Yes, playing a successful hoops program on the road does enhance rpi. Win or lose it helps. In fact the SOS is the most important metric in the calculation. Several leagues actually have bylaws on scheduling so the entire league rpi benefits which matters when they start playing each other in conference.

Also, those OOC games have nothing to do with conference standings so I'm not sure where you were going with that one. In a 31 game schedule it is ok to lose a few games and learn valuable lessons against the best.

We get it. JMU Nation is scared of playing good teams.
That is un-American and anti-competitive.

What athlete has ever said they don't want to play the best competition? None that are worth anything at all.