RPI WATCH: 1/24/2010

As ugly as our loss was, it actually was topped by a few of the paltry performances turned in by some of our past and future opponents:

• Loyola got destroyed at home by Valpo.
• Dayton lost by a point at St. Joe's, a win that put the Flyers way behind the 8-ball in the A-10 race and might have cost them an at-large bid.
• Wazzu got blasted by UCLA, and we all know how bad the Bruins are (although they seem to be improving, finally).
• Colorado lost yet another road heart-breaker at Texas A&M.
• Texas managed to top its poor effort on Big Monday with an even more embarrassing loss at UConn.
• Nebraska got shellacked by Mizzou to fall to 0-4 in Big 12 play — and I don't think a 4-0 run from here, like we put together last year, is in the cards for Doc Sadler's bunch.
• Iowa State got its shit rocked by KU.
• OU, minus Willie Warren, laid down and died in Lubbock.

So I guess it could have been worse. Feel better yet?

Current K-State AP Ranking = 10

Current K-State ESPN/USA Today Ranking = 9

Current K-State Record = 16-3

Current K-State Big 12 Record = 3-2

Current K-State RPI = 7

Current K-State SOS = 4

Great Wins (RPI 1-50) = Dayton, Xavier, UNLV, Texas A&M, Texas

Solid Wins (RPI 51-100) = Washington State, Alabama

Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = none

• Loyola (12-7, 3-6) | RPI = 151: Loss to Valparaiso (86-67)
  
• Western Illinois (8-11, 2-7) | RPI = 298: Win at Southern Utah (67-54)
  
• Boston (10-9, 5-2) | RPI = 157
  
• No. 22 Ole Miss (15-4, 3-2) | RPI = 30: Win at LSU (73-63)
  
• Dayton (14-5, 3-2) | RPI = 37: Loss at St. Joseph's (60-59)
  
• IUPUI (15-7, 8-1) | RPI = 101: Win at UMKC (65-64)
  
• No. 5* FHSU (15-1)
  
• Washington State (14-6, 4-4) | RPI = 97: Loss at UCLA (74-62)
  
• Xavier (13-6, 5-1) | RPI = 13: Win over Rhode Island (72-61)
  
• UNLV (16-4, 4-2) | RPI = 32: Win at TCU (79-70)
  
• Alabama (12-7, 2-3) | RPI = 85: Win over No. 23 Mississippi State (62-57)
  
• UAPB (5-12, 5-1) | RPI = 212: Win at PVAMU (62-54)
  
• Cleveland State (8-12, 4-4) | RPI = 182
  
• South Dakota (10-9) | RPI = 253: Win at North Dakota (82-64)
  
• Missouri (15-4, 3-1) | RPI = 45: Win over Nebraska (70-53)
  
• Texas A&M (14-5, 3-2) | RPI = 38: Win over Colorado (67-63)
  
• Colorado (10-9, 1-4) | RPI = 150: Loss at Texas A&M (67-63)
  
• No. 1 Texas (17-2, 3-1) | RPI = 9: Loss at Connecticut (74-88)
  
• Oklahoma State (15-4, 3-2) | RPI = 29: Win at No. 10 Kansas State (73-69)
  
• No. 25 Baylor (15-3, 2-2) | RPI = 31: Win over UMass (71-45)
  
• No. 3 Kansas (18-1, 4-0) | RPI = 2: Win at Iowa State (84-61)
  
• Nebraska (12-7, 0-4) | RPI = 122: Loss at Missouri (70-53)
  
• Iowa State (12-7, 1-3) | RPI = 111: Loss to No. 3 Kansas (84-61)
  
• Oklahoma (11-8, 2-3) | RPI = 87: Loss at Texas Tech (75-65)
  
• Texas Tech (14-5, 2-3) | RPI = 34: Win over Oklahoma (75-65)
  

*Division II Top 25