RPI WATCH: 12/06/2009

by BracketCat on Dec 6, 2009 2:00 PM CST in Men's Basketball Comment 4 comments

Dominique Sutton, as predicted, pretty much did this to the Cougars all night long — and now the Cats are knocking on the door to the Top 25. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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Quite a bit of basketball action yesterday, mostly among our non-con opponents — most of whom won, thankfully.

And the Big 12 virtually is assured of winning the Hardwood Series outright for the first time, holding a 6-2 record after Saturday's games and with Kansas scheduled to bash UCLA's brains in this afternoon.

Game results after the jump. Also, be sure to vote in my quick poll. I'm interested in seeing where Wildcat Nation's sentiments lie on this one.

Current Kansas State Record = 7-1

Current Kansas State RPI = 10

Current Kansas State SOS = 17

Great Wins (RPI 1-50) = Loyola, Dayton

Solid Wins (RPI 51-100) = IUPUI

Bad Losses (RPI 100 or greater) = none

Loyola (5-2, 1-1) | RPI = 30: Win at UW Milwaukee (69-64)
Western Illinois (3-5, 0-2) | RPI = 301: Loss to South Dakota State (80-74)
Boston (2-6) | RPI = 162
Ole Miss (7-1) | RPI = 18: Win over Southern Miss (81-79)
Dayton (5-2) | RPI = 45: Win over Lehigh (89-71)
IUPUI (7-2, 2-0) | RPI = 79: Win over NDSU (86-74)
FHSU (5-1): Win at Nebraska-Omaha (79-68)
Washington State (6-2) | RPI = 153: Loss at Kansas State (86-69)
Xavier (5-2) | RPI = 77
No. 24 UNLV (7-0) | RPI = 12: Win at Santa Clara (66-63)
Alabama (6-2) | RPI = 82: Win over UL Monroe (74-46)
UAPB (0-6) | RPI = 273: Loss at Michigan (67-53)
Cleveland State (3-6, 0-2) | RPI = 222: Loss at Detroit (69-62)
South Dakota (5-3) | RPI = 143
Missouri (5-2) | RPI = 92: Win over Oregon (106-69)
No. 19 Texas A&M (7-1) | RPI = 19
Colorado (5-3) | RPI = 226
No. 2 Texas (6-0) | RPI = 2
Oklahoma State (7-1) | RPI = 26: Win over UTSA (61-55)
Baylor (7-1) | RPI = 105
No. 1 Kansas (6-0) | RPI = 38
Nebraska (5-1) | RPI = 81
Iowa State (6-3) | RPI = 187: Loss at Cal (82-63)
Oklahoma (4-3) | RPI = 206
Texas Tech (8-0) | RPI = 42

Poll

Have the Cats done enough to deserve being ranked in this week's Top 25?

Yes

100 votes

No

49 votes

149 votes | Poll has closed

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Apparently the polls don't think so today

but that’s understandable. We win the next two games and you damn well better believe we should be crackin’ the polls.

Introducing the new 2008 Big 12 Football Champions: OU, UT*, TT*, and MU*!
Now Introducing the new 2009 Big 12 Baseball Tournament Champions: UT, KSU*, BU*, and MU*!

by mystman995 on Dec 7, 2009 3:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

These are great Bracket....

….one suggestion though. What would you think about adding a line for Marquee Wins? That is:
Marquee Wins (RPI 1-20 or Top Ten Team)
Great Wins (RPI 21-50)
Solid Wins (RPI 51-100)

Don’t think that wins over UNLV, A&M, Texas, or KU wouldn’t wow someone more than the Dayton win at the end of the year.

by Catfan33 on Dec 7, 2009 4:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Two points:

1. Dayton will get back into the Top 25. Don’t undersell that win.

2. I consider anything above 50 marquee. That’s just a matter of personal taste, of course. But don’t expect IUPUI and Loyola to linger up there much longer. It will all sort itself out by the end, no doubt.

by BracketCat on Dec 7, 2009 10:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs