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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 3069378, member: 6927"] I’m trying to predict what the committee will do. It’s easy to pick at the flaws in the RPI but as long as the committee continues to use it then my thoughts on its merits are irrelevant. Top 50 wins has long been one of the criteria most commonly cited by committee chairs in discussing their decisions and, for better or worse, when they say “top 50” they mean in the RPI. The team sheets and nitty gritty sheets that the committee members use to evaluate and compare teams are organized by RPI rankings. Massey may be a better ranking system but I’ve never heard any evidence that the committee even considers it. FWIW the committee is also clearly aware that the RPI is flawed because their selections and seedings *never* follow the RPI strictly. Whether they do a good job of departing from the RPI is a matter for another talk show. [/QUOTE]