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GTNavyNuke

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YellowJacketFan2018 said:
Georgia Southern won 6-3 over #3 UGAG:D
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Always good to see uGag lose. Doesn't help our rpi. (tic)

Really hope they stumble and don't get a super regional. I think they are a lock for a regional bid given their weekend rotation. The weekend play is what the selection people seem to emphasize followed by top 20 wins.
 
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GTNavyNuke said:
Always good to see uGag lose. Doesn't help our rpi. (tic)

Really hope they stumble and don't get a super regional. I think they are a lock for a regional bid given their weekend rotation. The weekend play is what the selection people seem to emphasize followed by top 20 wins.
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Right now i think UGAG,Florida and Tennessee are the best teams in the SEC while LSU and Vanderbilt will be down this season(however they will still go to the NCAA Tournament).
 
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eokerholm said:
How does RPI work?
We want those we beat to lose? We want those that beat us to win?
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How does it work... MATH! ...don't ask me to be specific. (y) In general, you want everyone on your schedule to win all their games (except the ones against you). Of course, that is impossible due to common opponents.

My go-to website for baseball RPI. http://warrennolan.com/baseball/2020/rpi-live2
This early in the season, the data is pretty meaningless. It takes shape after 6-8 weeks once enough games are played to satisfy all the common opponent comparisons.


I don't know how dated this info is.. but if RPI calculations have changed, it probably isn't too significant.
http://www.boydsworld.com/baseball/faq.html#10

What is RPI?
The Ratings Power Index is the official NCAA formula designed to aid the selection committee for each sport in choosing the tournament field. It is based on a combination of a team's winning percentage, their opponents' winning percentage, and their opponents' opponents' winning percentage, with bonuses and penalties involved for road wins against top teams or home losses to lower-ranked teams.

What's wrong with the RPI's?
Although things are improving, there's still a very limited amount of inter-regional play in college baseball. This means that in sections of the country with fewer Division I baseball schools, such as the West, the pool of available opponents tends to be smaller, which tends to pull winning percentages towards .500. As a result of the RPI only considering two levels of interconnectedness, teams from these regions tend to be underranked by the RPI's.
 
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One thing I don’t like about RPI is outlined by the Tennessee case. Nolan has them #41 and NCAA @#44. Their record is 13-0. What more could they do? Schedule tougher traditional teams, earlier in the season? I get that part. But most D1 play teams in the corridor or Northern schools willing to come down as far South that they can schedule.

GT is 88th in Warren Nolan, as Fred likes. I prefer the NCAA one, where Tech is #70.
https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1/rpi
 
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Buzzbomb said:
One thing I don’t like about RPI is outlined by the Tennessee case. Nolan has them #41 and NCAA @#44. Their record is 13-0. What more could they do? Schedule tougher traditional teams, earlier in the season? I get that part. But most D1 play teams in the corridor or Northern schools willing to come down as far South that they can schedule.

GT is 88th in Warren Nolan, as Fred likes. I prefer the NCAA one, where Tech is #70.
https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1/rpi
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Not too early to look at these.... but waaaaaaaaaay too early to care what they say. (y)
 
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Buzzbomb said:
One thing I don’t like about RPI is outlined by the Tennessee case. Nolan has them #41 and NCAA @#44. Their record is 13-0. What more could they do? Schedule tougher traditional teams, earlier in the season? I get that part. But most D1 play teams in the corridor or Northern schools willing to come down as far South that they can schedule.

GT is 88th in Warren Nolan, as Fred likes. I prefer the NCAA one, where Tech is #70.
https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1/rpi
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Thanks for that ratings website,Buzz!(y)
 
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