ESPN's BPI metric favors Iowa this season

[InGoodCo]

which is weird to me IMO.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ulldogs-lead-espn-college-basketball-bpi-2018

good dog day of summer convo starter I suppose.

 

[SteveGarvey1]

which is weird to me IMO.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ulldogs-lead-espn-college-basketball-bpi-2018

good dog day of summer convo starter I suppose.

Makes sense, according to BPI criteria anyway.

We bring back most of the team, some of whom put up decent offensive numbers. We have a highly rated recruit coming in.

 

[InGoodCo]

Makes sense, according to BPI criteria anyway.

We bring back most of the team, some of whom put up decent offensive numbers. We have a highly rated recruit coming in.

yeah, I get all that - but #19 in their rankings? I think ESPN needs to implement some common sense into their computer.

 

[SteveGarvey1]

yeah, I get all that - but #19 in their rankings? I think ESPN needs to implement some common sense into their computer.

Their BPI is less than accurate, yes.

 

[NikeHawk21]

Iowa came in at 23rd in this prior to the 2017-2018 season....

 

[InGoodCo]

Iowa came in at 23rd in this prior to the 2017-2018 season....

yep, I saw that as well. It means nadda obviously, but they were right on with some teams.

 

[BryceC]

It's interesting and I'd like to see why Iowa ended up there, but also why ISU sits at #31.

 

[InGoodCo]

It's interesting and I'd like to see why Iowa ended up there, but also why ISU sits at #31.

It makes sense that Iowa would be that high.

· Quantity of experience on roster.

· Quality of that experience.

· Recruiting rankings for incoming freshmen, with an extra emphasis on five-stars.

· Coach's past performance.

That said, I think last season completely dumps on any kind of take away for Iowa fans. They were ranked 23rd in the same index last season and we know how that turned out.

 

[mopkins]

Iowa returns everyone and adds top 100 recruit. Imagine if Wieskamp woulda stuck as a 5-star...Iowa might be a top 10 BPI team

PS - I've always hated BPI and even when it speaks highly of Iowa I still hate it.

 

[HawkGold]

Hawks have highest number for defense in the top 35. Oh, wait, that's not a good thing.

 

[SteveGarvey1]

Hawks have highest number for defense in the top 35. Oh, wait, that's not a good thing.

Never would have seen that coming.

 

[HawkGold]

Never would have seen that coming.

In the whatever category, I'm expecting this year to be a big improvement in the standings. Somewhat do to the Big being bad, but also experience. Top 20? NO.

 

[WinOneThisCentury]

So does the BPI still go down if we lose to all the good teams?

 

[SteveGarvey1]

BPI = Barely Possible Indicator?

 

[Northside Hawk]

I still think Ken Pom has more merit. And it's definitely led to spirited discussions on this board. The last two teams to have the distinction of being the highest ranked KenPom not to make the NCAA'S ended up winning the NIT (Penn State and TCU). In 2013 the two highest ranked KenPom teams not to get NCAA bids were Baylor and Iowa. They were the two teams to play for the NIT championship.

 

[tksirius]

I found the person that developed the BPI software program.

 

[InGoodCo]

I'm as big of a hoops homer as they come and I think this BPI shit is dumb dumb dumb.

 

[NikeHawk21]

I still think Ken Pom has more merit. And it's definitely led to spirited discussions on this board. The last two teams to have the distinction of being the highest ranked KenPom not to make the NCAA'S ended up winning the NIT (Penn State and TCU). In 2013 the two highest ranked KenPom teams not to get NCAA bids were Baylor and Iowa. They were the two teams to play for the NIT championship.

You do realize the KenPom keeps adjusting throughout the tournament? Meaning that as those teams make deep runs in the NIT and continue to win games their KenPom improves. Point being those teams were not necassarily the highest ranked non tournament teams when the selection process took place.

 

[Ree4]

which is weird to me IMO.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ulldogs-lead-espn-college-basketball-bpi-2018

good dog day of summer convo starter I suppose.

While the BPI is very good the FPI in football is even better.

 

[Northside Hawk]

You do realize the KenPom keeps adjusting throughout the tournament? Meaning that as those teams make deep runs in the NIT and continue to win games their KenPom improves. Point being those teams were not necassarily the highest ranked non tournament teams when the selection process took place.

In the eloquent words of the immortal Homer Simpson D'OH!

I went to KenPom and noticed where it states exactly what you said. Can I delete my post now? It actually makes me look pretty stupid to be honest!