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RPI is the equivalent of using batting average for deciding who the best hitter is... its not a very good barometer when there are better stats out there that do a better job of analyzing.
RPI has MWC as #1 conference in basketball... Do you believe that ranking? Also the Big East has faltered in the tourney a bunch in past years... Does that discount their prowess as the best bball conference during those years?
(kenpom/BPI/RPI/Average)
MWC: New Mexico (25/9/2/12), UNLV (42/26/22/30), SDSU (36/27/29/31), CSU (30/28/23/27), Wyoming (123/82/79/95), Boise (59/44/44/49), Air Force (107/89/71/89), Fresno (111/120/129/120), Nevada (180/174/171/175)
Average of the averages: 70
Median: 49
AMC: Tulsa (183/158/139/160), Tulane (146/145/179/157), UCF (138/123/102/121), UConn (53/40/49/47), Cinci (40/35/50/42), Houston (174/171/197/181), ECU (126/136/105/122), Memphis (41/18/14/24), Temple (61/56/41/53), SMU (182/168/218/189), USF (143/135/151/143)
Average of the averages: 113
Median: 122
If you take out Memphis, UConn, Cinci, Temple the average is 153
Give me a break even trying to defend this basketball conference. Outside of the top 4 they are a joke.
In 2012 Florida Gulf Coast was #157 in Massey ratings and was 15-17. Not like teams can't get better quickly with one or two recruits and a good coaching hire. I remember when Uconn was a BE joke.