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NET vs. RPI Top 16

Which is better THIS YEAR?

  • RPI

    Votes: 6 66.7%
  • NET

    Votes: 3 33.3%

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Net/Team/RPI

1. SCar 1
2. UConn 2
3. LSU 9…………..6 place differential
4. Stanford 4
5. Indiana 9
6. Iowa 7
7. Utah 9
8. NDame 11
9. VaTech 6
10. Duke 5…………5 place differential
11. Texas 15
12. Villanova 10
13 . Maryland 8……5 place differentia
14. Iowa St 16
15. Tenn 14

all 15 teams above are Top 16 in both algorithms

16. Ohio St. 22
36. Oklahoma 13 (still playing))
 

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Not sure where your RPI are from, but I think
Indiana should to be RPI 3 not 9
LSU should be RPI 12 not 9

All of these calculations are created for a much more homogeneous universe of Men's Basketball where the fall off between the #5 team and the # 15 #25 #35 #45 #55 #105 #125, etc. follows a fairly shallow curve. In the women's game the curve is much steeper and for a #25 team playing a #105 team is probably as competitive as a men's #25 playing a #205 team. That screws up how OOC schedules results get assessed and how the lower half of conference rivals are assessed.

It is also why Quadrants in WCBB are less meaningful at the top end of evaluations.
 
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Not sure where your RPI are from, but I think
Indiana should to be RPI 3 not 9
LSU should be RPI 12 not 9

All of these calculations are created for a much more homogeneous universe of Men's Basketball where the fall off between the #5 team and the # 15 #25 #35 #45 #55 #105 #125, etc. follows a fairly shallow curve. In the women's game the curve is much steeper and for a #25 team playing a #105 team is probably as competitive as a men's #25 playing a #205 team. That screws up how OOC schedules results get assessed and how the lower half of conference rivals are assessed.

It is also why Quadrants in WCBB are less meaningful at the top end of evaluations.
RPI changes some depending on when you look at it even if a team is idle because opponent's who are still playing are being adjusted. But then again, I may have just transposed LSU and Indiana. Probably the latter

I note you say "less meaningful" but i would say they are still meaningful and should be at least looked at by the committee. for cases at the top like placing LSU and Indiana. LSU aint no three as they are ranked by NET. "It is known."
 
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Not sure where your RPI are from, but I think
Indiana should to be RPI 3 not 9
LSU should be RPI 12 not 9
I had the same question. It’s either that or I’m left wondering who the #3 on your list is
 

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I had the same question. It’s either that or I’m left wondering who the #3 on your list is
And to piggy-back on to both Bone Dog and UcMiami, your list reflects three RPI #9s (LSU, Indiana and Utah). Is that correct? If that is really the case, then I would throw RPI out the window.

Honestly, I am favor of your "Top 25 wins minus total losses" calculus. If that was promulgated throughout the kingdom as the most heavily weighted criteria used to determine Top 16 seeds, we would see a lot more programs scheduling strong out-of-conference opponents.

It certainly would make the selection committee's job a lot easier. All they would have to do is weigh in on tie-breakers and bracket placement.
 

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