Valley RPI

[Da Coach]

The MVC is still ranked 10th in conference RPI, but the gap between the MVC and the 9th ranked conference has widened. We'll probably see a jump when MVC teams start playing some better opponents this weekend.

http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_conf_Men.html

Evansville, Drake, Northern Iowa, and Missouri State are the teams dragging the conference RPI down so far. However, Bradley's Strength of Schedule is 279- the worst in the league. It will also get a nice boost Saturday.

http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_mvc_Men.html

[amckillip]

The MVC is still ranked 10th in conference RPI, but the gap between the MVC and the 9th ranked conference has widened. We'll probably see a jump when MVC teams start playing some better opponents this weekend.

http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_conf_Men.html

Evansville, Drake, Northern Iowa, and Missouri State are the teams dragging the conference RPI down so far. However, Bradley's Strength of Schedule is 279- the worst in the league. It will also get a nice boost Saturday.
http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_mvc_Men.html

Wow, I was kind of heartened by our start to the season, but having a bottom 20% ranked schedule thus far reminds me just how easy our schedule has been to this point...

[Chico]

Much as I like doing it, I guess we can't knock ISU's schedule anymore.

[Monmouth_Bradley_Fan]

Our Non Conference schedule strength is in December, not November. We won't have the lowest SOS in the Valley come January 1st.

[Chico]

Our Non Conference schedule strength is in December, not November. We won't have the lowest SOS in the Valley come January 1st.

Hope not. Thought I was back in the 70's for awhile.

[TheAsianSensation]

The numbers are still in their formative stages. Not worried yet, except it feels like we're losing ground to the WCC and MWC. It's safe to cede being behind the typical power 6 plus A-10 for the year.

[LittleBrave]

Wow, I was kind of heartened by our start to the season, but having a bottom 20% ranked schedule thus far reminds me just how easy our schedule has been to this point...

I'm going to focus on how we've looked as a team - I don't remember too many games last season in which we looked good for most of the game - whether it was vs. SE Missouri St. or Missouri St.

I would rate our performance thus far as:

Very good (IUPUI, CMU)
Good (Eastern IL)
Mediocre (UTPA, UT-Martin)
Poor (USF)

[braveatheart]

Pomeroy has us at #174 with a sos of at #334

http://kenpom.com/

Sagarin has us at #183 with sos at #332

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/bkt1213.htm

still real early on all of this though

[amckillip]

Pomeroy has us at #174 with a sos of at #334

http://kenpom.com/

Sagarin has us at #183 with sos at #332

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/bkt1213.htm

still real early on all of this though

Nothing like being 330+ out of 347... Ugh

[bu fan 9]

I've said it many times we've been playing cupcakes.

[tornado]

even USF?? I wouldn't call them a cupcake but they do have a mediocre RPI of 130 - and their only other wins are over 180+ RPI opponents
IUPUI on the other hand STILL hasn't beaten anyone whose RPI is better than 315!!!

[LittleBrave]

IUPUI on the other hand STILL hasn't beaten anyone whose RPI is better than 315!!!

That worries me a bit, because IUPUI looked decent when we played them, but they seem to have played poorly vs. everyone else.

If IUPUI were to face CMU, I would think IUIPUI beats them by 10+ (based on how both teams looked vs. BU), but maybe the way WE played had to do with how they looked.

[tornado]

BTW I think this weekend might be hard on the MVC's RPI and I hope I am wrong but I think it won't be pretty --

-I think the Valley will go 0-1 tonight as Drake will likely lose at Nevada

-and will unfortunately go only 1-6 tomorrow (I think ISU will lose at Louisville, Indiana State will lose to visiting New Mexico, St. Joe's will stun Creighton, Aces will lose at Colorado State, Missouri State's struggles will continue against Oral Roberts, but UNI ought to be able to beat UW-Milwaukee in Cedar Falls, and BU will take Michigan to OT but the refs - ahhh... I mean the Wolverines will sadly prevail)

-Sunday Wichita will clobber Air Force but it won't be that helpful to the Valley's resume

so the weekend will give us just 2 (maybe 3) wins against 6 or 7 losses

[braveatheart]

RPI is odd. Sometimes you can lose to a team and your RPI can get better. Not saying that happens with us if we lose to Michigan, but I bet we don't take a big hit with RPI on a loss.

[LittleBrave]

Drake has played well so far this season, just can't clise games late. They need a win at Nevada tonight - that would give Valley a lift.
I expect 2 wins on Sat. and 3 would be huge for the Valley. Hoping Indy St. can pull off the upset.