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Message: [QUOTE="upstater, post: 2004131, member: 153"] As we know, RPI measures diverge. Some say they use Pomeroy. But here's another link that has UConn at 33, Tulsa at 70: [URL="http://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2016/rpi/"]2015-2016 Men's College Basketball Rating Percentage Index (RPI) Live - WarrenNolan.com[/URL] This is Joe Lunardi. He has 17 schools for 9 spots. UConn is probable with Cincy and such schools. Here is the catch though. Lunardi's possibilities below came BEFORe the SMU game to close out the season. After UConnbeat SMU, they cinched a spot in the tourney. We had multiple people here commenting about their high RPI. The people here also calculated that a loss in the first game to UCF would have resulted in an RPI drop of only 2 spots. Translated: they were a lock. [B]Probable (5). [/B]These teams have a 65 percent T.O.P or better and should make the tournament, provided they suffer "no bad losses" down the stretch: Syracuse, Providence, Vanderbilt, Cincinnati, Connecticut. [B]Coin flip (8).[/B] These teams are in the 50/50 T.O.P range and need at least one more "good win" to make the field: Michigan, Butler, Florida, Oregon State, Gonzaga, Tulsa, St. Bonaventure, Alabama. [B]Possible (4).[/B] These teams have a 35 percent T.O.P. or lower and need a really big finish and/or deep conference-tournament run: George Washington, Ohio State, Washington, LSU. [B]Long shots (7).[/B] These teams aren't completely off the board, but they better not lose before their respective conference-championship games. In a typical year, no one from this category actually makes the tournament: BYU, Stanford, Creighton, Clemson, Florida State, Marquette, Georgia Tech. [/QUOTE]

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