RebKell's Junkie Boards

[myrtle]

Arkansas
Auburn
Indiana
Ohio
Princeton
Tenn
TCU
UCF

so we know Princeton is in. So then it's down to 4 of the remaining seven. Or is it? Did they already account for Drake losing in the Missouri Valley or not? If not, then presumably three of the remaining seven.

_________________
For there is always light,
if only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.
- Amanda Gorman

[Matt5762]

Interestingly the NCAA account first tweeted a graphic with the wrong teams:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D15CKaeXcAEGDwH.jpg

Maybe I'm reading the tea leaves incorrectly, but I'm assuming this means that UCF is in, but dropped into the last 4 in when Drake lost.

[Ex-Ref]

I'm pulling for TN to make it.

I don't want all of the broadcasts to be dominated by talk about TN not making it. And you know that it will be if they aren't in it!

_________________
"Women are judged on their success, men on their potential. It’s time we started believing in the potential of women." —Muffet McGraw

“Thank you for showing the fellas that you've got more balls than them,” Haley said, to cheers from the crowd.

[Coyotes]

[Shades]

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.espn.com/core/video/iframe?id=26291580&endcard=false" allowfullscreen frameborder="0"></iframe>

_________________
Nnekalonians 1:14 - Thou shalt not accept that which is not earned

[LibFan25]

[pilight]

Top 20 RPI teams have been left out before

_________________
I'm a lonely frog
I ain't got a home

[Shades]

When a team plays Connecticut twice, it helps their SOS and therefore the RPI, but it doesn’t necessarily means it’s a tournament-worthy team.

_________________
Nnekalonians 1:14 - Thou shalt not accept that which is not earned

[SpaceJunkie]

[SpaceJunkie]

[pilight]

[calbearman76]

[willtalk]

All that UCF RPI of 15 proves is how flawed that system really is. I is ridiculous that they are still using that system when there are so many other better options available. Shows how far behind even WCBB bracketing committees are. The Men no longer use it.

UCF best win was against QUinnipaic by 2 pts. Getting beaten up by Uconn while just beating much weaker teams should not be a criteria for elevating a teams RPI to a top 15 ranking. Yet it happened. The flaw is more obvious because they lost o Uconn three times elevating their RPI. Yet this same flaw is inherent in the RPI ratings and constantly manifests itself but in less blatant means.

I get a kick out of Creme saying UCF rating is an anomaly. It is not an anomaly, rather a more obvious example in respect to the RPI's inherent flaws. If you check the RPI rankings against they other methods, the RPI is consistently the most divergent. They should in no way be using it. Anyone who does when better systems are available seem to typify the term March Madness.

_________________
No one one is ever as good as their best game, nor as bad as their worst.

[myrtle]

the moral of the UCF story is that you should play as many of the leaders of the 'lesser' leagues as possible. Then you don't have to play anybody with a pulse (as I think it was Art said) and will still have a great rpi.

so this year if you're a major and played in preseason:
Belmont
Mercer (sorry Pilight)
Boise State
Portland State
Maine
Little Rock
Lamar
Southern
UC Davis
NM state
Bucknell
Radford
Rice
Robt Morris
Gulf Coast
Penn
Ohio
NC A&T

even if you only won half the games in your conference, your RPI would look pretty fabulous.

_________________
For there is always light,
if only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.
- Amanda Gorman

[Howee]

RPI/SOS/MRIs be damned. I'm rootin' for IN and AR.

_________________
Oregon: Go Ducks!
"Inévitablement, les canards voleront"

[Shades]

They’ll be too worried about losing television ratings if they exclude Tennessee from the tournament.

_________________
Nnekalonians 1:14 - Thou shalt not accept that which is not earned

[Nixtreefan]

[myrtle]

I remember neighbors saying to play the best teams you thought you could beat. But really you don't need to even play 'good' teams, just teams that will get a lot of wins in their leagues...then you get their good record and you still can beat them.

_________________
For there is always light,
if only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.
- Amanda Gorman

[Nixtreefan]

Which could make sense as if you play some of those then you also benefit, is my thinking correct, I haven't had my second java yet. Sprinkle in a few top beatable teams and bingo.

_________________
"White privilege is unseen by white pompous asses"
Feelings, nothing more than feelings...