Nebraska 98th in RPI

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I just checked out ESPN's daily RPI numbers. Nebraska is now listed at number 98. So Iowa's next opponent will be a top 100 RPI team. I guess that can't hurt
 
Iowa is also listed at 76. The Hawkeyes are getting closer to the 60s which is where the lowest rated RPI teams have made at-large bids since the formula was reconfigured in 2005
 
I've read a few articles about committee members giving less weight to the RPI. Which is a good thing for Iowa, and a good thing for getting the best teams in the tournament. That being said, I have a bad feeling the RPI will still be utilized far more than it deserves.
 
They'll slip back to sub 100 when they lose both tomorrow and in first round of BTT, though, so there's that.
 
HawkizeTweets said:
They'll slip back to sub 100 when they lose both tomorrow and in first round of BTT, though, so there's that.
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Ideally we beat Nebby, face 11 seed NW in the BTT and Nebby plays someone else and wins on neutal court returning them to the RPI 100.
 
JonDMiller said:
I just checked out ESPN's daily RPI numbers. Nebraska is now listed at number 98. So Iowa's next opponent will be a top 100 RPI team. I guess that can't hurt
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My question is, how does one know which site has the correct RPI? I realize that there are only minor differences, but I looked at 4 sites, and Nebraska has 4 different rankings, 2 outside the top 100 and 2 in the top 100, even though all 4 sites claim to be updated through last night's games. Just curious if there is a most accurate site.

Also, are these sites just trying to replicate the RPI? ESPN's states: Joe Lunardi and his team of Bracketologists have replicated the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), used by the NCAA to help pick at-large teams and determine seeds for the NCAA Tournament.

 
99topdawg said:
My question is, how does one know which site has the correct RPI? I realize that there are only minor differences, but I looked at 4 sites, and Nebraska has 4 different rankings, 2 outside the top 100 and 2 in the top 100, even though all 4 sites claim to be updated through last night's games. Just curious if there is a most accurate site.

Also, are these sites just trying to replicate the RPI? ESPN's states: Joe Lunardi and his team of Bracketologists have replicated the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), used by the NCAA to help pick at-large teams and determine seeds for the NCAA Tournament.
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The only site that i have seen that is in real time is Live RPI. Teams will bounce around a spot or 2 throughout the night. It looks like Nebby landed at 102 after all of last nights games.
 
Well teams above them 95-100 could drop out of the Top 100. I dont see Nebby dropping too far with a loss since it is a road game. Maybe 3-5 spots.
 
But all that matters is where Nebraska ends up after it is all said and done. Them losing to Iowa would not drop them much in RPI, if at all, but they might need an upset in the first round of the BTT to get (or stay) in the top 100. This is one of those weird things about the RPI, without playing a game Iowa's RPI can move 2-4 spots depending on where Iowa State and Nebraska wind up.
 
ssckelley said:
But all that matters is where Nebraska ends up after it is all said and done. Them losing to Iowa would not drop them much in RPI, if at all, but they might need an upset in the first round of the BTT to get (or stay) in the top 100. This is one of those weird things about the RPI, without playing a game Iowa's RPI can move 2-4 spots depending on where Iowa State and Nebraska wind up.
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Im more worried about top 50 and top 100 rpi wins than our RPI being a spot or 2 higher
 
The only number I care about is that Iowa's score is higher than Nebraska. We need to beat the Huskers like a rented mule.
 
H8IAST8 said:
The only site that i have seen that is in real time is Live RPI. Teams will bounce around a spot or 2 throughout the night. It looks like Nebby landed at 102 after all of last nights games.
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realtimerpi.com claims to be as well. By this morning, the others claim to be updated, but not sure why they're not all the same.
 
So does the committee (the NCAA committee, not the shadow committee that secretly runs HN from behind the curtain) look at the RPI of teams we defeated at the point of defeat? Or their RPI at the end of the season?

Say Iowa were to beat an RPI Top 10 early in the season, but that team then ends up at say an RPI of 90. Do we get credit for beating an RPI Top 10? or RPI 90 team?
 
Chickenlounge said:
So does the committee (the NCAA committee, not the shadow committee that secretly runs HN from behind the curtain) look at the RPI of teams we defeated at the point of defeat? Or their RPI at the end of the season?

Say Iowa were to beat an RPI Top 10 early in the season, but that team then ends up at say an RPI of 90. Do we get credit for beating an RPI Top 10? or RPI 90 team?
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Good question, and this is something most people fail to grasp. The actual RPI used by the committee was only intended to be an end of year metric used for tournament selections. So they only use final numbers. All these other sites with "live RPI" are simply trying to duplicate the RPI at a certain point in time. This is why you shouldn't get so worked up about RPI throughout the season.
 
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