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[QUOTE="orange79, post: 2893775, member: 159"]
With games through yesterday, we are now #42.  We would be much higher if some of the losses (UConn, Oregon, ODU, Buffalo, GT) were wins,  Duh, I know.  But that has effected our NET ranking.  (Currently, our RPI is 35.)  It's who you play and who you beat.  Road games are gold.  Hopefully, Pitt wins a few more games, as last night's game knocked our home win from a Q2 to a Q3, and last night's win from a Q1 to a Q2.

Just like the RPI, the NET can be gamed also.  JB was a genius at this with the RPI.  Schedule the better teams from the lower-lever conferences, solid mid-majors, strong conference RPI.  Lipscomb, to that end, has 9 road wins, and a close road loss at Louisville (4 points).  Wofford has a close home loss to #9 UNC, a Q2 win by winning at South Carolina, 7 road wins, etc.

And yes, the selection committee will be using the NET.  Things will shake out over the course of the season. From the NCAA:  the NET factors in “game results, strength of schedule, game location, scoring margin, net offensive and defensive efficiency, and the quality of wins and losses".  So come Selection Sunday, based mainly on SOS, these teams most likely won't be seeded ahead of us.  As they play in their conference, their SOS declines each game.

But they certainly won't switch back to the RPI in the middle of the season.  Will there be tweaks in the off-season?  Most likely.
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