Per their CL beat writer, they're ranked #10 in the official RPI. But they're only 1-6 against top 50 teams and 1-1 against #51-100.
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Yeah, I realized that after a few minutes. The other reason is probably very few 200+ RPI games and only 1 100+ loss. Still, I suspect they'll be falling as the season progresses.
Yeah, it's a pretty good chance they'll settle in at 20-30 just off the hosting bubble about like what I believe is 3 of the last 4 Bianco teams...
Yeah, Virginia is has #6 RPI. Miss St. is #42.
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