RPI WATCH: 3/9/2010

During conference tournament week, "survive and advance" is the name of the game.

IUPUI did precisely that, outlasting Oral Roberts 69-65 in the Summit League Tournament.

Now the Jaguars will play No. 1 seed Oakland for the right to advance to the NCAA Tournament.

If they pull that off, I think you have to say that was a pretty good win for K-State in Kansas City — at least, better than we thought at the time.

AP Ranking = 9

ESPN/USA Today Ranking = 9

Overall Record = 24-6

Big 12 Record = 11-5

Big 12 Seed = 2

Projected NCAA Seed = 2

RPI = 6

SOS = 5

Signature Wins (RPI 1-30) = Xavier, Texas A&M, Texas, Baylor

Quality Wins (RPI 31-100) = Dayton, IUPUI, UNLV, Alabama, Texas Tech, Missouri

Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = Iowa State

• Loyola Chicago (14-16, 5-13) | RPI = 208
  
• Western Illinois (13-17, 6-12) | RPI = 280
  
• Boston University (19-12, 11-5) | RPI = 151
  
• Ole Miss (21-9, 9-7) | RPI = 56
  
• Dayton (19-11, 8-8) | RPI = 51
  
• IUPUI (24-9, 15-3) | RPI = 91: Win over Oral Roberts (69-65 in the Summit League Tournament)
  
• No. 15* FHSU (21-6)
  
• Washington State (16-14, 6-12) | RPI = 157
• No. 25 Xavier (23-7, 14-2) | RPI = 21
• UNLV (23-7, 11-5) | RPI = 47
  
• Alabama (16-14, 6-10) | RPI = 98
  
• UAPB (14-15, 14-4) | RPI = 197
  
• Cleveland State (16-17, 10-8) | RPI = 159
  
• South Dakota (20-9) | RPI = 224
  
• Missouri (22-9, 10-6) | RPI = 36
  
• No. 23 Texas A&M (22-8, 11-5) | RPI = 12
  
• Colorado (15-15, 6-10) | RPI = 103
  
• Texas (23-8, 9-7) | RPI = 27
  
• Oklahoma State (21-9, 9-7) | RPI = 28
  
• No. 21 Baylor (24-6, 11-5) | RPI = 8
  
• No. 2 Kansas (29-2, 15-1) | RPI = 1
  
• Nebraska (14-17, 2-14) | RPI = 155
  
• Iowa State (15-16, 4-12) | RPI = 113
  
• Oklahoma (13-17, 4-12) | RPI = 108
  
• Texas Tech (16-14, 4-12) | RPI = 72
  

*Division II Top 25