Anyone notice our MBB RPI jumped up?

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Originally Posted by Triggermv

Just curious if anyone else noticed how much our RPI has jumped this week as we haven't played a single game. While I know it doesn't matter a ton at this point, I find it interesting that we've been hovering in the 60-65 range for quite a few weeks now, but today was the first day I noticed that we've jumped all the way to 49.

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RPI works on not just your own games, but also your opponents' games and your opponents' opponents' games. You don't have to play a game for your rating to be affected. Pretty much too early still to be paying attention to RPI.

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Originally Posted by NATEizKING

I love seeing Nebraska at 48, Hawks at 91.

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For rivalry reasons, that has its advantages (especially for fans who dislike Iowa more than Nebraska) but right now I'd prefer it the opposite with the head-to-head effect (in old Big 12, NU in top 50 would be advantageous, with two matcups instead of one)

NCAA's RPI released.

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Rankings - NCAA.com

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Originally Posted by Cydkar

NCAA's RPI released.

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Rankings - NCAA.com

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Thanks for the link.

Not that the odds are favorable, but ISU could make some early-season hay with an upset at KU.

Mini-bummer in the short-term: After opening game, ISU can't pick up a true impact win until Jan. 26 — that begins a 5-game stretch that could massively affect postseason hopes. The four games between KU & that point need to be wins, otherwise it does damage.

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Originally Posted by cyclones500

Thanks for the link.

Not that the odds are favorable, but ISU could make some early-season hay with an upset at KU.

Mini-bummer in the short-term: After opening game, ISU can't pick up a true impact win until Jan. 26 — that begins a 5-game stretch that could massively affect postseason hopes. The four games between KU & that point need to be wins, otherwise it does damage.

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If we start the season 3-2 I will be really excited.

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Originally Posted by ajk4st8

If we start the season 3-2 I will be really excited.

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We need to go 4-1 or our tournament chances go down pretty significantly. Those are four of our six most winnable games. We need to get to at least 11 conference wins to have a reasonable chance of getting into the tourney.

Iowa St. Cyclones: Results, Picks, Power Rankings, Odds & Stats on TeamRankings.com

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Originally Posted by acgclone

This is probably true, but we have had zero opportunities to play against a good opponent in Hilton this year.

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thats our own fault

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Originally Posted by cyclonepower

thats our own fault

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Well, not really. Nobody wants to play in Hilton. I'm guessing the opportunities are less than you think. Michigan only agreed to a home and home if we skipped a year in between. Virginia backed out. The best way to improve our SOS is getting into a good tourney, which you have to be either a good mid major or a top level conference team to get in. And we did play two really good teams in our tourney.

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Originally Posted by bufante

Cincinnati and UNLV keep winning, definitely helps us.

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Cincinnati is blowing it. They've lost 3 home games in a row.

I'm guessing Iowa tanking to Michigan by 30 isn't helping us any.