blu
February 7, 2017, 7:39pm
#21
SwineFusion:
Blu:
Dogen:
Apparently we arrived on the bubble with impeccable timing, “the 2017 bubble watch begins today.” http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bubblewatch
Some folks around here act like there is nothing left to keep their interest this season. Those people I know have not been following razorback basketball for the past twenty years. This is where we have been trying to get back to. You can’t hit a double without touching first base. You can’t get a top 5 seed every year without rising through the crowded bubble field first. This is why we watch. If you are ready to give up and tune out three weeks before March you don’t love basketball period.
Thanks for link on that, this is the most exciting time of the year for college basketball fans.
Only thing I don’t like about ESPN is them not going by the official RPI/SOS. Our actual SOS is 63 not 73, which is a pretty big difference.
Here’s the link I’ve been following lately to keep up with everything. CBS actual goes by the official RPI/SOS by the NCAA.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb … razorbacks
If CBS is putting all that information next to RPI, they are not using the NCAA numbers. Because the NCAA is not releasing SOS stuff. I suspect, since Jerry Palm is on the CBS payroll, they’re using his RPI stuff. Which is close to the NCAA but not exactly.
Once again, the NCAA RPI (minus SOS) is available, updated every day, at <LINK_TEXT text=“http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball … etball-rpi”>http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-rpi </LINK_TEXT>
I haven’t seen any difference in CBS RPI rankings and the NCAA RPI rankings, I check both sites daily. It’s identical as far as I can tell. ESPN, not so much. There’s significant differences in whatever metric they use to get their RPI rankings. So whatever metric CBS is using, they are about as close to the NCAA’s as possible. And if you’re trying to get a gauge for the actual SOS, I think it would be safe bet to assume they are closer than ESPN.
Blu:
SwineFusion:
Blu:
Thanks for link on that, this is the most exciting time of the year for college basketball fans.
Only thing I don’t like about ESPN is them not going by the official RPI/SOS. Our actual SOS is 63 not 73, which is a pretty big difference.
Here’s the link I’ve been following lately to keep up with everything. CBS actual goes by the official RPI/SOS by the NCAA.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb … razorbacks
If CBS is putting all that information next to RPI, they are not using the NCAA numbers. Because the NCAA is not releasing SOS stuff. I suspect, since Jerry Palm is on the CBS payroll, they’re using his RPI stuff. Which is close to the NCAA but not exactly.
Once again, the NCAA RPI (minus SOS) is available, updated every day, at <LINK_TEXT text=“http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball … etball-rpi”>http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-rpi </LINK_TEXT>
I haven’t seen any difference in CBS RPI rankings and the NCAA RPI rankings, I check both sites daily. It’s identical as far as I can tell. ESPN, not so much. There’s significant differences in whatever metric they use to get their RPI rankings. So whatever metric CBS is using, they are about as close to the NCAA’s as possible. And if you’re trying to get a gauge for the actual SOS, I think it would be safe bet to assume they are closer than ESPN .
Yeah, I’m not sure why the ESPN gearheads decided to tweak their RPI formula in a way to make sure it’s different than the NCAA numbers, when the only numbers that count are on the NCAA sheet. But they did. They already have their own BPI, so why screw around with RPI too?
blu
February 7, 2017, 8:11pm
#23
SwineFusion:
Blu:
I haven’t seen any difference in CBS RPI rankings and the NCAA RPI rankings, I check both sites daily. It’s identical as far as I can tell. ESPN, not so much. There’s significant differences in whatever metric they use to get their RPI rankings. So whatever metric CBS is using, they are about as close to the NCAA’s as possible. And if you’re trying to get a gauge for the actual SOS, I think it would be safe bet to assume they are closer than ESPN .
Yeah, I’m not sure why the ESPN gearheads decided to tweak their RPI formula in a way to make sure it’s different than the NCAA numbers, when the only numbers that count are on the NCAA sheet. But they did. They already have their own BPI, so why screw around with RPI too?
I don’t get it either. I guess ESPN figures they gotta be different.
Funny thing is Lunardi is ESPN, uses their stuff when interviewing and is probably the best. He’s better than Palm, so maybe he has a hand in ESPN’s formula.
Lunardi has Arkansas 13 spots ahead of Palm.
That’s a big difference.