Are we ranked again?

[Tenspro2002]

I haven't paid much attention to ESPN's BPI rankings until this season, but UConn does worse there than in RPI. BPI factors in scores and whether you or your opponent is at full strength, e.g. the Harvard win is worth more to RPI than BPI due to a missing Harvard starter. Anyway, looking at BPI is pretty interesting. Wisconsin is 2, Pitt is 4, UConn is in the 30s and well behind LVille (whom we're ahead of in RPI).

I wonder if BPI will be gaining more credence with the selection committee come March. I think it's interesting, comprehensive and probably more accurate than RPI, but right now it's not UConn's friend.

It should catch on eventually, since it's definitely the better metric. But hopefully, like all revolutions in statistical analysis, it takes a while to catch on (at least beyond this year).

 

[champs99and04]

It should catch on eventually, since it's definitely the better metric. But hopefully, like all revolutions in statistical analysis, it takes a while to catch on (at least beyond this year).

It's probably a better metric in terms of predicting future performance, but I don't think it is something that should be used in determining seeding or anything like that. At the end of the day, it's about the win or the loss and that's the way it should be.