(01-03-2011 02:12 PM)billyjack Wrote:  

(01-02-2011 07:05 PM)omnicarrier Wrote:  

(01-02-2011 06:49 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  RPI used to be worth it till people figured out how to exploit it. Few years back the MWC played enough middling teams, no bottom feeders and then each other so that half the conference was in the Top 60. Committee pays less and less attention to it. And that is a good thing.

The only time the MWC got 4 of their teams in the Top 60 (actually it was Top 50) was last year and all 4 went to the NCAAs.

I do agree that the current RPI can be "rigged", but you still need to beat those midling teams and also you have to win road games to really "play" it.

Cheers,
Neil

I think he might mean one year with the Missouri Valley with Wichita State, Bradley, etc... EDIT-- in 2006

Yeah, he might have been referring to that conference and that year. MVC got 6 teams in the Top 40 of the RPI, but only sent 4 teams. That was the year of the mid-major. 2 of the 4 got to the Sweet 16, with the other two losing first round match-ups against BE teams - N. Iowa losing to the Hoyas and S. Illinois losing to West Virginia.

Cheers,
Neil

(01-03-2011 02:24 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(01-03-2011 02:12 PM)billyjack Wrote:  

(01-02-2011 07:05 PM)omnicarrier Wrote:  

(01-02-2011 06:49 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  RPI used to be worth it till people figured out how to exploit it. Few years back the MWC played enough middling teams, no bottom feeders and then each other so that half the conference was in the Top 60. Committee pays less and less attention to it. And that is a good thing.

The only time the MWC got 4 of their teams in the Top 60 (actually it was Top 50) was last year and all 4 went to the NCAAs.

I do agree that the current RPI can be "rigged", but you still need to beat those midling teams and also you have to win road games to really "play" it.

Cheers,
Neil

I think he might mean one year with the Missouri Valley with Wichita State, Bradley, etc... EDIT-- in 2006

Yup...the Cuse got screwed out of a bid due the MVC riggin their RPIs...as I remember they all flamed out early too.

No and No.

Cuse made the tourney in 2006 thanks to GMAC's run at MSG.

The MVC got 4 bids out of a possible 6 with 2 getting to the Sweet 16. BE had 4 of 8 get to the Sweet 16. Seton Hall, Syracuse, and Marquette all lost their 1st round games that year.

Cheers,
Neil