For those critical of our non conference schedule

[BlackSquirrels]

Everyone, I am aware that the RPI is the official computer ranking of the NCAA.

My point is that it is not a good way to gauge a team's strength of schedule at this time. Thus, using a high RPI SOS ranking as evidence that SU has played a strong schedule is not a strong argument.

Just think about it. The same set of data that is saying the Orange has played the 4th toughest schedule in the country thus far is also saying Southern Miss, Seton Hall, Northern Iowa and Ohio U. are top 10 teams. None of those four teams is close to truly being a top 10 team.

The RPI's accuracy will improve as more games are played.

 

[Garbs]

Everyone, I am aware that the RPI is the official computer ranking of the NCAA.

My point is that it is not a good way to gauge a team's strength of schedule at this time. Thus, using a high RPI SOS ranking as evidence that SU has played a strong schedule is not a strong argument.

Just think about it. The same set of data that is saying the Orange has played the 4th toughest schedule in the country thus far is also saying Southern Miss, Seton Hall, Northern Iowa and Ohio U. are top 10 teams. None of those four teams is close to truly being a top 10 team.

The RPI's accuracy will improve as more games are played.

could say the same about kenpom and sagarin

 

[Knicks411]

could say the same about kenpom and sagarin

Look at the RPI's top 10 teams, then Sagarin's and Pomeroy's and tell me which you think is closer to having it.

Which isn't to say that any system wouldn't benefit from more data, but Pomeroy and Sagarin are miles more accurate than the RPI right now.

 

[BlackSquirrels]

could say the same about kenpom and sagarin

Of course you can, you can say the same for any rating system. That does not contradict the point I made earlier.

 

[SWC75]

The teams we have beaten are 100-42 vs. everybody else and we've beaten them by 21.7 ppg.