NCAA 2009-10 Hoops: Yo, mah Jordans, nigga

[Admiral Yi]

Just learned during the GU-Marquette game that GU, in addition to being # 1 SOS, is #9 RPI.  How is RPI calculated?

Speesh's Fighting Hillbillies are the only double bye left in the Big East tourney.

[katmai]

Just learned during the GU-Marquette game that GU, in addition to being # 1 SOS, is #9 RPI.  How is RPI calculated?

The basic formula is 25% team winning percentage (WP), 50% opponents' average winning percentage (OWP), and 25% opponents' opponents' average winning percentage (OOWP).

For the 2004-05 season, the formula was changed to give more weight to road wins vs home wins. A team's win total for RPI purposes is 1.4 * road wins + neutral site wins + 0.6 * home wins. A team's losses is calculated as 0.6 * road losses + neutral site losses + 1.4 * home losses.

For example, a team that is 4-0 at home and 2-7 on the road has a RPI record of 5.2 wins (1.4 * 2 + 0.6 * 4) and 4.2 losses (0.6 * 7). That means that even though it is 6-7, for RPI purposes, it is above .500 (5.2-4.2).

This "weighted" record is only used for the 25% of the formula that is each team's winning percentage. The regular team records are used to calculate OWP and OOWP.

As always, only games against Division I opponents count in the RPI.

[Admiral Yi]

Thanks mang.  And what does it stand for?

[katmai]

The RPI (Rating Percentage Index)

[Ed Anger]

  at UD blowing it against Xavier. Enjoy the NIT bitches. Red Scare my ass.

[derspiess]

at UD blowing it against Xavier. Enjoy the NIT bitches. Red Scare my ass.

Traitor!!!

The WVU-Notre Dame game was excruciating but ultimately satisfying.  I got rather tired of Brey being hailed as such a genius just because his team hit a hot streak (which just happened to coincide with Harangody's return).

Thursday night as I was driving back from Chicago, I happened to be driving through northern Indiana during the Notre Dame-Pitt game & was in range of the local Notre Dame broadcast the entire time.  The homerism of their announcers made me ill, and reminded me why I hate Notre Dame sports so much.

Anywho, WVU & Georgetown in the big showdown tonight.  WVU is now #4 RPI & Georgetown is #9.  Georgetown is still 1st for Strength of Schedule, but WVU is now: 2nd.

If WVU continues to shoot as bad as they have recently, I don't see them winning, but if they do, they have a legit shot at hell freezing over-- erm, I mean a #1 seed

[derspiess]

Holy shit, I just heard Dukie Vitale say he didn't think the ACC deserves to get 7 teams in the tournament.  Shortly after that, though, he referred to Rhode Island as a conference

[Admiral Yi]

Good is trailing Evil by 4 points at the half.  Very good half court defense by Evil.  Nobody in foul trouble.

Thuggins was magna cum laude.  Never would have guessed that.

[katmai]

U Dub made sure they wouldn't have their bubble burst by winning tourney title. Now to see how low of seed they get at 24-9 and tourney champs.

[derspiess]

Never thought I'd see WVU win the Big East.  Awesome tournament.

No shot at a 1 seed now, but who cares.

[Admiral Yi]

Congratulations.  Well played game.

[Admiral Yi]

#1 seeds announced.

Kansas: Midwest
Kentucky: East
Duke: South
Syracuse: West

[katmai]

Yahoo sports march madness bracket set up, if you were in last years you will have an e-mail sent to whatever address you used.

anyone else let me know and i'll toss an invite.

[derspiess]

I'm in!  Giggidy giggidy giggidy...

[Scipio]

I want ins, mang.