RPI actually dropped to 51 after our victory yesterday. Still need to find a couple more wins to feel fully comfortable.
RPI dropped after yesterday
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Agree, but if KU wins, we need to find a couple more still. We are in a good spot. Just saying it isn't a slam dunk just yet.
We should be concerned if RPI goes above 55. Few teams make it above 55 since there are so few truly at large open slots.
That said, a loss Monday might even let our RPI go down below 51.
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JMO, but we are not in a good spot. Had we not peed down our legs 4 or 5 times in close games, we would be sitting very well. As it is, we are in the tough spot of needing to upset two top-20 teams and win at least one game on the road.
Iowa still barely in top 100, WVU dropped out. I think Iowa will finish top 100, not WVU though, their schedule is ridiculous down the stretch.
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Exactly. Even going 2-2 will probably increase our RPI. The worst team we have to play yet is on the road.
If we win out at home, we are pretty much in. You're overstating how much needs to be done. And beating OSU at home would not be an upset.
3 of the remaining 4 games are against teams with an RPI higher than 27. Our RPI will get a late season boost with our remaining schedule.
I think you are understating it. If we go 2-3 in the next five we are still just as likely to be out as we are in. There is a good chance we will be the underdog in each of the next four games and playing a toss-up game in the 1st round of the Big 12 Tournament. Considering our home games are against the toughest remaining opponents, we could easily go 1-4 in the next five as we could 3-2.
Hell, given our season, games against top-10 and top-20 teams are essentially must wins. That is a tough spot, and I love our home court advantage as much as anyone.
Think about it, if we lose one against a top-20 team, which is very possible, if not likely, we must win two games away from Hilton. We have 4 wins away from Hilton all year, three of those being against teams far worse than OU, WVU, and likely UT or WVU in the Big 12 tournament.
I think you are crazy to say that if we only win 2 more we are not in. It would take a LOT of upsets in conference tournaments to throw us out if we get to 21 wins and 11 conference wins. It doesn't matter how we get those 2 wins.
I don't think we'll move up if we lose to KU at home. On the road, maybe, but not at home. If Cincinnati wins today, that might help our RPI a little.
The biggest factor in RPI is not wins and loses, but opponents winning percentage. In this case Texas Tech's winning percentage hurt our RPI more than a home win helped our RPI.
