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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 3084550, member: 6927"] Not true. It's entirely possible for a MAC team to have a higher overall SOS than a SEC team. Buffalo has a SOS rank of #48. Auburn's is #71. If Buffalo and Auburn had finished with identical win/loss records, Buffalo's RPI would be higher (factoring out any differential due to home vs. away games). In fact, both teams finished with 9 losses; Buffalo was 23-9 while Auburn was 21-9. But Buffalo's RPI rank was significantly higher (#25 vs. #50). Another illustrative SEC/MAC comparison: Georgia vs. Kent State. Both teams finished 18-12. Georgia's SOS ranking was #97, while Kent State's was #86. And Kent State's RPI ranking was accordingly higher (#83 vs. #112). [/QUOTE]