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[QUOTE="willtalk, post: 2640177, member: 1220"]
I think you make a valid point in respect to evaluating Baylors record when it comes to rating their record ultimately. But that should be done by people and not stats.  Who could not see that they didn't play a tough out of conference schedule just by looking which should be considered when compared to teams that played more teams that were capable of beating them. The eyeball test on their schedule and common sense would be a far better measure of their record than using a flawed stat driven metric. Now they can say that they use other factors besides RPI but by looking at the final Bracketing it seems obvious that they use it as a major factor. That is just pure lazyness from people who do not have the knowledge or the desire to do enough research to get enough knowledge to trust their own judgement.

I don't think they use the RPI as much with the higher rated teams. It is with mid level and the bubble teams that it has it's greatest effect. For example Oklahoma getting in with a 16-14 record. That had to be if not RPI related  if not justified in order to mitigate that record.
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