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[QUOTE="LoTrader, post: 2585876, member: 8404"]
You are correct, I was wrong in my assertion....RPI does not have anything to do with preseason rankings.  My new conjecture is RPI has far too much influence in the current ranking system, and, does not take into consideration how a team is trending.

Re: OSU's non conference record, OSU lost to ND by 5 (at home) in mid-November, and to Duke by 7 (at Duke) in late November.  I consider Notre Dame to be a pretty solid team, and having been in attendance at that game, Notre Dame won due to their experience.  OSU led nearly the entire game until the Notre Dame guards made some great plays.  I hope OSU gets another crack at Notre Dame.  The Duke game was different.  OSU's defense was dodgy, and Duke played better.  Again, while you want to diminish OSU's out of conference record, and specifically these two losses, they were early in the season, and, as I submit now, OSU is playing the best basketball they have played to date.  Not that a team's overall record shouldn't be a major factor in their ranking, in addition to the teams they have played to date...I don't think these rating systems (other than Massey) give enough consideration to how a team is trending.
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