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RE: Those Early Wins Over VCU, GW & Nebraska...
(01-27-2016 09:54 AM)CincyBro Wrote: (01-27-2016 09:45 AM)bearcatmark Wrote: (01-27-2016 09:08 AM)Bearcat Otto Wrote: I am sure that if you have some insight as to how to solve the Rubic's Cube of scheduling, Mick would welcome them.
Remember, you need to fulfill ALL of these needs. You must schedule a designated number of home games..you must find teams that will come to play at the Shoe..you must find teams that will offer us to come into their house, hopefully 1-1...and you must do all of this within a set budget.
Have at it. Mick's direct phone number is listed in the Administration Directory. He is waiting for your call.
Other teams do a significantly better job of avoiding RPI killers than UC. Go look at Xavier's nonconference SOS... it's textbook RPI manipulation. No team worse that 275... Only 2 teams even in the 200s. 7 teams between RPI 65 and 197.... A couple of those are real, legitimate tests... most of those are games they are extremely likely to win, but are great for the RPI.
Texas Tech is another great example of RPI manipulation. Playing the RPI game hasn't been a priority at UC since Huggs left, which is a shame, because it's such a simple way to just give you a couple seed line advantage come tournament time. RPI ranking isn't the end all be all, but playing the RPI game well can be the difference between an 8 seed and a 6 seed.
RPI is still the primary tool used by the selection committee, though the way they use it your actually number means less than most think. The key is getting wins and having a solid record against the RPI top 50 / RPI top 100 (and a couple of those being wins away from home).
We have 0 top 50 away wins and no chances to get any, that's why this game Thurs. is so, so important, at least it's a Top 100 away game.
George Washington is a top 50 neutral court win, which means just as much to the committee as true road wins. Also VCU is very likely to become a top 50 RPI road win by the end of the season. I could see UConn / Tulsa becoming top 50 teams, but don't really know on that. Those games are certainly important.
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RE: Those Early Wins Over VCU, GW & Nebraska...
VCU is currently 47 and their expected RPI is in the 30s. GW is in the 30s but protected to drop into the 40s. Both will be top 50 wins.
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RE: Those Early Wins Over VCU, GW & Nebraska...
The committee last year followed Kenpom ratings system for their selection. The actual RPI number doesn't matter as much as the the record against certain groupings. It is better to be in the top 50 of the RPI than outside it but there isn't a magic number to get too. Cincinnati has to beat UConn and SMU at least once and it would help at least two wins at Memphis, UConn, Tulsa, and Houston. 13-5, 23-8 should be good enough for a bid.
(This post was last modified: 01-27-2016 11:50 AM by bearcatlawjd2.)
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RE: Those Early Wins Over VCU, GW & Nebraska...
The RPI isn't as key as it used to be, but still considered. I think the committee will still give us props that we played 3 true road Non-Conference Games in addition to 2 neutral court games. Plus we played Iowa State and Butler. I think they have rewarded teams that have went on the road and played good teams of late (And not putting as much weight on the cupcakes and their RPI). So I think they will give us a little bump up because of that, especially since there are a decent amount of schools that don't play a road game until conference play starts or loaded up on cream puffs, but played the RPI game. I do think we have a little more rope than expected, but still can't afford many more losses and need to get some scalps and go on a nice run. Lets keep it out of the committees hands and just win the conference tourney.
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