MVC sneaks back to 5th in RPI

[Da Coach]

At least as of this moment according to RealtimeRPI.com.
The 5th, 6th, and 7th place conferences are separated by a very thin margin, but the MVC has risen back into 5th place--

http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_conf_Men.html

I am not sure what caused the Big East to drop back a bit, but it is looking good for maybe a 5th place finish for the MVC.

[Da Coach]

Here is something else I find interesting--

SIU is rated 5th in the country in RPI--

http://kenpom.com/rpi.php

And they are 11th in several polls-

http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/polls

But here is the current Pomeroy Ratings. His ratings takes things into account several things that the RPI does not consider, such as margin of victory, and stats called offensive and defensive efficiency. This relates to the chances of scoring per each possession or the chances of your opponent scoring per possession.
Because SIU does not score many points, they are just 32nd in Pomeroy's ratings. I know none of this really matters, but Pomeroy has had a history of being pretty accurate with his formula and applying it to predict the winner of any matchup.

http://kenpom.com/rate.php

How it is figured--

http://kenpom.com/blog/index.php/weblog/ratings_explanation/

[Da Coach]

The Big East and Big 12 have dropped a little further, and the MVC has climbed slightly more giving it a solid lead in 5th place in Conference RPI rankings.

http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_conf_Men.html

[MacabreMob]

Palm's site (collegerpi.com) still has the MVC 6th in the Overall standings (but close to taking the BE) and 4th in the Non-Conference Standings.