CONFERENCE USA
RPI: #11
Sagarin: #12
**Record overall: 163-117 (.582)
**Record vs. Conference USA opponents: 55-55 (.500)
**Record vs. non-conference opponents: 108-62 (.635)
**Record vs. Division 1 non-conference opponents: 94-61 (.606)
**Record vs. non-Division 1 non-conference opponents: 14-1 (.933)
Record vs. the ACC: 0-7
Record vs. the Big East: 1-5
Record vs. the Big Ten: 1-2
Record vs. the Big XII: 3-5
Record vs. the Pac 12: 2-3
Record vs. the SEC: 3-4
**Record vs. the "big 6" conferences: 10-26 (.278)
Record vs. the Atlantic 10: 0-6
Record vs. the Missouri Valley: 3-6
Record vs. the Mountain West: 1-3
Record vs. the West Coast: 3-1
**Record vs. the top 10 conferences (the “big 6”, Atlantic 10, Missouri Valley, Mountain West and West Coast): 17-42 (.288)
**Record vs. non-top 10 conferences (including independents) in Division 1 (excluding C-USA): 77-19 (.802)
**Record vs. ranked non-conference opponents (AP): 0-10 (East Carolina: 0-1; Marshall: 0-1; Memphis: 0-1; Southern Mississippi: 0-1; Tulsa: 0-1; UCF: 0-1; UAB: 0-2; UTEP: 0-2)
**Record vs. non-conference opponents at HOME: 82-14 (.854)
**Record vs. non-conference opponents AWAY: 18-32 (.360)
**Record vs. non-conference opponents on a NEUTRAL court: 8-16 (.333)


**Current RPI of each member of Conference USA**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Memphis (20-3, 9-0): #32 (SOS: #100)
-Southern Mississippi (16-6, 7-2): #46 (SOS: #109)
-UCF (16-6, 7-2): #89 (SOS: #139)
-UTEP (13-9, 6-3): #95 (SOS: #72)
-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)
-UAB (10-13, 3-6): #155 (SOS: #80)
-SMU (12-12, 3-7): #196 (SOS: #226)
-Marshall (9-14, 3-6): #207 (SOS: #111)
-Houston (13-8, 3-6): #218 (SOS: #324)
-Rice (4-17, 1-8): #302 (SOS: #133)


**Current RPI of each future member of Conference USA**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Middle Tennessee (22-4, 14-1): #29 (SOS: #115)
-Louisiana Tech (21-3, 12-0): #51 (SOS: #218)
-Charlotte (17-6, 5-4): #61 (SOS: #118)
-FIU (13-11, 8-7): #143 (SOS: #153)
-FAU (10-15, 6-9): #217 (SOS: #205)
-North Texas (8-16, 4-11): #254 (SOS: #157)
-UTSA (5-18, 1-12): #287 (SOS: #197)
-Old Dominion (3-21, 1-11): #319 (SOS: #156)


Remaining Non-Conference Games for Conference USA Teams
Memphis
-02/26: @ Xavier (13-9)...RPI: #77 (SOS: #74)
UCF
-02/26: Georgia Southwestern (Non-Division 1)
UTEP
-02/23: @ New Mexico State (16-8)...RPI: #78 (SOS: #138)


**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)…0.5891
2. Mountain West…87-26 (.770)…0.5879
3. Big East…151-34 (.816)…0.5860
4. ACC…114-37 (.755)…0.5742
5. Big XII…89-33 (.730)…0.5676
6. Pac 12…109-41 (.727)…0.5638
7. Atlantic 10…143-77 (.650)…0.5527
8. SEC…117-58 (.669)…0.5480
9. Missouri Valley…68-42 (.618)…0.5340
10. West Coast…69-44 (.611)…0.5307
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11. Conference USA…94-61 (.607)…0.5177


Conference USA’s RPI Finish Year-By-Year
2012-13 (so far): 0.5177 (#11)
2011-12: 0.5292 (#9)
2010-11: 0.5366 (#8)
2009-10: 0.5170 (#11)
2008-09: 0.5206 (#10)
2007-08: 0.5178 (#10)
2006-07: 0.5088 (#11)
2005-06: 0.5015 (#13)
2004-05: 0.5336 (#9)
2003-04: 0.5490 (#5)
2002-03: 0.5447 (#8)
2001-02: 0.5388 (#8)
2000-01: 0.5259 (#10)
1999-00: 0.5583 (#5)
1998-99: 0.5452 (#6)
1997-98: 0.5355 (#8)
1996-97: 0.5341 (#9)
1995-96: 0.5624 (#5)


Conference USA’s RPI History
(Team’s records consist of W-L's vs. only Division 1 opponents thru all games played in the regular season and conference tournament):
2011-12
C-USA RPI: #9
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 2
*Memphis (26-8)…RPI: #16 (SOS: #20)…received #8 seed (West Region)
*Southern Mississippi (23-8)…RPI: #21 (SOS: #47)…received #9 seed (East Region)

2010-11
C-USA RPI: #8
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 2
*Memphis (25-9)…RPI: #28 (SOS: #46)…received #12 seed (West Region)
*UAB (22-8)…RPI: #31 (SOS: #78)…received #12 seed (East Region)

2009-10
C-USA RPI: #11
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 2
*UTEP (26-6)…RPI: #38 (SOS: #111)…received #12 seed (West Region)
*Houston (18-15)…RPI: #110 (SOS: #106)...received #14 seed (Midwest Region)

2008-09
C-USA RPI: #10
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 1
*Memphis (31-3)…RPI: #7 (SOS: #49)…received #2 seed (West Region)

2007-08
C-USA RPI: #10
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 1
*Memphis (33-1)…RPI: #3 (SOS: #27)…received #1 seed (South Region)

2006-07
C-USA RPI: #11
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 1
*Memphis (30-3)…RPI: #8 (SOS: #75)…received #2 seed (South Region)

2005-06
C-USA RPI: #13
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 2
*Memphis (30-3)…RPI: #4 (SOS: #31)…received #1 seed (West Region)
*UAB (23-6)…RPI: #32 (SOS: #115)…received #9 seed (East Region)

2004-05
C-USA RPI: #9
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Louisville (27-4)…RPI: #12 (SOS: #54)…received #4 seed (West Region)
*Cincinnati (24-7)…RPI: #24 (SOS: #53)…received #7 seed (South Region)
*Charlotte (21-7)…RPI: #31 (SOS: #99)…received #7 seed (East Region)
*UAB (21-10)…RPI: #49 (SOS: #92)…received #11 seed (Midwest Region)

2003-04
C-USA RPI: #5
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 6
*Cincinnati (24-6)…RPI: #11 (SOS: #23)…received #4 seed (South Region)
*DePaul (21-9)…RPI: #37 (SOS: #51)…received #7 seed (West Region)
*Memphis (21-7)…RPI: #32 (SOS: #65)…received #7 seed (East Region)
*Charlotte (21-8)…RPI: #34 (SOS: #58)…received #9 seed (East Region)
*UAB (20-9)…RPI: #33 (SOS: #35)…received #9 seed (Midwest Region)
*Louisville (20-9)…RPI: #24 (SOS: #16)…received #10 seed (South Region)

2002-03
C-USA RPI: #8
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Marquette (23-5)…RPI: #10 (SOS: #39)…received #3 seed (Midwest Region)
*Louisville (24-6)…RPI: #11 (SOS: #26)…received #4 seed (East Region)
*Memphis (23-6)…RPI: #26 (SOS: #77)…received #7 seed (West Region)
*Cincinnati (17-11)…RPI: #29 (SOS: #9)…received #8 seed (West Region)

2001-02
C-USA RPI: #8
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 3
*Cincinnati (30-3)…RPI: #2 (SOS: #23)…received #1 seed (West Region)
*Marquette (26-6)…RPI: #23 (SOS: #87)…received #5 seed (East Region)
*Charlotte (18-11)…RPI: #37 (SOS: #22)…received #9 seed (South Region)

2000-01
C-USA RPI: #10
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 2
*Cincinnati (23-9)…RPI: #31 (SOS: #63)…received #5 seed (West Region)
*Charlotte (21-10)…RPI: #48 (SOS: #77)…received #9 seed (Midwest Region)

1999-00
C-USA RPI: #5
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Cincinnati (28-3)…RPI: #1 (SOS: #5)…received #2 seed (South Region)
*Louisville (18-11)…RPI: #29 (SOS: #15)…received #7 seed (West Region)
*DePaul (20-11)…RPI: #30 (SOS: #25)…received #9 seed (East Region)
*Saint Louis (19-13)…RPI: #33 (SOS: #10)…received #9 seed (Midwest Region)

1998-99
C-USA RPI: #6
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Cincinnati (25-5)…RPI: #9 (SOS: #35)…received #3 seed (East Region)
*Charlotte (22-10)…RPI: #19 (SOS: #18)…received #5 seed (Midwest Region)
*Louisville (19-10)…RPI: #22 (SOS: #21)…received #7 seed (South Region)
*UAB (20-11)…RPI: #48 (SOS: #68)…received #12 seed (West Region)

1997-98
C-USA RPI: #8
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 3
*Cincinnati (26-5)…RPI: #16 (SOS: #71)…received #2 seed (West Region)
*Charlotte (19-10)…RPI: #31 (SOS: #20)…received #8 seed (East Region)
*Saint Louis (21-10)…RPI: #47 (SOS: #75)…received #10 seed (South Region)

1996-97
C-USA RPI: #9
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Cincinnati (25-7)…RPI: #13 (SOS: #47)…received #3 seed (Midwest Region)
*Louisville (23-8)…RPI: #18 (SOS: #56)…received #6 seed (East Region)
*Charlotte (21-8)…RPI: #27 (SOS: #62)…received #7 seed (West Region)
*Marquette (22-8)…RPI: #51 (SOS: #106)…received #7 seed (Southeast Region)

1995-96
C-USA RPI: #5
C-USA schools receiving NCAA Tournament invitations: 4
*Cincinnati (25-4)…RPI: #4 (SOS: #19)…received #2 seed (Southeast Region)
*Marquette (22-7)…RPI: #23 (SOS: #47)…received #4 seed (East Region)
*Memphis (22-7)…RPI: #15 (SOS: #27)…received #5 seed (West Region)
*Louisville (19-11)…RPI: #19 (SOS: #5)…received #6 seed (Midwest Region)

**Current RPI of each member of the future Conference USA (probable 2014-15 version)**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Middle Tennessee (22-4, 14-1): #29 (SOS: #115)
-Southern Mississippi (16-6, 7-2): #46 (SOS: #109)
-Louisiana Tech (21-3, 12-0): #51 (SOS: #218)
-Charlotte (17-6, 5-4): #61 (SOS: #118)
-UTEP (13-9, 6-3): #95 (SOS: #72)
-FIU (13-11, 8-7): #143 (SOS: #153)
-UAB (10-13, 3-6): #155 (SOS: #80)
-Western Kentucky (12-12, 7-7): #179 (SOS: #164)*
-Marshall (9-14, 3-6): #207 (SOS: #111)
-FAU (10-15, 6-9): #217 (SOS: #205)
-North Texas (8-16, 4-11): #254 (SOS: #157)
-UTSA (5-18, 1-12): #287 (SOS: #197)
-Rice (4-17, 1-8): #302 (SOS: #133)
-Old Dominion (3-21, 1-11): #319 (SOS: #156)

*Assuming Tulsa leaves for the Big East and Western Kentucky is added

Looks like UCF jumped up a bit after winning against ECU. Nice top 100 match up come Wednesday.

Also, 4 teams in the top 100 in the current CUSA. nice!

(02-11-2013 11:40 AM)adluther Wrote:  Looks like UCF jumped up a bit after winning against ECU. Nice top 100 match up come Wednesday.

Also, 4 teams in the top 100 in the current CUSA. nice!

UCF has definitely been playing well of late. They have won 6 of 7. I expect a good game, but the Tigers should win. The game @ UCF later in the year will be very tough.

I am gonna miss JMS...this thing is wide open at the top...gonna be interesting how it plays out IMHO.

The two losses this past week hurt. Hoping we rebound & roll off some good wins. After the tornado students & fans will need a distraction.

This league is awful.

That said I think Tulsa finishes in the Top 100 which means nothing.

(02-11-2013 12:31 PM)JMSTiger Wrote:  

(02-11-2013 11:40 AM)adluther Wrote:  Looks like UCF jumped up a bit after winning against ECU. Nice top 100 match up come Wednesday.

Also, 4 teams in the top 100 in the current CUSA. nice!

UCF has definitely been playing well of late. They have won 6 of 7. I expect a good game, but the Tigers should win. The game @ UCF later in the year will be very tough.

We never play well at Memphis. I'm not expecting much.

Looks like next year's CUSA will be up for the taking for MT and LT.

(02-11-2013 09:34 PM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  Looks like next year's CUSA will be up for the taking for MT and LT.

You'll definitely be two of the contenders. I imagine both USM and UTEP will be tough again as well and Charlotte joins strong.

This is UAB's league next year, batches

I really think their will be several good teams at the top.

(02-11-2013 09:34 PM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  Looks like next year's CUSA will be up for the taking for MT and LT.

I wouldn't count us out. You have to remember that we started 3 freshmen and 2 sophomores for the first ten games. While we lose Braswell (and Thompson, though he is out already with a knee injury), we get Lester. That doesn't include a more developed Thorne and Benkovic. I think things are looking up. Depending upon Thorne's development, we may be a little weak inside, but we'll see. I have a lot of hope for next year (and this year isn't over)!

The Southern Miss home game against Tulane scheduled for Wednesday not has not been moved or postponed...it will go on despite the fact that classes won't resume until Thursday.