fknbuflobo Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 1 hour ago, chris said: Does the NCAA copy it from here, make a few minor changes and then publish it as their own every week? http://rpiupdatemenssoccer.blogspot.com/search/label/RPI Rank That is actually what the NCAA does. That is why RPI trumps all polls. RPI is how the tourney will be seeded by NCAA. Come October, I ignore all the polls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 http://unitedsoccercoaches.org/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/DI_MEN.aspx the college soccer coaches......remain the toughest critics for the zips zips were 42 last week zips are #26 this week akron beat Michigan State 4-1 ; tOSU lost to Michigan State 5-1 coaches have Ohio State at 27.... Michigan State barely dropped in the rankings Western Michigan only dropped from 9 to 12 after losing 4-1 to Portland. Syracuse is still receiving votes in this poll.....Wins over Syracuse and Western Michigan...both on the road....would clearly help the zips in both the coaches poll and in the most important....RPI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Courtesy of GauchoDan, stats legend on BigSoccer.com. https://rpiupdatemenssoccer.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GauchoMike Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 On 10/3/2017 at 8:35 AM, fknbuflobo said: Come October, I ignore all the polls. Ignore all the polls for the entire year. They mean less than nothing as all they do is mislead people into thinking they have some significance when they don't. Instead, I suggest bookmarking your team's RPI worksheet which, if you understand it properly, will reveal your at-large and seeding prospects as November approaches. This is what you need: http://rpiupdatemenssoccer.blogspot.com/2017/08/akron.html You might also find this RPI bonus/penalty list useful (not entirely accurate but very close to accurate): http://gauchosoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/RPI_Bonuses.pdf 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 https://www.collegesoccernews.com/index.php/polls/csn-top-30-poll/1099-college-soccer-news-top-30-national-poll-week-ending-october-8-2017 zips drop from 17 to 21 in college soccer news western Michigan stays at 13 https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-national-rankings/men zips are at 12 in top drawer soccer In the only poll that matters...the zips dropped to 25 yesterday in RPI Washington lost yesterday to UCLA,(who had a 4-5 record) and Utah Valley is killing the zips...UVU is now 2-8-1 when they don't play the zips...as they lost 3-0 yesterday to Texas Rio Grande Valley and they lost earlier in the week to Incarnate Word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 http://unitedsoccercoaches.org/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/DI_MEN.aspx zips are #27 in the coaches poll.... I think that SIU-E plays #20 Butler tonight. an SIU-E win tonight and a zips win over SIU-E on Friday night ...would really help the zips in the RPI and of course, a 4-0 homestand...would be the best dose of medicine for the Zips RPI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 West Virginia beat Michigan State last night 1-0. ND, BGSU, Pitt and WVU all in 11 days is going to be challenging! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 1 hour ago, chris said: West Virginia beat Michigan State last night 1-0. ND, BGSU, Pitt and WVU all in 11 days is going to be challenging! Add in SIU-E....and that is 5 games in 15 days...that are going to be challenging... SIU-E spanked a top 20 team in Butler... BGSU has had some down results recently but Copley's Chris Brennan will want he and his teammates to do well at Cub Cadet Field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 http://unitedsoccercoaches.org/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/DI_MEN.aspx In the important rankings...RPI....Zips are #23 tonight's opponent...Notre Dame is #4 next tuesday's opponent ...Pitt is #14 WMU is #11 in RPI In the link above...college soccer coaches poll...Western Michigan jumped from #13 to #8 Notre Dame dropped from #7 to #12 and the mighty zips jumped from #27 to #19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsVoice Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Thanks for the update TennZip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyYo Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 2 hours ago, TennZip said: http://unitedsoccercoaches.org/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/DI_MEN.aspx In the important rankings...RPI....Zips are #23 tonight's opponent...Notre Dame is #4 next tuesday's opponent ...Pitt is #14 WMU is #11 in RPI In the link above...college soccer coaches poll...Western Michigan jumped from #13 to #8 Notre Dame dropped from #7 to #12 and the mighty zips jumped from #27 to #19 Glad to see the Zips finally in the top 25 for the coaches poll. I looked earlier and saw they were still #27 (receiving votes). That must have been last week's poll (I didn't check the date). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 How is New Hampshire #13 in RPI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 3 hours ago, chris said: How is New Hampshire #13 in RPI? http://rpiupdatemenssoccer.blogspot.com/2017/08/new-hampshire.html there is an rpi page for each school NH has wins over U Mass (10-1-3 record when not playing NH) ; win over Albany (9-3 when not playing NH) ; win over Dartmouth (8-2-1) draws against Columbia (6-1-2 record when not playing NH) ; draw against Rhode Island (8-3-2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 16 minutes ago, TennZip said: http://rpiupdatemenssoccer.blogspot.com/2017/08/new-hampshire.html there is an rpi page for each school NH has wins over U Mass (10-1-3 record when not playing NH) ; win over Albany (9-3 when not playing NH) ; win over Dartmouth (8-2-1) draws against Columbia (6-1-2 record when not playing NH) ; draw against Rhode Island (8-3-2) NH, UMass, Albany, Dartmouth, Columbia, Rhode Island, etc..... Did any of these teams beat anyone good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 6 minutes ago, chris said: NH, UMass, Albany, Dartmouth, Columbia, Rhode Island, etc..... Did any of these teams beat anyone good? UMass has a 3-1 win over St. Louis (and St. Louis has a win over Stanford and a tie with Akron) I love the zips...and UND and Michigan State are impressive huge wins...but akron has to prove that they can beat a top 20 RPI team on the road (Pitt will provide the perfect forum) Akron is being killed in the rpi by a horrible loss to an awful Utah Valley team (UVU is 3-8-2 when they don't play the zips) losing to a crappy team that is 161 in the RPI.....is the main thing preventing from being above New Hampshire in the rankings Denver is also very mediocre....6-6 when not playing the zips St. Louis is 4-7 when not playing the zips the zips have to play well on the road next week at Pitt and WVU Zips have proven that they are a final four team at home..... rooting for them to show their chops and toughness on the road 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBZipfan Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 Zips now #14 in RPI. As noted by TennZip, the Pitt & WVU games are crucial. If the Zips can get at least one win out of those two, and beat the teams they should beat, they will be in good shape to get a seed for the NCAAs ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyfan34 Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 Zips seeded 10th, keep winning and top 8 all but guaranteed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 good find, zippyfan i was just getting ready to post the release from the ncaa the good news is that those ratings are as of october 22 Georgetown is #9 in those ratings Georgetown tied Providence on Wednesday and Lost to St. Johns yesterday Notre Dame is #7 ...they lost to an excellent N. Carolina team 3-0 on Friday night Notre Dame hosts Pittsburgh in the ACC round of 16 this wednesday night...Pitt has already beaten UND once this year In important big ten games, Michigan State and Indiana played to 1-1 tie to finish tied for 2nd in league with 5-0-3 records. Michigan won the league with a 6-1-1 record with a 2-1 double overtime win at Maryland. maryland finished 4th with 5-1-2 record. Michigan is up to #12 in RPI (W. Michigan beat the wolverines earlier this year) http://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-men/article/2017-10-29/di-mens-soccer-committee-reveals-top-10-ranking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 what is really strange about the NCAA's top 10...is the absence of Louisville Louisville is currently #4 in Gaucho Dan's RPI they did beat Clemson at Clemson this past Friday night...so they would probably be in the top 10 as of 10/29/17 Wake Forest (15-1-0) Indiana (13-0-3) North Carolina (13-2-1) Clemson (11-3-0) Michigan State (11-2-2) Duke (10-3-2) Notre Dame (9-4-2) Western Michigan (13-2-1) Georgetown (11-2-1) Akron (10-3-1) http://rpiupdatemenssoccer.blogspot.com/search/label/RPI Rank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted October 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 27 minutes ago, TennZip said: what is really strange about the NCAA's top 10...is the absence of Louisville Louisville is currently #4 in Gaucho Dan's RPI Perhaps they're under investigation......oh, wait, that's 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBZipfan Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 I know it's meaningless, but the Zips are now #5 on the topdrawersoccer ranking: https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-national-rankings/men Louisville is #13. I don't know why they're getting so little respect ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 3 hours ago, MarkS said: I know it's meaningless, but the Zips are now #5 on the topdrawersoccer ranking: https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-national-rankings/men Louisville is #13. I don't know why they're getting so little respect ... in college soccer news poll...Louisville is 6 and Akron is 11 Louisville has wins over Duke (#8 in top drawer soccer) and Butler (#10 in top drawer) and has a tie against N. Carolina (#3 in top drawer soccer) their 2 losses are to #1 wake and NC State (I don't know much about NC State...but I suspect that they are better than Utah Valley) I know that Travis Clark...at top drawer....thinks the world of Jared Embick.... possibly the TDS writers just don't like Ken Lolla at Louisville???? RPI......takes the personal feelings out of everything.... at the end of the day...Louisville is #4 in RPI...and that will count much more than the top drawer soccer rankings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 1 hour ago, TennZip said: in college soccer news poll...Louisville is 6 and Akron is 11 Louisville has wins over Duke (#8 in top drawer soccer) and Butler (#10 in top drawer) and has a tie against N. Carolina (#3 in top drawer soccer) their 2 losses are to #1 wake and NC State (I don't know much about NC State...but I suspect that they are better than Utah Valley) I know that Travis Clark...at top drawer....thinks the world of Jared Embick.... possibly the TDS writers just don't like Ken Lolla at Louisville???? RPI......takes the personal feelings out of everything.... at the end of the day...Louisville is #4 in RPI...and that will count much more than the top drawer soccer rankings The line of demarcation is top 8. That is what matters. The difference between #16 and #9 is insignificant. Teams getting the first round bye is very significant. More often than not, the champion will come from these top 8 teams getting the first round bye. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted October 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, fknbuflobo said: The line of demarcation is top 8. That is what matters. The difference between #16 and #9 is insignificant. Teams getting the first round bye is very significant. More often than not, the champion will come from these top 8 teams getting the first round bye. Check it, but I believe the top 16 get a first round bye and the other 32 play on a week night. Seeds are 1-16. Edited October 30, 2017 by Zip_ME87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 30 minutes ago, Zip_ME87 said: Check it, but I believe the top 16 get a first round bye and the other 32 play on a week night. Seeds are 1-16. I believe this is correct, but a top 8 seed gets you an extra home game in the seeding, which is a massive help in trying to advance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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