You'll Never Guess Our RPI

If you said "better than 142" you are wrong.

about 3 years ago KevinHD 11 comments 0 recs |

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Wow

It looks like our strength of schedule is killing us. Northwestern is surprisingly #10, so we should have a chance of boosting our RPI tomorrow when we play them.

by psuquinn on Dec 30, 2008 1:25 PM EST reply actions

The thing is

when you have an 11-2 record and an RPI that bad, you aren’t even trying.

Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries

by KevinHD on Dec 30, 2008 1:54 PM EST up reply actions

Does your RPI

get a boost when you lose?

We played 2 teams in the bottom 9. I’m surprised we are that high.

JoePa in '09

by JGuiher on Dec 30, 2008 1:57 PM EST up reply actions

Honestly, it sounds about right.

…and people are giving PSU grief about the football non-con schedule?

by Cairo on Dec 30, 2008 2:15 PM EST reply actions

it has us higher than 60% of the teams in the country, including a couple of teams you’ve heard of. I only skimmed the list, but saw Georgia and Mississippi State. They are both usually at least kind of competitive.

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Dec 30, 2008 3:11 PM EST reply actions

Jesus! Duquesne is above us!

Seriously, Cairo — That’s a good point. It does nothing for the fans, the team, the momentum of the program. Nothing. It’s a fucking embarrassment.

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Mr. Bob Dobalina

by Run Up The Score on Dec 30, 2008 6:11 PM EST reply actions

Well....

If we’re talking about the RPI of the law school we went too…….

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Dec 31, 2008 7:57 AM EST up reply actions

If law schools had RPI rankings

I think Duquesne’s would be about right.

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Mr. Bob Dobalina

by Run Up The Score on Dec 31, 2008 2:17 PM EST up reply actions

Can we pick this apart a little?

There are no teams with double-digit wins below us.

Cornell, with a 5-6 record, is #100.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi is #108.

We’re #144, and 2-7 Gardner-Webb is #145.

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Mr. Bob Dobalina

by Run Up The Score on Dec 30, 2008 6:15 PM EST reply actions

Hey, we're up to 108...wooo....

by The JuggerNitt on Dec 31, 2008 8:09 PM EST reply actions

Take that, LSU!

Honestly, this could need some further exploration with a full post. With the non-con season and the easiest (on paper) Big Ten game on the schedule complete PSU is at a crossroads. On the one hand, they are much improved from years past. They have a discernable offense and have been effective enough on defense. They have shown that they can win close games. The win at Georgia Tech was a quality win in my book, and DeChillis does have a core of guys that can compete for two halves.

On the other hand, they are incredibly thin – an injury to Battle and we’re done. They have been inconsistent and have all of the hallmarks of a young team – sloppy passes, poor shooting percentages, occassional flat play. They’ve also played one of the easiest schedules possible, with a Strength of Schedule of 293rd on the RPI. Maybe the 12-2 record is a result of it being so easy. Can you transition to a Big Ten schedule and get results?

They are 12-2 and have 17 games to go. These are the possibilities:

3-14 or worse and they’re under .500. This is not unlikely even without injuries.

4-13 the rest of the way with one quality win and they’re likely in the NIT.

8-9 and they’re on the bubble. I doubt they make it unless they have some dramatic upsets.

11-6 and they most likely make it to the tournament. If they’re 0-6 against the top teams they would still probably need to win 1-2 games in the Big Ten conference tourney.

by Cairo on Jan 2, 2009 12:06 PM EST up reply actions