ADVERTISEMENT

RPI

T

tact

Junior
Gold Member
Jan 18, 2003
901
552
93
SETON

Seton Hall Pirates
Overall 15-6 Big East 5-4

Rank
47
RPI
0.5862
Next Game: vs. MARQET 02/03 8:30 PM

How the Pirates Can Boost
Their RPI Today


Rutgers needs to beat Illinois
Game Info: 6:30 PM | TV: BTN


George Washington needs to beat Davidson
Game Info: 7:00 PM


Ole Miss needs to beat Missouri
Game Info: 9:00 PM | TV: SECN


Wichita State needs to beat Southern Illinois
Game Info: 9:00 PM | TV: ESP3

Find out which teams need to win or lose to help your team's RPI delivered directly to your inbox each day.
 
FWIW there is a huge difference between the focus of the players and the focus of the message board fans.

Under no circumstance should the the focus of the players be on anything other than their next game. One missed FT or one extra Turnover could mean the difference in a win or a loss.

That said, the fans do not need to be so focused. If we fans get distracted it doesn't amount to a hill of beans.

Therefore, there is no harm and only "analytical" satisfaction in understanding the nuances of RPI, etc.

While what the players do will determine whether the Hall goes to the "Big Dance", it is also what our opponents do that will help determine the Pirates' seat (or seed) at said "Big Dance".

So IMHO the precautions against losing focus can only stifle our "analytical" fans' enjoyment.

EXCEPT of course rooting for SCRUNJ .
 
  • Like
Reactions: Piratefan2009
I heard about the site which shows you how different games can effect your RPI, but Ive never seen it before. thanks for posting
 
It's not brain surgery to figure out to win is nice, but to win and have a bunch of RPI factors go our way is even better. somebody has to win those other games, it might as well be the team that helps SHU the most. My apologies to all for attempting to make sense.
 
Last edited:
snaketom I agree with you completely but it is still better for the SHU resume if our opponents can get as high as possible in the RPI to even better our seeding for the NCAA Tournament.
 
  • Like
Reactions: SnakeTom

Seton Hall Pirates
Overall 16-6 Big East 6-4
Rank
40
RPI
0.5917

Next Game: vs. GTOWN 02/06 9:00 PM
How the Pirates Can Boost
Their RPI Today

Wagner needs to beat Fairleigh Dickinson
Game Info: 7:00 PM

South Florida needs to beat Cincinnati
Game Info: 8:00 PM | TV: CBSSN

Troy needs to beat Arkansas-Little Rock
Game Info: 8:15 PM
r
 
SnakeTom said:
When the Pirates win as they did tonight everything else is secondary.

Tom K
Click to expand...

+1. I really don't want to care what other teams are doing.
Get to 10 wins. .500 ball from here on out is all we need.
 
Control what you can control and don't worry about what our OOC opponents are doing. What we control is the effort and results of each future BE opponent we face and that means winning as many games as we can and get to the point where we have a resume good enough to get a bid. To me that means winning a minimum of 10 BE games and what the results of our OOC schedule and who the teams were can't be changed and how they will effect our resume is out of our control. We control our own destiny, a bid is there for the taking and if we don't get it then it's a missed opportunity and no excuses. If we do get it then all the plaudits the team, players and staff receive are more then well deserved because we earned it.
 
  • Like
Reactions: SnakeTom
Merge said:
+1. I really don't want to care what other teams are doing.
Get to 10 wins. .500 ball from here on out is all we need.
Click to expand...

It's important to focus on what's in your control, but I don't agree that we shouldn't care what other teams are doing. A few RPI points may ultimately be the difference (in the committee's mind) between a play-in game and better match-up. I wouldn't obsess over it, but why shouldn't we care to improve our tourney resume in all areas? Everything is relative - when our closest competition loses, it's our gain.
 
SHUMAN said:
It's important to focus on what's in your control, but I don't agree that we shouldn't care what other teams are doing. A few RPI points may ultimately be the difference (in the committee's mind) between a play-in game and better match-up. I wouldn't obsess over it, but why shouldn't we care to improve our tourney resume in all areas? Everything is relative - when our closest competition loses, it's our gain.
Click to expand...

Agreed! It is not a matter of "worrying" what our OOC opponents do, but the RPI gives me a reason to "root" for or against a few of the legion teams on TV all of the time. Isn't that what fans do? To some of us fans such small "wins" can add a little spice to enhance a good --- or overwhelm a bad ---- basketball repast.
 
  • Like
Reactions: hallgrad80
The RPI of our opponents is important. There is a lot of weight put on your out of conference schedule. The higher those opponents can get the better for SHU and will help us get a better seed in the Tournament.
 
As far as the RPI is concerned it really does not matter if Rutgers wins or loses as there is no way that our game with them will ever count as a "quality win".

Tom K
 
Snaketom Once again I agree with you completely.

BUT

It does matter if Georgia can get hot and get into the top 50.

It does matter if Providence and Wichita State can get to the top 25.

It does matter if Long Beach State and Ole Miss can stay in the top 100.

It does matter if George Washington can finish in the top 50.

It does matter if Creighton and Marquette can get into the top 100
 
  • Like
Reactions: shupat08 and Halldan1
tact said:
Snaketom Once again I agree with you completely.

BUT

It does matter if Georgia can get hot and get into the top 50.

It does matter if Providence and Wichita State can get to the top 25.

It does matter if Long Beach State and Ole Miss can stay in the top 100.

It does matter if George Washington can finish in the top 50.

It does matter if Creighton and Marquette can get into the top 100
Click to expand...

Tact: I do not disagree with you at all. All I'm saying is that we must win first before any of the other teams results matter. Personally I won't start looking at the other teams until we have won our 20th game. But that's just me.

Tom K
 
SHU is getting to 20 wins this year. I believe they finish with more than that.
 
The way they are playing it looks like 21-9 heading into big east tourney...get two wins...23-10 and solid 6-9 seed...6 seed with no loss to DePaul or St. John and beating Xavier.
 
SHUMAN said:
It's important to focus on what's in your control, but I don't agree that we shouldn't care what other teams are doing. A few RPI points may ultimately be the difference (in the committee's mind) between a play-in game and better match-up. I wouldn't obsess over it, but why shouldn't we care to improve our tourney resume in all areas? Everything is relative - when our closest competition loses, it's our gain.
Click to expand...

Fair enough, it's just been too many years since our name has show up on selection Sunday. I don't want to go 9-9 and have to worry about our ooc opponents. I agree that we want the best seed possible, but if we get to 10 wins I would be thrilled!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

NittanyPirate

Big East Prediction Contest 12/17

Replies
19
Views
1K
Pirate Hoops Chat
Hall84
H
W

SHU Women's basketball sweepstakes - ENTRY DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, JANUARY 24th

Replies
1
Views
314
Pirate Hoops Chat
Halldan1
Halldan1
Halldan1

SETON HALL (12-4, 4-1) vs. MARQUETTE (11-5, 3-2)

Replies
16
Views
843
Pirate Hoops Chat
SHUsez
S
Halldan1

SETON HALL (13-5, 5-2) vs. ST. JOHN’S (11-8, 1-7)

Replies
4
Views
554
Pirate Hoops Chat
NYC Pirate
N
Halldan1

SETON HALL (10-3, 2-0) at VILLANOVA (7-6, 1-0)

Replies
0
Views
301
Pirate Hoops Chat
Halldan1
Halldan1
ADVERTISEMENT

Latest posts

ADVERTISEMENT
Top Bottom
Back