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Is UAB underrated or are teams with better RPI overrated?

We should be higher and a lot of teams in front of us should be lower

I would say we should be in the 50-75 range

There is no underrated or overrated in the RPI. It is a mathematical formula with no subjectivity. Based on our strength of schedule, it is about right.

(01-15-2016 07:55 AM)TheGORILLA Wrote:  http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketba...1/sort/RPI

Is UAB underrated or are teams with better RPI overrated?

Many of the OOC teams UAB beat are losing left and right, except for Georgia State and Stephen F. Austin.

(01-15-2016 08:20 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  There is no underrated or overrated in the RPI. It is a mathematical formula with no subjectivity. Based on our strength of schedule, it is about right.

Seriously, this isn't some arbitrary poll. We are where we are because our ooc schedule sucked(not for lack of effort, it just played out that way) and our in conference schedule isn't any better. We could be one of those tough luck teams come March if we have a Bad game at the wrong time.

& then again you could have Iowa State whining to play us again & maybe some on the committee who have that interest may give us a nod over some other team.

Every team that goes up against this strong, tall, deep, talented, and experienced UAB team are going to have their hands full, no matter what their RPI is. That's for sure! Yup! No doubt about it! As for now, the team is in Charlotte preparing for a 6:00PM showdown against UNCC, tomorrow night. What a season, sports fans!

(01-15-2016 10:06 AM)TheGORILLA Wrote:  Every team that goes up against this strong, tall, deep, talented, and experienced UAB team are going to have their hands full, no matter what their RPI is. That's for sure! Yup! No doubt about it! As for now, the team is in Charlotte preparing for a 6:00PM showdown against UNCC, tomorrow night. What a season, sports fans!

We aren't tall compared to a lot of teams...

We are who we are............ ;-) we are #97. Those Auburn and VT games really sting and will smart worse should we not win in Legacy. We would have been better swapping the VT loss for Iowa State. Auburn was simply inexcusable the way we played. We earned that L.

If we were talking about a poll, I'd say I think we are better than #97. However, like others said, this is simply a mathematical formula that spits out a number. Our SOS has been godawful, and the rpi calculation reflects that. It's unfortunate, but all we can do is win. Probably not realistic, but this team is better than any other team we will play the rest of the regular season. It should be our goal to win out. Let's do it!

(01-15-2016 10:54 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  We are who we are............ ;-) we are #97. Those Auburn and VT games really sting and will smart worse should we not win in Legacy. We would have been better swapping the VT loss for Iowa State. Auburn was simply inexcusable the way we played. We earned that L.

The OT loss to VT really hurts, as they are 3-1 in the ACC right now, and 11-6 overall.

The 1-pt loss at Auburn hurts because it was against an in-state team, but they are going nowhere in the SEC (7-8 1-3).

(01-15-2016 11:03 AM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  

(01-15-2016 10:54 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  We are who we are............ ;-) we are #97. Those Auburn and VT games really sting and will smart worse should we not win in Legacy. We would have been better swapping the VT loss for Iowa State. Auburn was simply inexcusable the way we played. We earned that L.

The OT loss to VT really hurts, as they are 3-1 in the ACC right now, and 11-6 overall.

The 1-pt loss at Auburn hurts because it was against an in-state team, and they are going nowhere in the SEC (7-8 1-3).

Yep. Va tech could have actually been a decent win at some point down the road. Auburn looks lost right now. Win those two games, and we are looking at 25+ wins. The sos will be awful no matter what though.

I wish we could take a mulligan for that Auburn game.

For the first time this season, we are ahead of where I thought they would be. I had us losing to Auburn, but going 1-1 in the Niceville tourney. I had us losing at Illinois State, so the OOC games, I had the record right, just the wrong games.

In CUSA play, I had ODU as the first game we lost. So by my guesses, I had us at 13-4 rather than 14-3

Longest win streak in UAB history!
2nd longest win streak in NCAA!
We keep winning and we will earn some love!
Won't drastically help RPI issues, but makes that eyeball test better.

Where do u find info on win streaks?

(01-15-2016 12:35 PM)notnow Wrote:  Longest win streak in UAB history!
2nd longest win streak in NCAA!
We keep winning and we will earn some love!
Won't drastically help RPI issues, but makes that eyeball test better.

Not quite.

We won 11 games in a row in 93-94 and 13 in a row 91-92. We also have a 12 game streak that included 3 post season games. Our most recent longest streak was 10 in 09-10.

The 13 game win streak included 11 games at Bartow.

I stand corrected. We keep winning we will be loved!

(01-15-2016 12:40 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  Where do u find info on win streaks?

Media guide and Today in Blazer History archives.

(01-15-2016 01:12 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(01-15-2016 12:40 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  Where do u find info on win streaks?

Media guide and Today in Blazer History archives.

Easiest way is http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/.

Speaking of media guide, it's a shame we don't do them anymore.