RPI- UNM vs. MSU

[60sdog]

Has anyone else noticed over the past few years that UNM's RPI always seems to be artificially high, in either baseball or basketball, while ours seems to always be artificially low? Example--our's dropped considerably in a single SWAC win this week, while theirs stayed the same even after a weekend series with a SWAC team. The only reason for this that I can come up with is that they have journalism grads scattered all over the country, who are managing to poison all forms of media (even RPI) with their bias.

 

[patdog]

Or they have a much better understanding of how to manage a schedule for maximum benefit.

 

[OleMissLogo]

Has anyone else noticed over the past few years that UNM's RPI always seems to be artificially high, in either baseball or basketball, while ours seems to always be artificially low? Example--our's dropped considerably in a single SWAC win this week, while theirs stayed the same even after a weekend series with a SWAC team. The only reason for this that I can come up with is that they have journalism grads scattered all over the country, who are managing to poison all forms of media (even RPI) with their bias.

You...you can't be serious...

You do know that RPI is a formula and not a poll, right?

2016:

Top 50 record:
Ole Miss - 7-3
State - 4-4

sub-150 record:
Ole Miss - 7-0
State - 6-1

Home record:
Ole Miss - 13-2
State - 13-4

Away record:
Ole Miss - 5-1
State - 3-2

2015:

Top 50 record:
Ole Miss - 13-14
State - 5-17

sub-150 record:
Ole Miss - 4-1
State - 10-1

Home record:
Ole Miss - 19-11
State - 21-14

Away record:
Ole Miss - 10-13
State - 3-14

It's the same just about every year. State routinely schedules worse teams at home than Ole Miss, and generally has a worse away record. It's not artificially anything.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

You...you can't be serious...

You do know that RPI is a formula and not a poll, right?

2016:

Top 50 record:
Ole Miss - 7-3
State - 4-4

sub-150 record:
Ole Miss - 7-0
State - 6-1

Home record:
Ole Miss - 13-2
State - 13-4

Away record:
Ole Miss - 5-1
State - 3-2

2015:

Top 50 record:
Ole Miss - 13-14
State - 5-17

sub-150 record:
Ole Miss - 4-1
State - 10-1

Home record:
Ole Miss - 19-11
State - 21-14

Away record:
Ole Miss - 10-13
State - 3-14

It's the same just about every year. State routinely schedules worse teams at home than Ole Miss, and generally has a worse away record. It's not artificially anything.

You are one seriously annoying mother 17er.

 

[OleMissLogo]

You are one seriously annoying mother 17er.

Thanks. I appreciate that.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

You are welcome Lil Bruiser.

 

[maroonmania]

Has anyone else noticed over the past few years that UNM's RPI always seems to be artificially high, in either baseball or basketball, while ours seems to always be artificially low? Example--our's dropped considerably in a single SWAC win this week, while theirs stayed the same even after a weekend series with a SWAC team. The only reason for this that I can come up with is that they have journalism grads scattered all over the country, who are managing to poison all forms of media (even RPI) with their bias.

For one thing, early on RPI is very unreliable because its just a crap shoot. For example, 3 of UNM's "top 50" wins are against SE Missouri St (14-8) and Coastal Carolina (15-9). I doubt they will stay there. Heck, Tennessee's RPI is at 38 which is probably higher than they will finish. But we didn't do ourselves any favors by losing the 2 midweek games last week and Oregon is not helping us like we thought they would. They've tumbled to 10-8 and below 100 RPI wise.