I like the idea:
MWC RPIs from last year: 29, 66, 72, 76, 86, 98, 152, 191, 181, 241, 251
Lower Quartile: 72
Upper Quartile: 191
Mean: 131
Median: 98
AAC RPIs from last year including Wichita St: 12, 13, 32, 54, 69, 119, 121, 132, 135, 214, 298, 316
Lower Quartile: 37.5
Upper Quartile: 194.25
Mean: 126.5
Median: 120
Plenty of opportunity for matchups. The AAC has more top end talent, but if the MWC is OK with having their top-half teams play our top-half, but knowing their bottom half is better than the AAC, it seems like a match.
For UConn, I’d be happy to play against any of the MWC’s top 6 teams. I’m sure Wichita St, Cincy or SMU would have no problem battling Nevada, Colorado St or Boise St. Teams like East Carolina match up well with Air Force, Utah St. I like the idea.