CONFERENCE USA
RPI: #11
Sagarin: #11
**Record overall: 193-148 (.566)
**Record vs. Conference USA opponents: 84-84 (.500)
**Record vs. non-conference opponents: 109-64 (.630)
**Record vs. Division 1 non-conference opponents: 94-63 (.599)
**Record vs. non-Division 1 non-conference opponents: 15-1 (.938)
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: 0-7
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): 17-43 (.283)
**Record vs. non-top 10 conferences (including independents) in Division 1 (excluding C-USA): 77-20 (.794)
**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: 83-14 (.856)
**Record vs. non-conference opponents AWAY: 18-34 (.346)
**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 (25-4, 14-0): #19 (SOS: #71)
-Southern Mississippi (20-7, 11-3): #34 (SOS: #91)
-East Carolina (12-11, 7-7): #99 (SOS: #80)
-UTEP (16-12, 9-5): #102 (SOS: #93)
-UCF (17-10, 8-6): #111 (SOS: #120)
-Tulsa (14-13, 7-7): #125 (SOS: #111)
-UAB (14-14, 7-7): #146 (SOS: #123)
-Tulane (17-11, 6-8): #175 (SOS: #242)
-Houston (15-11, 5-9): #200 (SOS: #282)
-Marshall (11-17, 5-9): #213 (SOS: #126)
-SMU (13-15, 4-10): #225 (SOS: #254)
-Rice (4-22, 1-13): #319 (SOS: #149)


**Current RPI of each future member of Conference USA**
(in parenthesis is each team’s record vs. Division 1 opponents only)
-Middle Tennessee (27-4, 19-1): #26 (SOS: #127)
-Louisiana Tech (25-3, 16-0): #48 (SOS: #205)
-Charlotte (18-10, 6-8): #81 (SOS: #103)
-FIU (16-13, 11-9): #138 (SOS: #160)
-FAU (13-17, 9-11): #209 (SOS: #187)
-North Texas (11-18, 7-13): #237 (SOS: #172)
-UTSA (8-20, 3-13): #290 (SOS: #235)
-Old Dominion (5-25, 3-15): #317 (SOS: #191)


**Current RPI ranking of the top 10 conferences in Division 1**
(each conference’s record is vs. Division 1 non-conference opponents only)
1. Mountain West…87-26 (.770)…0.5847
2. Big Ten…121-31 (.796)…0.5840
3. Big East…151-34 (.816)…0.5798
4. ACC…114-37 (.755)…0.5679
5. Big XII…89-33 (.730)…0.5627
6. Pac 12…109-41 (.727)…0.5589
7. Atlantic 10…145-77 (.653)…0.5506
8. SEC…117-58 (.669)…0.5463
9. Missouri Valley…75-45 (.625)…0.5359
10. West Coast…71-45 (.612)…0.5280
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11. Conference USA…94-63 (.599)…0.5166


Conference USA’s RPI Finish Year-By-Year
2012-13 (so far): 0.5166 (#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 (27-4, 19-1): #26 (SOS: #127)
-Southern Mississippi (20-7, 11-3): #34 (SOS: #86)
-Louisiana Tech (25-3, 16-0): #48 (SOS: #205)
-Charlotte (18-10, 6-8): #81 (SOS: #103)
-UTEP (16-12, 9-5): #102 (SOS: #93)
-Tulsa (14-13, 7-7): #125 (SOS: #111)
-FIU (16-13, 11-9): #138 (SOS: #160)
-UAB (14-14, 7-7): #146 (SOS: #123)
-FAU (13-17, 9-11): #209 (SOS: #187)
-Marshall (11-17, 5-9): #213 (SOS: #126)
-North Texas (11-18, 7-13): #237 (SOS: #172)
-UTSA (8-20, 3-13): #290 (SOS: #235)
-Old Dominion (5-25, 3-15): #317 (SOS: #191)
-Rice (4-22, 1-13): #319 (SOS: #149)

**For a look at tons of bracket projections, go here: http://bracketproject.50webs.com/matrix.htm

Currently Memphis has an average seed of #7.69. The Tigers range from a high of a #4 seed to a low of an #11 seed.

Southern Miss is included in 10 of 96 brackets projections. In the 10 in which the Golden Eagles are included, they have an average seed of #12.0. The range is from a high of an #11 seed to a low of #13.

Quote:**Current RPI ranking of the top 10 conferences in Division 1**
(each conference’s record is vs. Division 1 non-conference opponents only)
1. Mountain West…87-26 (.770)…0.5847
2. Big Ten…121-31 (.796)…0.5840
3. Big East…151-34 (.816)…0.5798
4. ACC…114-37 (.755)…0.5679
5. Big XII…89-33 (.730)…0.5627
6. Pac 12…109-41 (.727)…0.5589
7. Atlantic 10…145-77 (.653)…0.5506
8. SEC…117-58 (.669)…0.5463
9. Missouri Valley…75-45 (.625)…0.5359
10. West Coast…71-45 (.612)…0.5280

Is there a single poster here that would have predicted that when the season started? Impressive (or impressively managed?) season by the western guys.

CUSA really needs to do something about the east/west format. This is the 3rd year in a row since they went to divisons the east has dominated the west. This conference splits screws up seeding when half the teams don't have to play the same level of competition.

125 aint that bad for a major rebuilding project and a freshman team.

Danny Manning CUSA coach of the year.

Donnie Tyndall is with as much as USM lost.

(03-04-2013 10:58 AM)panicstricken Wrote:  125 aint that bad for a major rebuilding project and a freshman team.

Danny Manning CUSA coach of the year.

As well as he's done, Tyndall at USM rebuilt a team which was picked to finish in the bottom half. They're second and have an outside shot at the dance! He'll likely win. Pastner also has a shot if Memphis finishes undefeated in conference play.

Tyndall is a great coach.

Y'all players love the guy. He did a fantastic job in the one game I saw him coach against SMU.

(03-04-2013 09:09 AM)oldtiger Wrote:  

Quote:**Current RPI ranking of the top 10 conferences in Division 1**
(each conference’s record is vs. Division 1 non-conference opponents only)
1. Mountain West…87-26 (.770)…0.5847
2. Big Ten…121-31 (.796)…0.5840
3. Big East…151-34 (.816)…0.5798
4. ACC…114-37 (.755)…0.5679
5. Big XII…89-33 (.730)…0.5627
6. Pac 12…109-41 (.727)…0.5589
7. Atlantic 10…145-77 (.653)…0.5506
8. SEC…117-58 (.669)…0.5463
9. Missouri Valley…75-45 (.625)…0.5359
10. West Coast…71-45 (.612)…0.5280

Is there a single poster here that would have predicted that when the season started? Impressive (or impressively managed?) season by the western guys.

Rpiforecast.com predicted that three weeks ago. They had projected that the MWC would overtake the Big Ten. But before the season started, no way.

(03-04-2013 11:02 AM)StillJonesing Wrote:  Donnie Tyndall is with as much as USM lost.

Yes, because most preseason predictions had Tulsa finishing ahead of USM. USM was generally picked for 9th place.