RPI WATCH: 1/11/2011

Stop the presses! Alcorn State finally won a basketball game this season!

Now it's time for the Braves to rip off a long winning streak and win their conference, just like Arkansas-Pine Bluff last year, right?

Yeah, we'll see about that. Right now, I'd be happy with them just getting to .500 in conference play somehow.

On the flip side, North Florida's pretty much falling apart, having lost eight of their last nine.

Yes, the Ospreys played a tough road schedule, but they're not even beating marginal conference opponents at home.

I expected a little better from a team that was able to win at Wyoming, a team that since has defeated New Mexico.

Associated Press Ranking = 21

ESPN/USA Today Ranking = 20

Overall Record = 12-4

Big 12 Record = 0-1

RPI = 23

SOS = 21

Signature Wins (RPI 1-30) = none

Quality Wins (RPI 31-100) = James Madison, Virginia Tech, Gonzaga, Washington State

Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = none

• James Madison (13-3, 3-1 CAA) | RPI = 64
  
• Virginia Tech (10-4, 1-1 ACC) | RPI = 62
  
• Presbyterian (8-9, 2-3 Big South) | RPI = 128
  
• Gonzaga (11-5, 1-0 WCC) | RPI = 35
  
• No. 1 Duke (15-0, 2-0 ACC) | RPI = 5
  
• Texas Southern (5-9, 3-0 SWAC) | RPI = 159
  
• Emporia State (8-6, 5-3 MIAA*)
  
• Washington State (12-4, 2-2 Pac-10) | RPI = 61
  
• Alcorn State (1-13, 1-3 SWAC) | RPI = 270: Win at Grambling State (75-73 in overtime)
  
• Loyola-Chicago (10-7, 1-5 Horizon League) | RPI = 201
  
• Florida (12-3, 1-0 SEC) | RPI = 15
  
• UNLV (13-3, 1-1 Mountain West) | RPI = 28
  
• UMKC (9-7, 2-3 Summit League) | RPI = 212
  
• North Florida (5-11, 2-3 Atlantic Sun) | RPI = 123: Loss at Lipscomb (76-80)
  
• Savannah State (2-17) | RPI = 293: Loss at Marshall (57-71)
  
• Oklahoma State (13-2, 1-0 Big 12) | RPI = 36
  
• Colorado (12-4, 1-0 Big 12) | RPI = 109
  
• Texas Tech (8-8, 0-1 Big 12) | RPI = 215
  
• No. 15 Missouri (14-2, 0-1 Big 12) | RPI = 46
  
• No. 14 Texas A&M (14-1, 1-0 Big 12) | RPI = 24
  
• Baylor (11-3, 1-0 Big 12) | RPI = 119
  
• No. 3 Kansas (15-0) | RPI = 1
  
• Nebraska (13-2, 1-0 Big 12) | RPI = 107
  
• Iowa State (13-3, 0-1 Big 12) | RPI = 98
  
• Oklahoma (8-7, 0-1 Big 12) | RPI = 210
  
• No. 12 Texas (12-3) | RPI = 32
  

*Division II