Nonconference Schedule: Strength vs. Difficulty
February 23, 2013 Nonconference Schedule: Strength vs. Difficulty We all know the RPI is flawed and silly (right?). Therefore it should be no surprise that the RPI’s nonconference strength of schedule...
View ArticleUpdate on Minnesota Gophers’ RPI
March 16, 2013 Update On Minnesota Gophers’ RPI – after games of 3/15/2013 Updated after games of 3/16/2013 Although Minnesota has the worst adjusted winning percentage among all top 50 RPI teams, they...
View ArticleMinnesota’s 2012-13 RPI: Skill vs. Luck
June 5, 2013 Minnesota’s 2012-13 RPI: Skill vs. Luck The Minnesota Golden Gophers had the nation’s 34th best RPI on Selection Sunday. Despite the RPI’s inherent flaws, Minnesota’s RPI ranking likely...
View ArticleNCAA Tourney Talk: AWP & the Minnesota Gophers
NCAA Tourney Talk: AWP & the Minnesota Gophers February 24, 2014 The Minnesota Gophers welcome the Iowa Hawkeyes to the Barn on Tuesday night. A win would help their cause greatly, but there would...
View ArticleAre You Smarter Than a D-I Coach?
Are You Smarter Than a D-I Coach? March 20, 2014 Quiz time. It’s a simple one. Many folks, including coaches, media, fans and “experts” use RPI strength of schedule (“SOS”) to describe a schedule’s...
View ArticleGophers’ Schedule Will Punish Their RPI in 2014-15
Gophers’ Schedule Will Punish Their RPI in 2014-15 Minnesota’s RPI in recent years has been helped by a strong strength of schedule (SOS). As a reminder, SOS is not a good measurement of schedule...
View ArticleMarquette’s Schedule Improved in 2016-17
Marquette’s Schedule Improved in 2016-17 Based on our current projections of the 2016-17 win-loss records (excluding games vs. Marquette) of Marquette’s opponents, we estimate a .0189 improvement in...
View ArticleImproved Scheduling Helped Marquette Reach 2016-17 Tourney
Improved Scheduling Helped Marquette Reach 2016-17 Tourney On Selection Sunday, Marquette had an RPI of 61. If the largest component of RPI – opponents’ win-loss performance against all D-I teams...
View ArticleMarquette Again Improves Schedule in 2017-18
Marquette Again Improves Schedule in 2017-18 As they did a year ago, Marquette has improved their scheduling and projected RPI “strength of schedule”. Last year MU’s SOS, worth 50% of RPI, was .5621....
View ArticleMinnesota’s RPI Faces SOS Challenge in 2017-18
A year ago, Minnesota’s RPI (20 on Selection Sunday) benefitted from their strong strength of schedule (as defined by the RPI – not as any rational human would define it). Their opponents’ strength of...
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