Quick thoughts from examining yesterday's scores:
- Is Alcorn State really that bad?
- Could Iowa State actually be that good?
- Or is Drake just terrible?
- Could Oklahoma State be worse than Iowa State, and how crazy would that be?
AP Ranking = 3
ESPN/USA Today Ranking = 3
Overall Record = 2-0
RPI = 31
SOS = 77
Signature Wins (RPI 1-30) = none
Quality Wins (RPI 31-100) = James Madison
Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = none
- James Madison (0-1) | RPI = 62
- No. 22 Virginia Tech (1-1) | RPI = 167
- Presbyterian (0-1) | RPI = 286
- No. 11 Gonzaga (2-1) | RPI = 111
- No. 1 Duke (2-0) | RPI = 2
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Marquette (3-0) | RPI = 119: Win over Wisconsin-Green Bay (89-69 in the CBE Classic)
- Texas Southern (0-2) | RPI = 320
- Emporia State (1-2*)
- Washington State (2-0) | RPI = 136
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Alcorn State (0-3) | RPI = 77: Loss at No. 14 Purdue (48-103)
- Loyola Chicago (3-0) | RPI = 16
- No. 9 Florida (1-1) | RPI = 215
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UNLV (2-0) | RPI = 254: Win over Southeastern Louisiana (92-56)
- UMKC (2-0) | RPI = 301
- North Florida (0-2) | RPI = 42
- Savannah State (1-2) | RPI = 271
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Oklahoma State (2-0) | RPI = 255: Win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (68-58)
- Colorado (1-1) | RPI = 170
- Texas Tech (1-1) | RPI = 217
- No. 15 Missouri (0-0) | RPI = 335
- Texas A&M (2-0) | RPI = 64
- No. 17 Baylor (2-0) | RPI = 168
- No. 7 Kansas (2-0) | RPI = 106
- Nebraska (2-0) | RPI = 123
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Iowa State (3-0) | RPI = 85: Win over Drake (91-43)
- Oklahoma (2-0) | RPI = 131
- Texas (2-0) | RPI = 55
*Division II