Does conference tournament games count towards RPI?
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I think what you saw might have been the Handbook section I quoted below, which I also think reads as saying not to count them, but I hope I'm wrong because I think conference tournaments should matter at least a little.
4.1.11(c) needs to be edited for clarity (and to spell the word "regular" correctly, and to say berths "will be" awarded instead of "will awarded"), but it seems to be saying regular season is the only thing that matters. I've copied it below but it's on page 78 of the linked handbook (page 80 of the PDF).
"Determining NCHSAA Playoff Representatives - Playoff berths for bracketed sports will awarded based on the final regual season standing, as determined by the MaxPreps Final RPI, or other designated platform (i.e. RankWreslting). MaxPreps RPI values are presented on the website with four decimal places, in the event of a tie, the NCHSAA will examine as many decimal places as necessary to break the tie. Once the qualifying teams in each classification are determined, they will be divided into two regions of equal size (East and West) based on the longitude of each school. Schools are then seeded based solely on the MaxPreps Final RPI."
4.3.2(a) in the basketball section also says you have to flag conference tournament games in MaxPreps--and I'm guessing the necessity of that might have to do with RPI?
2025-26 Handbook
4.1.11(c) needs to be edited for clarity (and to spell the word "regular" correctly, and to say berths "will be" awarded instead of "will awarded"), but it seems to be saying regular season is the only thing that matters. I've copied it below but it's on page 78 of the linked handbook (page 80 of the PDF).
"Determining NCHSAA Playoff Representatives - Playoff berths for bracketed sports will awarded based on the final regual season standing, as determined by the MaxPreps Final RPI, or other designated platform (i.e. RankWreslting). MaxPreps RPI values are presented on the website with four decimal places, in the event of a tie, the NCHSAA will examine as many decimal places as necessary to break the tie. Once the qualifying teams in each classification are determined, they will be divided into two regions of equal size (East and West) based on the longitude of each school. Schools are then seeded based solely on the MaxPreps Final RPI."
4.3.2(a) in the basketball section also says you have to flag conference tournament games in MaxPreps--and I'm guessing the necessity of that might have to do with RPI?
2025-26 Handbook
Don,
Not saying you are wrong, but there are a couple points in the handbook that seems like the final RPI would be based just on final regular season. The statements below are copied straight from the handbook.
4.1.11 (c) Determining NCHSAA Playoff Representatives - Playoff berths for bracketed sports will awarded based on the final regual season standing, as determined by the MaxPreps Final RPI, or other designated platform (i.e. RankWreslting). MaxPreps RPI values are presented on the website with four decimal places, in the event of a tie, the NCHSAA will examine as many decimal places as necessary to break the tie. Once the qualifying teams in each classification are determined, they will be divided into two regions of equal size (East and West) based on the longitude of each school. Schools are then seeded based solely on the MaxPreps Final RPI.
It also states that:
4.3.1 (e) Number of Regular Season Contests - No more than three per week. During any two weeks of the regular season, four games may be played, provided the fourth game is on a non-school day. (1) Total, 24 games. A student-athlete is limited to one game a day. Junior varsity tournament games are part of the 24-game limit. (2) Varsity conference tournament games are considered part of the state playoffs.
4.3.2 Playoffs (a) Conference Tournaments - Do not report berths to the NCHSAA. Tournaments, if played, should end on the Friday night prior to the seeding date. Conference tournament games must be indicated as such in MaxPreps. (b) Qualifiers/Seeding - [See Rule 4.1.11(c)]
I just looked at a Reidsville's men's basketball schedule, as I know they played Carver in a conference tournament game last night. As of right now it is reflecting as part of their RPI ranking on NCHSAA website. However, I noticed that it is not showing as a conference tournament game on MaxPreps. You can see the single * for conference games and the triple *** for tournament games during the season.
