Ratings Percentage Index Update

[UA_MA_2000]

UAlbany checks in this afternoon at #104 on the RPI.

 

Siena, following their win yesterday afternoon, checks in at #28.

 

As further evidence that the RPI rankings are perhaps a bit off early in the season, Bucknell is #2 (but I guess it helps our SOS).

 

 

See http://kenpom.com/rpi.php

[haggyland]

Very early in the game, but Bucknell currently has the lead on #23 Villanova.

[sarge965]

UMBC at 26 also after a nice win at Richmond

[UA_MA_2000]

UAlbany (2-1) at #179 this morning.

 

Lehigh (2-1), our opponent for Tuesday night, checks in at #201.

 

http://www.realtimerpi.com/rpi_Men.html

[UA_MA_2000]

Today, UA and Lehigh check in at #185 and #205, respectively.

[UA_MA_2000]

UAlbany checks in tonight at #113 on the RPI.

 

As of this evening:

Our next two opponents, Sacred Heart Pioneers and Siena, check in at #331 and #29, respectively.

[olddog71]

I don't much care for Sacred Heart's rating. It is almost certainly very deceptive. This team we must be very wary of. We have not had much success against them the last two seasons.

 

Thanks for reporting the numbers.

[UAalum72]

Sacred Heart was the preseason favorite in the NEC, however the release says

 

"NEC coaches have failed to correctly forecast the eventual league champion since selecting Mount St. Mary’s to win it all in 1998-99, and have proven inaccurate in 18 of the last 20 years. "

 

SHU is 0-5, with losses to Yale, Hartford, St. John's, Army, and Fairfield, the closest was by nine points.

[GODANESGO]

Sacred Heart was the preseason favorite in the NEC, however the release says

 

"NEC coaches have failed to correctly forecast the eventual league champion since selecting Mount St. Mary’s to win it all in 1998-99, and have proven inaccurate in 18 of the last 20 years. "

 

SHU is 0-5, with losses to Yale, Hartford, St. John's, Army, and Fairfield, the closest was by nine points.

 

Sacred Heart could be 0-20 with an average loss margin of 30 points and I'd still be cautiously optimistic about playing them. We need to show that the past two years were just flukes.

 

Fun to see that the Danes are 18-2 in their past 20 games at SEFCU. Only losses being UVM and a STRONG VCU team last year. When I first organized the Rowdies, Coach Brown kept saying that he wanted our home court to be the toughest place to play in the entire AE. While there will ALWAYS be room for improvement, I think both student and non-student fans alike have done a tremendous job with that charge!!

[B9j2j6s]

I think of all the teams on the OOC schedule this season Sacred Heart is the one team that they do not need any more motivation for playing against. They came in two years ago and stole one from us than last year we got destroyed by almost 20. The coaches will definitely be reminding the team of those facts. Add in they were picked to win the NEC I would be shocked if we didn’t go into the game against Siena 4-1.

[olddog71]

I'm hoping that our more radical change in playing personnel will make it much more difficult for Sacred Heart to plan for us this year. Otherwise, they seem to have our number lately.

[UA_MA_2000]

Until we play Duke and Iowa State, it looks like Siena (at least RPI-wise) might be the toughest opponent on our OOC schedule (as well as Boise State, but I don't know much about them this year).

[UA_MA_2000]

Checking in on Turkey Day at #104 ... .

 

Siena dropped to #84. Kinda hoping Siena stays up there to help our SOS, etc.

 

 

http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_Men.html

[UA_MA_2000]

Checking in on Turkey Day at #104. Siena has dropped to #84.

 

http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_Men.html

 

 

However, at http://kenpom.com/rpi.php, we are #113 and Siena is #26. Not sure why there is such disparity between the Real Time RPI and the Pomeroy Ratings (at least in the case of Siena).

[Clickclack]

Checking in on Turkey Day at #104. Siena has dropped to #84.

 

http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_Men.html

 

 

However, at http://kenpom.com/rpi.php, we are #113 and Siena is #26. Not sure why there is such disparity between the Real Time RPI and the Pomeroy Ratings (at least in the case of Siena).

 

Real time is updated every half hour or so.....kenpom once a day, usually around 10am. Currently kenpom has ratings only through Tuesday nights game while realtime is through Wednesdays games.