RPI Update (2/18)

[Stuck_At_Work]

This update takes into account the win over A&M. Notice who we jumped tonight:

1. Tenn
2. Memphis
3. Duke
4. UNC
5. Texas
6. Kansas
7. UCLA
8. X-Men
9. Georgetown
10. Drake
11. UConn
12. Vandy
13. Wisconsin
14. Mich St.
15. Louisville
16. Marquette

SOS: 3rd

Wins Over:
1 Tenn, 6 Kansas, 7 UCLA, 26 St Marys, 37 A&M, 40 (x2) Baylor, 43 Oral Roberts, 68 TTech

Losses To:
13 Wisconsin (home), 14 Mich St (away), 37 A&M (away), 76 Mizzou (away)

We are in solid shape for a #2 seed... and a #1 seed isn't that far fetched...

 

[sblazer]

i dont care if we get a 1 seed, or even if we somehow win a nat'l championship, that wisconsin loss is still gonna piss me the **** off.

 

[Horns83]

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[KosherHorn]

Seeing UT rise in the RPI is really cool, but at this point I don't think it matters much. They are solidly in the conversation for a top 2 seed, and RPI usually comes into play more when determining the final at-large teams, not the very top seeds. (Florida was #6 in the RPI last year and still got the overall #1 seed.) What matters is UT winning and winning impressively. Beating two probably NCAA teams, OU and Kansas State, in their next two games will look better to the pundits than to the computers, and that's what matters the most now.

 

[TheContractor]

Wisconsin loss still pisses me off too. i hope that win will not cost us a #1 seed. The next 7 days will go a long way in determining where we get ranked.
Bottom line, a #1 seed is great but all i want is to be in the Houston bracket and hopefully we wont have a big, physicial inside team like Georgetown in our bracket.

 

[CadetHorn]

Is there really that big a difference between a 1 and 2 seed?

 

[Stuck_At_Work]

Location preference is given to better seeds. That is not always the case, but it holds true more often than not.

As far as quality of competition, the seeds don't matter all that much until you get to the Sweet 16. Playing a 4 seed vs a 3 seed is an advantage.

More one seeds make it to the final 4 historically.

 

[bierce]

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[CadetHorn]

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