St. John's #2 RPI

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St. John's #2 RPI
« on: November 26, 2009, 01:30:43 PM »
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Re: St. John's #2 RPI
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2009, 02:11:35 PM »
there's an error we are not 1-0 against top 1-50.
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Re: St. John's #2 RPI
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2009, 12:59:29 AM »

Yeah the poll data has clearly been entered incorrectly
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« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2009, 01:19:01 AM »
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Re: St. John's #2 RPI
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2009, 07:26:34 PM »
No error.  RPI weighs road wins so heavily.  It's huge to win on the road--which is why I don't understand why more teams don't play cupcakes at their place.  Add in this neutral court W and a possible road win tomorrow and we'll be in first for a few weeks.   

Re: St. John's #2 RPI
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2009, 08:05:37 PM »
lol Marillac read what you just wrote!!  How insane to say we'll be in 1st in the country!

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Re: St. John's #2 RPI
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2009, 08:16:46 PM »
lol Marillac read what you just wrote!!  How insane to say we'll be in 1st in the country!
It's just the RPI, man.  The formula is not meant to crown top teams a few weeks into the season.  Most of the elite teams that will separate themelves from the pack later in the season are playing patsies at home.  We won a road game and a neutral court game.  I believe tomorrow is a road game, although it could be a neutral court game as well.  Either way, we will be rewarded handsomely if we win.  Three wins away from home against solid teams would be a helluva start. 

Re: St. John's #2 RPI
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2009, 08:55:00 PM »
I know it's nothing really but it's just real funny to think of us at 1 of anything. 

Re: St. John's #2 RPI
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2009, 08:59:11 PM »
No error.  RPI weighs road wins so heavily.  It's huge to win on the road--which is why I don't understand why more teams don't play cupcakes at their place.  Add in this neutral court W and a possible road win tomorrow and we'll be in first for a few weeks.

Before the Siena game they had us 3-0...

1-0 vs top 50
2-0 vs top 51-100  LIU and Brown
1-0 vs 101-150  St. Bonaventure

No idea how they got 1-0 vs top 50...thought it was an error.  Maybe St. Bon was top 50 when we played them.
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