**Current RPI of each member of this season's version of the Big East**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Syracuse (20-3, 8-2): #6 (SOS: #18)
-Louisville (19-5, 7-4): #8 (SOS: #7)
-Marquette (17-5, 8-2): #16 (SOS: #25)
-Connecticut (16-6, 6-4): #24 (SOS: #24)
-Georgetown (17-4, 7-3): #25 (SOS: #62)
-Pittsburgh (20-5, 8-4): #30 (SOS: #58)
-Cincinnati (18-6, 6-5): #35 (SOS: #30)
-Notre Dame (19-5, 7-4): #43 (SOS: #78)
-Saint John's (15-9, 7-5): #55 (SOS: #22)
-Villanova (14-9, 6-5): #63 (SOS: #38)
-Rutgers (12-10, 3-8): #71 (SOS: #19)
-Providence (12-11, 4-7): #101 (SOS: #39)
-USF (10-13, 1-10): #106 (SOS: #12)
-Seton Hall (13-11, 2-9): #113 (SOS: #79)
-DePaul (10-13, 1-9): #192 (SOS: #125)


**Current RPI of each member of next season's version of the Big East**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Louisville (19-5, 7-4): #8 (SOS: #7)
-Marquette (17-5, 8-2): #16 (SOS: #25)
-Connecticut (16-6, 6-4): #24 (SOS: #24)
-Georgetown (17-4, 7-3): #25 (SOS: #62)
-Memphis (20-3, 9-0): #32 (SOS: #100)
-Cincinnati (18-6, 6-5): #35 (SOS: #30)
-Temple (16-7, 5-4): #40 (SOS: #44)
-Notre Dame (19-5, 7-4): #43 (SOS: #78)
-Saint John's (15-9, 7-5): #55 (SOS: #22)
-Villanova (14-9, 6-5): #63 (SOS: #38)
-Rutgers (12-10, 3-8): #71 (SOS: #19)
-UCF (16-6, 7-2): #89 (SOS: #139)
-Providence (12-11, 4-7): #101 (SOS: #39)
-USF (10-13, 1-10): #106 (SOS: #12)
-Seton Hall (13-11, 2-9): #113 (SOS: #79)
-DePaul (10-13, 1-9): #192 (SOS: #125)
-SMU (12-12, 3-7): #196 (SOS: #226)
-Houston (13-8, 3-6): #218 (SOS: #324)


**Current RPI of each member of the future Big East (probable 2014-15 version)**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Connecticut (16-6, 6-4): #24 (SOS: #24)
-Memphis (20-3, 9-0): #32 (SOS: #100)
-Cincinnati (18-6, 6-5): #35 (SOS: #30)
-Temple (16-7, 5-4): #40 (SOS: #44)
-UCF (16-6, 7-2): #89 (SOS: #139)
-USF (10-13, 1-10): #106 (SOS: #12)
-East Carolina (9-9, 4-5): #118 (SOS: #92)
-Tulsa (12-11, 5-5): #119 (SOS: #105)*
-Tulane (15-8, 4-5): #147 (SOS: #231)
-SMU (12-12, 3-7): #196 (SOS: #226)
-Houston (13-8, 3-6): #218 (SOS: #324)

*Assuming Tulsa is added for all-sports

Crazy that the MWC has a higher RPI than the Big East.

(02-11-2013 11:28 AM)JMSTiger Wrote:  **Current RPI of each member of this season's version of the Big East**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Syracuse (20-3, 8-2): #6 (SOS: #18)
-Louisville (19-5, 7-4): #8 (SOS: #7)
-Marquette (17-5, 8-2): #16 (SOS: #25)
-Connecticut (16-6, 6-4): #24 (SOS: #24)
-Georgetown (17-4, 7-3): #25 (SOS: #62)
-Pittsburgh (20-5, 8-4): #30 (SOS: #58)
-Cincinnati (18-6, 6-5): #35 (SOS: #30)
-Notre Dame (19-5, 7-4): #43 (SOS: #78)
-Saint John's (15-9, 7-5): #55 (SOS: #22)
-Villanova (14-9, 6-5): #63 (SOS: #38)
-Rutgers (12-10, 3-8): #71 (SOS: #19)
-Providence (12-11, 4-7): #101 (SOS: #39)
-USF (10-13, 1-10): #106 (SOS: #12)
-Seton Hall (13-11, 2-9): #113 (SOS: #79)
-DePaul (10-13, 1-9): #192 (SOS: #125)


**Current RPI of each member of next season's version of the Big East**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Louisville (19-5, 7-4): #8 (SOS: #7)
-Marquette (17-5, 8-2): #16 (SOS: #25)
-Connecticut (16-6, 6-4): #24 (SOS: #24)
-Georgetown (17-4, 7-3): #25 (SOS: #62)
-Memphis (20-3, 9-0): #32 (SOS: #100)
-Cincinnati (18-6, 6-5): #35 (SOS: #30)
-Temple (16-7, 5-4): #40 (SOS: #44)
-Notre Dame (19-5, 7-4): #43 (SOS: #78)
-Saint John's (15-9, 7-5): #55 (SOS: #22)
-Villanova (14-9, 6-5): #63 (SOS: #38)
-Rutgers (12-10, 3-8): #71 (SOS: #19)
-UCF (16-6, 7-2): #89 (SOS: #139)
-Providence (12-11, 4-7): #101 (SOS: #39)
-USF (10-13, 1-10): #106 (SOS: #12)
-Seton Hall (13-11, 2-9): #113 (SOS: #79)
-DePaul (10-13, 1-9): #192 (SOS: #125)
-SMU (12-12, 3-7): #196 (SOS: #226)
-Houston (13-8, 3-6): #218 (SOS: #324)


**Current RPI of each member of the future Big East (probable 2014-15 version)**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Connecticut (16-6, 6-4): #24 (SOS: #24)
-Memphis (20-3, 9-0): #32 (SOS: #100)
-Cincinnati (18-6, 6-5): #35 (SOS: #30)
-Temple (16-7, 5-4): #40 (SOS: #44)
-UCF (16-6, 7-2): #89 (SOS: #139)
-USF (10-13, 1-10): #106 (SOS: #12)
-East Carolina (9-9, 4-5): #118 (SOS: #92)
-Tulsa (12-11, 5-5): #119 (SOS: #105)*
-Tulane (15-8, 4-5): #147 (SOS: #231)
-SMU (12-12, 3-7): #196 (SOS: #226)
-Houston (13-8, 3-6): #218 (SOS: #324)

*Assuming Tulsa is added for all-sports

(02-11-2013 10:50 PM)BigEastFrog Wrote:  Crazy that the MWC has a higher RPI than the Big East.

The MWC is neck and neck with the Big Ten as the best conference in Division 1 (according to the RPI). I never thought I would ever see that.

**Current RPI ranking of the top 10 conferences in Division 1**
(each conference’s record is vs. Division 1 non-conference opponents only)
1. Big Ten…121-31 (.796)…0.5890
2. Mountain West…87-26 (.770)…0.5884
3. Big East…151-34 (.816)…0.5862
4. ACC…114-37 (.755)…0.5743
5. Big XII…89-33 (.730)…0.5681
6. Pac 12…109-41 (.727)…0.5640
7. Atlantic 10…143-77 (.650)…0.5529
8. SEC…117-58 (.669)…0.5479
9. Missouri Valley…68-42 (.618)…0.5341
10. West Coast…69-44 (.611)…0.5309

As of now, they are projected to overtake the Big10. Although that has fluctuated a few times. They aren't elite at the top, but their middle teams like Boise State are very solid.

MWC is VERY strong this year...

(02-12-2013 04:42 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  MWC is VERY strong this year...

They just passed the B1G as the #1 conference in America.

(02-14-2013 01:25 AM)BigEastFrog Wrote:  

(02-12-2013 04:42 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  MWC is VERY strong this year...

They just passed the B1G as the #1 conference in America.

That's just crazy.....some good teams, but I don't see any elite 8 material. solid top to bottom tho.

(02-14-2013 01:31 AM)TigerSeth Wrote:  

(02-14-2013 01:25 AM)BigEastFrog Wrote:  

(02-12-2013 04:42 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  MWC is VERY strong this year...

They just passed the B1G as the #1 conference in America.

That's just crazy.....some good teams, but I don't see any elite 8 material. solid top to bottom tho.

I disagree here....I think this year more than any year I can remember there are numerous teams (from multiple conferences) that COULD reach the elite 8. There is no true juggernaut this year. Nobody is head and shoulders above anybody else and the brackets are going to be a mess before it's all said and done. IMO

(02-14-2013 08:44 AM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(02-14-2013 01:31 AM)TigerSeth Wrote:  

(02-14-2013 01:25 AM)BigEastFrog Wrote:  

(02-12-2013 04:42 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  MWC is VERY strong this year...

They just passed the B1G as the #1 conference in America.

That's just crazy.....some good teams, but I don't see any elite 8 material. solid top to bottom tho.

I disagree here....I think this year more than any year I can remember there are numerous teams (from multiple conferences) that COULD reach the elite 8. There is no true juggernaut this year. Nobody is head and shoulders above anybody else and the brackets are going to be a mess before it's all said and done. IMO

I agree. It is wide open this year. It could be the most interesting NCAA tournament in decades.

So glad an all-sports western division wasn't considered...

(02-14-2013 11:43 AM)Psicosis Wrote:  So glad an all-sports western division wasn't considered...

Why? You would have had a better football conference and a much better basketball conference.

(02-14-2013 02:08 PM)BigEastFrog Wrote:  

(02-14-2013 11:43 AM)Psicosis Wrote:  So glad an all-sports western division wasn't considered...

Why? You would have had a better football conference and a much better basketball conference.

He was being sarcastic.