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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 2422047, member: 1969"]
The driving factor behind the use of BPI and KP is not a feeling that the current metrics have failed P5/P6 teams.  The current system hasn't really failed the non P5/P6 teams.  It gives them many games against top 25 / top 50 schools that non P5/P6 teams get.   In some years (like 2016 Pac12) it has unfairly evaluated a conference vs another.

If you look at the current RPI, a bunch of small conference teams will come in around #35-#50 and they are  always ignored.   And the majority of them justifiably.   The committee has no faith in the RPI being able to measure these teams.   But something like BPI and KP does a much better job measuring these teams.

Interestingly though, even with more one and dones, the P5+BE dominated the top 50 in KenPom much more last year than prior years.

2017 was not really controversial for mid major evaluation -  Illinois St was the only one with a mild case.   But if you look at 2016 with teams like St. Mary's, Valparaiso, Wichita St, St. Bonaventure, Monmouth, San Diego St..   That seems to be the real driver for change.
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