RPI Question

[Staton14]

I didn't know where to ask this so I started a new thread...Does anyone know where we finished in the RPI last year? We are 89 right now (according to ESPN.com), which is better than I would have guessed.

[Dave in Green]

Zips finished last season with a #49 RPI, their best ever. The previous seasons under Coach Dambrot they finished #60, #101, #98, #99, #79, #68, #74 and #60. So the Zips under Coach Dambrot have averaged about a #76 final season RPI. In the seasons prior to Coach Dambrot taking over, the Zips were averaging about a #200 RPI.

[Staton14]

Thanks Dave, exactly the kind of info I was looking for. I just wanted to use the info as a measure for the kind of season they are having this year.

[Balsy]

Where did you find that Dave? I'm looking at ESPN right now and it lists Akron tied for 47 with Ole Miss... (I know 47...49 big difference)

[Dave in Green]

@Balsy, yeah, there are always minor discrepancies in the way various sites report RPI. But they're usually pretty close. I used StatSheet.com to generate the numbers above as I've found them to be a pretty reliable source. You can go to this page and then use the Select Another Season option to see stats from previous seasons.

[Balsy]

Oh fantastic! They seem to present it better than ESPN does. Thanks!

[Dave in Green]

@Balsy, if you like StatSheet.com, I think you'll also like TeamRankings.com. They present stats in a different way that's sometimes easier to read, and they also include info not shown on Statsheet.com. Check out the Zips info here and let me know what you think.

[Balsy]

@Dave, I already frequent TeamRankings.com, I wasn't aware of StatSheet. I find TeamRankings to be quite reliable for comparative sake. I also find them to be quite accurate when it comes to some of the statistical probabilities, of course that's probably a little confirmation bias on my part, but taking a look at their stats before the game tends to put me in the right frame on what to expect.

[Dave in Green]

Cool. Then you may have already noticed that TeamRankings has the Zips #2 in their list today of Most Likely Decent Upsets with a 35.7% chance to upset Buffalo, which is favored by 4.5 points.