UConn Real Time RPI - 69

[Palatine]

If you believe http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_155_Men.html

That ain't so bad and the next opponent is Cinny at 36. Then Tulsa at 54 and Stanford at 29. So there's plenty of opportunity to make hay.

But we got to play 'em one at time. Try to get better. Improve every game. And take the escalator.

 

[OkaForPrez]

And take the escalator.

Wait what?

 

[mwc22]

ESPN has us as 75 and CBS has us at 77 in their RPI rankings, which seems more reliable in my opinion.

 

[Palatine]

Sagarin has us at 55 and Cinny at 45.

We have to win regardless but there seems to be a fair amount of variability.

 

[BoatShow]

69 hehe

 

[1999.2004.2011]

RPI figures putting us in the 45-70 range isn't terrible, considering the number of losses we currently have. The rest of college basketball (outside of Kentucky/Duke/Arizona) is pretty bleh, so we still have a decent amount of chances at improving the RPI come tournament time.

At the same time, win the AAC tournament and we take the decision out of the committee's hands....

 

[Jerry1714]

Yale will end up having an RPI under 100. Hopefully that is our worst lost.

I think Houston was 150+ last year.

 

[ecasadoSBU]

Connecticut will be fine. I ain't got No worries!

 

[Rocktheworld]

Wait what?

Run up the down escalator

Taking the stairs is so level 4

 

[pepband99]

The next 3 games are HUGE RPI movers...

1) A good cincy win would do wonders for our resume.
2) A Tulsa away game we really can't lose
3) A Stanford away game that gives us the potential double-bonus (a good win, and on the road).

We really need these next 3.

 

[Blakeon18]

Stanford lost to UCLA in OT last night...that ain't a 'good loss'.

 

[Jerry1714]

Stanford lost to UCLA in OT last night...that ain't a 'good loss'.

It is not a bad loss by any means. Game was a pick.

first UCLA home game in almost a month

 

[pepband99]

The next 3 games are HUGE RPI movers...

1) A good cincy win would do wonders for our resume.
2) A Tulsa away game we really can't lose
3) A Stanford away game that gives us the potential double-bonus (a good win, and on the road).

We really need these next 3.

To illustrate, if my math is right, we jump on the order of 30 spots-ish in the RPI if we win the next 3.

 

[1999.2004.2011]

To illustrate, if my math is right, we jump on the order of 30 spots-ish in the RPI if we win the next 3.

Yes that seems about right. It's tough to take a ton of stock in RPI/BPI in January because the rankings are so fluid during conference play. It's a decent barometer right now but things can change a lot in the next 2 1/2 months

 

[HuskyBballFan]

Yes that seems about right. It's tough to take a ton of stock in RPI/BPI in January because the rankings are so fluid during conference play. It's a decent barometer right now but things can change a lot in the next 2 1/2 months

It's true that it's early, but it's not too early to know which games on our schedule can move the RPI needle and which ones can't. Beating Houston and the directional schools does nothing and beating Memphis and Tulane does next to nothing (and you can imagine what losses would mean). But winning our fair share against Cincy, Stanford, SMU, Temple, and Tulsa can actually move the needle in our favor.

I don't know how accurate these rpi forecasting tools are, but it looks to me like going 2-1 in our next 3 games could be worth about 10 rpi spots compared to going 1-2.

 

[mwc22]

Temple is 22nd in RPI rankings for ESPN right now. We missed out on a huge win for us.

 

[4in16]

Temple is 22nd in RPI rankings for ESPN right now. We missed out on a huge win for us.

If Temple keeps it up, and we have a full healthy roster there is going to be a very nice ROAD win sitting there for the taking last game of the regular season.