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[QUOTE="bpo57, post: 2102892, member: 1572"]
The "body of work" is such a flawed concept (more on that below) but as SU fans we'd better hope to hell they don't rigorously apply that concept. Our signature OOC win is against Monmouth and meanwhile we have OOC losses (none on the road) to #97, #117 and #137 in the RPI where all three teams are below .500.  If somebody is applying the full body concept then we're toast.

The flaws behind the full body concept are a) not all wins are equal in the season.  Teams can change radically over the course of the year. Weighing wins and losses equally from 3-4 months apart against such teams is beyond stupid. We don't have to look any further than SU.  Beating SU was pretty easy to do in December. Get in line. It took awhile to meld two transfers with two freshmen. Does anybody think SJU and Gtown would come into the Dome and beat SU right now?

b) the full body of work concept favors the P5 at the expense of the little guy. The big guys have the scheduling power to do home and homes with each other so that they can boost their strength of schedule. SU is never gonna travel down to play MTSU or UNC-Wilimington.  The little guys always have to play the big guys on their home floor.

It's pretty simple why the NCAA favors the big guys. They have the political power, they bring the most fans to the tournament sites and the most eyeballs to television.
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