Maybe...Tech loses .0133 in RPI dropping from 7-4 to 7-5 but gains Marquette's 11-2 record when not playing Tech in the opponent record category that counts for 50% plus its Top 100 SOS for the OOP 25%.
9 or Tech's first 12 opponents are currently 105 or better in RPI. Only Nevada (51 RPI, 2-3 games) is 105 or better on Tech's remaining schedule. To have any shot at an at-large bid it looks like Tech can't afford more than 3 more losses to Nevada or Fresno State (RPI 112) and must make the WAC Tournament final.
Judging by our MBB RPI breakdown...
- Tech's record will make up approximately 26.4% of our RPI...
- The WAC as a whole will make up approximately 33.6% of our RPI...
- Each WAC opponent will make up approximately 4.2% of our RPI...
- Each OOC opponent will make up approximately 1.75% of our RPI...
- Our opponents' opponents will make up the remainder...
If Tech had not made the NCAAs last year and was not hosting first/second rounds this year, two more losses might be the most I would be comfortable with to hold an at-large bid. Plus even with the WAC schedule Tech's SOS should be Top 100 when all is said and done, and that hasn't been the case since 2004-2005...153 SOS last year.
Tech's RPI today is down to 46, but the SOS is up to 18.
Marquette jumped to 32, and its SOS moved up from 100 to 94.
Wanna dance? Hmmm....SOS? RPI? How bout this..... "W" followed by a long list of more "Ws"? Then, the rest of the alphabet won't matter.
Just win, baby!
Go Techsters!
We moved up to 29 yesterday (schedule strength 22) before the SJSU game. Schedule strength should drop significantly now, but hopefully our past opponents this year will help us out.
According to one site, we have dropped to as low as 63, but SJSU on one site was as low as 343 in RPI.
Of note...Idaho beat Nevada in OT last night...
Well, we knew this would happen. Hate it dropped us that low, though.
WAY TO GO IDAHO!
Last edited by TechAlum05; 01-07-2011 at 05:08 PM.