K-State's Big Monday win over Baylor was a much-needed breath of fresh air, as well as the Cats' first "quality" win since the Washington State game (although I wouldn't get too excited just yet — Baylor is one ugly loss away from falling right back into the triple-digit RPI range).
Unfortunately, it also was the only thing to go right, bubble-wise, last night. If you watched SportsCenter, you know it's never a good sign when the teams we played make the top 10 plays for buzzer-beaters and spectacular individual performances against them.
That's what happened to James Madison (suffered its third straight conference loss by two points, in overtime, on the road, on a desperation heave at the buzzer, and made Hofstra guard Charles Jenkins look like a highlight reel in the process) and Texas Southern (lost its first conference game of the season and gave up a slew of MVSU dunks).
Alcorn State also lost, too, but hey, nothing new there.
Overall Record = 14-7
Big 12 Record = 2-4
RPI = 47
SOS = 19
Signature Wins (RPI 1-30) = none
Quality Wins (RPI 31-100) = James Madison, Virginia Tech, Gonzaga, Washington State, Baylor
Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = none
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James Madison (15-6, 5-4 CAA) | RPI = 74: Loss at Hofstra (90-92 in overtime)
- Virginia Tech (13-5, 3-2 ACC) | RPI = 63
- Presbyterian (9-12, 3-6 Big South) | RPI = 171
- Gonzaga (13-7, 3-2 WCC) | RPI = 67
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No. 3 Duke (18-1, 5-1 ACC) | RPI = 11
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Texas Southern (8-10, 6-1 SWAC) | RPI = 193: Loss at Mississippi Valley State (76-89)
- Emporia State (10-8, 7-5 MIAA*)
- Washington State (14-6, 4-4 Pac-10) | RPI = 70
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Alcorn State (1-17, 1-7 SWAC) | RPI = 332: Loss at Alabama State (68-81)
- Loyola-Chicago (12-8, 3-6 Horizon League) | RPI = 190
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No. 24 Florida (15-4, 4-1 SEC) | RPI = 19
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UNLV (15-5, 3-3 Mountain West) | RPI = 31
- UMKC (12-8, 5-4 Summit League) | RPI = 217
- North Florida (8-12, 5-4 Atlantic Sun) | RPI = 142
- Savannah State (3-17) | RPI = 300
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Oklahoma State (14-5, 2-3 Big 12) | RPI = 38
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Colorado (14-6, 3-2 Big 12) | RPI = 84
- Texas Tech (9-11, 1-4 Big 12) | RPI = 186
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No. 11 Missouri (17-3, 3-2 Big 12) | RPI = 28
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No. 13 Texas A&M (17-2, 4-1 Big 12) | RPI = 16
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Baylor (13-6, 3-3 Big 12) | RPI = 92: Loss at Kansas State (61-69)
- No. 6 Kansas (18-1, 3-1 Big 12) | RPI = 2
- Nebraska (14-5, 2-3 Big 12) | RPI = 107
- Iowa State (14-6, 1-4 Big 12) | RPI = 91
- Oklahoma (10-9, 2-3 Big 12) | RPI = 156
- No. 7 Texas (16-3, 4-0 Big 12) | RPI = 15
*Division II
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