Or maybe the RPI is just ranking Tennessee correctly now. Tennessee has had a disappointing season so far. At best they are the #7 team in the SEC, and you only arrive at that number if you give them credit for what they should be on paper. There is no way Tennessee has performed as the #16 in the country....somewhere in the 30's may be being kind to them.
I do agree that, especially in baseball, the weighting given to home v road is too heavy. I might could buy 0.8, or maybe even 0.75, but 0.7 is too much. I also hope that the selection committee gives itself some room for common sense to enter into the equation. Georgia is up to #28, and they just beat Arkansas, so they could possibly be a top 25 team in the morning. That with a conference record of 5-11 and a 4-9 record against top 25 teams. Mississippi St is at #26 right now while being 5-10 in conference and 4-9 against top 25 teams. Both those Bulldog teams are getting credit for playing and losing to good teams, while simultaneously not playing any putrid teams with near 300 RPIs like we did (actually Mississippi St did play one game against Grambling). I can't stand the "good loss" strategy that we see often in college sports. I hope (and expect) that the committee will see this if it remains the case come Memorial Day weekend and not reward teams playing below .400 ball in conference games.
