There's a whole lot of red after the jump. Not only is K-State's RPI suffering after two losses in three games, but the vast majority of our non-con opponents are experiencing the same phenomenon.
The worst developments were Virginia Tech's ugly home loss to a mediocre Florida State team, which dropped the Hokies out of the RPI Top 50, and our loss to Baylor, which was a missed opportunity against RPI No. 4.
Collectively, the impact is that instead of remaining at 4-2 against top-50 teams or advancing to 5-2, K-State sits at just 3-3. Those are the little things that can cost you a seed or two come March.
Associated Press Ranking = 18
ESPN/USA Today Ranking = 18
Overall Record = 12-3
Big 12 Record = 1-2
Top 50 Record = 3-3
RPI = 27
SOS = 30
Signature Wins (RPI 1-30) = Alabama, Missouri
Quality Wins (RPI 31-100) = Virginia Tech, Long Beach State
Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = none
- Charleston Southern (11-7, 5-3 Big South) | RPI = 156: Loss at Gardner-Webb (77-80) and win over Presbyterian (65-58)
- Loyola Chicago (5-11, 0-6 Horizon) | RPI = 267
- UMES (3-12, 0-2 MEAC) | RPI = 293
- George Washington (6-10, 1-2 A-10) | RPI = 227: Win over Rhode Island (69-61)
- Virginia Tech (11-5, 0-2 ACC) | RPI = 59: Loss to Florida State (59-63)
- West Virginia (12-5, 3-2 Big East) | RPI = 16: Loss at No. 8 Connecticut (57-64)
- North Florida (9-9, 3-2 A-Sun) | RPI = 157: Loss at Stetson (64-68)
- Alabama (13-3, 2-0 SEC) | RPI = 15: Win over LSU (69-53)
- Southern Illinois (5-10, 2-2 MVC) | RPI = 263
- UTEP (8-9, 1-2 C-USA) | RPI = 150: Loss at Tulsa (48-59)
- Long Beach State (10-6, 3-0 Big West) | RPI = 35
- Howard (4-14, 1-4 MEAC) | RPI = 304: Loss at Norfolk State (48-68)
- No. 10 Kansas (13-3, 3-0 Big 12) | RPI = 25: Win at Texas Tech (81-46)
- No. 9 Missouri (15-1, 2-1 Big 12) | RPI = 19: Win at Iowa State (76-69)
- No. 4 Baylor (16-0, 3-0 Big 12) | RPI = 4: Win at No. 18 Kansas State (73-75)
- Oklahoma (10-5, 0-3 Big 12) | RPI = 79: Loss at Oklahoma State (65-72)
- Texas (12-4, 2-1 Big 12) | RPI = 63: Win over Texas A&M (61-51)
- Oklahoma State (9-7, 2-1 Big 12) | RPI = 100: Win over Oklahoma (72-65)
- Texas Tech (7-8, 0-3 Big 12) | RPI = 178: Loss to No. 10 Kansas (46-81)
- Iowa State (12-4, 2-1 Big 12) | RPI = 53: Loss to No. 9 Missouri (69-76)
- Texas A&M (9-6, 0-3 Big 12) | RPI = 206: Loss at Texas (51-61)
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