Jerry Palm
Jerry Palm
help opponent played schedule strength texas weak
Texas played an opponent that is now 4-2. So that's going to help what has been a pretty weak strength of schedule so far.
chance hard harder higher memphis might move moving pass past unless
They won't get much higher unless Memphis loses. It's hard to move up when you're already high. I don't see them moving past Duke, Connecticut or Villanova. They might have a chance to pass Memphis. It's harder to move at the end of the season.
data
The more data you have, the better it is.
cal catch catching faint hope southern tech virginia
It's a paper-thin margin. It's irrelevant, because Virginia Tech is not going to catch Southern Cal and they have a faint hope of catching Texas. Virginia Tech isn't going to catch Southern Cal before they (the Trojans) catch Texas.
based four losing losses road strength
It's all pretty much based on strength of schedule. Another thing you have to look at is all four of Pitt's losses have been on the road. In the new RPI formula, losing on the road is useful.
came east major might opportunity six teams together top weaknesses year
There may not be any top 25 teams - but 26 through 40, six of them might be in that group. There's been an opportunity this year because of weaknesses in the major conferences, other than the Big East and Big Ten. It's just one of those things where all these (factors) came together at once.
anyone computer formula hands time
The formula is out there. Anyone with a computer and too much time on their hands can do it.
beat care collection nice terrible wins
They have a pretty nice collection of wins and no terrible losses. So if they take care of business, they could still be a No. 2 (seed), even if they don't beat Illinois.
candidate committee game good injuries knows
Albany is a good candidate for that game as well. Also, the committee knows about everyone's injuries and those are a consideration.
guy hurt idaho rest ruin takes votes voting whether
Votes like that hurt the credibility. Whether it's carelessness or ignorance, you can't have votes for Idaho. It only takes one guy voting for Idaho to ruin it for the rest of the 114.
hit lull middle texas usc
USC is in the middle of a lull in the schedule. Texas is about to hit a lull.
arkansas bad beaten dominion except good teams western
Vanderbilt's got two Top-25 RPI wins, over Old Dominion and Western Kentucky. That's more than a lot of teams. But Arkansas is a bad loss. All the teams that have beaten Vanderbilt are pretty good except Arkansas.
george mean plus saint team washington wins
The regular-season championship is going to mean something. Say Temple, Saint Joseph's or Xavier wins it, then that team plus George Washington could get in.
air conference earn games improved lower national teams tough won
This year, the conference is just better. They did what they had to do to earn national respect. They scheduled tough games and they won a lot of them. Even teams in the lower part of the conference, teams like Air Force, really improved their RPI.