Miami-FL 6 2 .6750 26 .6666

17. Cleveland St. 9 0 .5320 127 .6624

18. N.C. St. 4 3 .7816 1 .6572

19. Old Dominion 5 2 .7134 13 .6544

20. California 5 2 .7007 18 .6504

21. BYU 8 0 .5007 163 .6491

22. Boston College 6 2 .6851 21 .6460

23. Vanderbilt 7 1 .5714 93 .6430

24. St. John's 5 1 .5813 85 .6388

25. Utah St. 5 2 .6170 60 .6383

26. North Carolina 5 3 .7320 6 .6378

27. Notre Dame 8 0 .4896 175 .6330

28. Louisville 6 0 .4560 216 .6320

29. Northern Iowa 3 2 .6631 31 .6288

30. Valparaiso 4 2 .5839 81 .6286

31. Nicholls St. 2 2 .7476 3 .6283

32. Illinois 8 1 .5265 133 .6275

33. St. Mary's 4 2 .6613 32 .6274

34. Texas 6 2 .6290 49 .6272

35. Missouri 6 1 .5476 111 .6238

36. Minnesota 7 1 .5333 124 .6233

37. Butler 3 3 .7014 17 .6171

38. UALR 4 3 .6707 27 .6164

39. Akron 3 2 .6762 25 .6143

40. Vermont 6 1 .5000 164 .6140

41. Robert Morris 3 4 .7170 11 .6101

42. Can't St. 6 2 .5744 90 .6099

43. Rhode Island 5 3 .6436 44 .6082

44. Wisconsin 6 2 .5595 101 .6075

45. Baylor 6 0 .3988 282 .6058

46. Southeastern La. 1 2 .7143 12 .6049

47. Mississippi 4 2 .6587 33 .6046

48. Memphis 7 0 .4456 233 .6014

49. North Dakota St. 3 3 .6190 57 .5995

50. Portland 7 2 .5894 79 .5994

51. Temple 5 2 .5738 92 .5992

52. Appalachian St. 2 3 .6440 43 .5991

53. Michigan St. 5 2 .6190 58 .5976

54. Evansville 2 3 .7081 14 .5976

55. Florida Atlantic 4 4 .6510 39 .5969

56. Wichita St. 4 2 .6040 68 .5953

57. Yale 3 4 .6990 19 .5922

[ZachTheZip]

Our SOS will drop like a rock once we have to play other MAC teams.

If weak MAC teams would schedule to win, while the traditional powers played the same schedules, this would be a multi-bid league. But instead, we are dealing with three teams in the MAC who still have zero D-I wins.

[Quickzips]

Our SOS will drop like a rock once we have to play other MAC teams.

If weak MAC teams would schedule to win, while the traditional powers played the same schedules, this would be a multi-bid league. But instead, we are dealing with three teams in the MAC who still have zero D-I wins.

Playing BG twice is going to KILL us. They are amongst the bottom 10 teams in terms of RPI without many more chances to improve. It is going to take some big performances over these next couple weeks for the Zips to even stay in the top 75 by the end of the year. This conference simply isn't strong enough to support teams staying in the top 50.

[ZachTheZip]

Our SOS will drop like a rock once we have to play other MAC teams.

If weak MAC teams would schedule to win, while the traditional powers played the same schedules, this would be a multi-bid league. But instead, we are dealing with three teams in the MAC who still have zero D-I wins.

Playing BG twice is going to KILL us. They are amongst the bottom 10 teams in terms of RPI without many more chances to improve. It is going to take some big performances over these next couple weeks for the Zips to even stay in the top 75 by the end of the year. This conference simply isn't strong enough to support teams staying in the top 50.

The only way we stay in the top 75 is by winning out. That means beating Temple, Minnesota, and Miami all on the road. Plus not losing a single MAC game. Can't is in the same boat as us.

[meatwad]

Our SOS will drop like a rock once we have to play other MAC teams.

If weak MAC teams would schedule to win, while the traditional powers played the same schedules, this would be a multi-bid league. But instead, we are dealing with three teams in the MAC who still have zero D-I wins.

Playing BG twice is going to KILL us. They are amongst the bottom 10 teams in terms of RPI without many more chances to improve. It is going to take some big performances over these next couple weeks for the Zips to even stay in the top 75 by the end of the year. This conference simply isn't strong enough to support teams staying in the top 50.

The only way we stay in the top 75 is by winning out. That means beating Temple, Minnesota, and Miami all on the road. Plus not losing a single MAC game. Can't is in the same boat as us.

I think we can stay top 75 easy even if we lose those games. Remember Vermont a few years ago was top 30 and they play in a much weaker conference than the MAC. If we win almost all of our MAC games I would venture we would be in the top 75.

[Dave in Green]

Still way early for RPI to have enough numbers to crunch to be meaningful. Same with NCAA tournament projections. CBS Sports is now projecting Can't to win the MAC and get a 13 seed for the Big Dance. They show no at-large bids for the MAC, but do show the Zips "on the fence." The story says this is based on current team records and is not necessarily a prediction of what it will look like at the end of the season. So, in fact, it's not much of a prediction at all.

CBS Sports NCAA Tournament Projections

[UAZipster0305]

It's great to see opponents from our schedule on the list including Cleveland State, U of Miami-FL, Minnesota, UALR, and Temple. Temple just knocked off #1 Georgetown tonight too. Dayton will likely climb the RPI ladder by season's end, and the BracketBuster game should help as well.

The MAC East is respectable in terms of RPI, but the West will kill us. Overall I think our schedule is solid. Way to go KD! That's how you build a program.

[ZachTheZip]

Anybody else smelling a let-down game for Temple? We've had a long time to prepare for this and they just scored a major upset.

[Quickzips]

It's great to see opponents from our schedule on the list including Cleveland State, U of Miami-FL, Minnesota, UALR, and Temple. Temple just knocked off #1 Georgetown tonight too. Dayton will likely climb the RPI ladder by season's end, and the BracketBuster game should help as well.

The MAC East ,except for Bowling Green is respectable in terms of RPI, but the West will kill us. Overall I think our schedule is solid. Way to go KD! That's how you build a program.

Fixed that for you. For all the talk about how bad of shape Toledo's program is in lately, BG has been step for step with them in terms of crapiness this season. Their RPI is currently amongst the lowest in the nation and I don't think they've beaten a D-I team all season. After winning the MAC East two years ago Louis Orr's program is falling flat on their face in a hurry. Makes me all the more thankful that we have KD. He isn't without his faults, but he's kept us at or near the top of the conference for almost his entire tenure now, which isn't easy to do.

[Dave in Green]

..... Temple just knocked off #1 Georgetown tonight too. .....

I saw some of the Temple-Georgetown game, and Temple is really good. They are fast, aggressive, athletic and skilled. This will be a serious test for the Zips.

[Quickzips]

..... Temple just knocked off #1 Georgetown tonight too. .....

I saw some of the Temple-Georgetown game, and Temple is really good. They are fast, aggressive, athletic and skilled. This will be a serious test for the Zips.

This is what Zips fans (and really most of the MAC) have been clamoring for out of an OOC schedule for the Zips for year. Some challenging teams that at least give us a chance at an upset and not nearly as many cupcakes. It might not be ideal timing trying to work in all the new guys, but I for one am refreshed to have interesting games to pay attention to in November and December as opposed to watching us beat up on the Little Sisters of the Poor and the University of Phoenix Online. Not saying I expect it to happen, but just think about the possibilities that open up if we win these next two games. This is really the kind of schedule I want to see from us every year and I'll happily eat a loss or two here and there each year if we continue to see it.