Games of Importance for UC's Resume
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Buffalo is our best win RPI. I don't think I need to emphasize the point we need WSU to keep winning as well as teams like Houston and SMU.
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buffalo really should win out. much easier said than done of course. but the best team they play the rest of the way is 173 on kenpom. and only 4 games are against the top 200.
Warren Nolan has them projected in the high 20's RPI end of season. They may be higher than any other team than WSU (that we either beat or can beat)...but after WSU lost to SMU...who knows.
I am not trying to shit on the parade. We just haven't gotten a lot of help from teams we need to help us. That's all. We have been taking care of business and I think we have an excellent team! Not a lot of room for error though in light of the situation.
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which again, crap like that is why rpi is so awful. assuming it plays out that way and they finish 25 on rpi, it will be without a single top 80 kenpom win and only 2 wins of 100 or better on kenpom. 22 of their 26 wins would be 150+ (technically 25 wins since one win wasn't d-1.)
awful.
Agreed..it's aweful! Let's go Kenpom committee come on man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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All of the guessing games could be taken out by metrics. But that is NOT how the committee wants to do things. Why? Money. March Madness will be MUCH more fun without team or conference bias.
Who doesn't love the underdog story?
Buffalo wins, RPI improves to 25.
Saturday Jan 20th 2018
Wichita St @ Houston
Noon, ESPNU
Wichita St at RPI 28, Houston at 58. Wichita with a 52% chance to win.
Villanova @ UCONN
Noon, CBS
UCONN RPI 94, with one of two last chances for an OOC win. 6% chance to win (lol).
Temple @ Penn
2pm
Temple at RPI 51, with the other last chance for an OOC win. 51% chance to win.
UCF @ South Florida
6pm ESPNU
UCF at RPI 59. 86% chance to win.
Tulane @ SMU
6pm ESPNews
SMU at RPI 56. 87% chance to win.
Memphis @ Tulsa
8pm ESPNU
Memphis at RPI 84. 35% chance to win.
Florida @ Kentucky
8:15pm ESPN
Florida at RPI 36. 40% chance to win.
Mississippi St @ Alabama
8:30pm SEC Network
Miss St at RPI 75, right at the Group 2 cut line. 28% chance to win.
Wyoming @ Utah St
9pm
Wyoming at RPI 86. 44% chance to win.
UCLA @ Oregon
10:15pm ESPN
UCLA at RPI 54. 41% chance to win.
Wichita St @ Houston
Noon, ESPNU
Wichita St at RPI 28, Houston at 58. Wichita with a 52% chance to win.
Villanova @ UCONN
Noon, CBS
UCONN RPI 94, with one of two last chances for an OOC win. 6% chance to win (lol).
Temple @ Penn
2pm
Temple at RPI 51, with the other last chance for an OOC win. 51% chance to win.
UCF @ South Florida
6pm ESPNU
UCF at RPI 59. 86% chance to win.
Tulane @ SMU
6pm ESPNews
SMU at RPI 56. 87% chance to win.
Memphis @ Tulsa
8pm ESPNU
Memphis at RPI 84. 35% chance to win.
Florida @ Kentucky
8:15pm ESPN
Florida at RPI 36. 40% chance to win.
Mississippi St @ Alabama
8:30pm SEC Network
Miss St at RPI 75, right at the Group 2 cut line. 28% chance to win.
Wyoming @ Utah St
9pm
Wyoming at RPI 86. 44% chance to win.
UCLA @ Oregon
10:15pm ESPN
UCLA at RPI 54. 41% chance to win.
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Thanks for sharing.
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Florida wins at Kentucky
Nice win
As previously noted, Florida wins a close one at UK to move up to 23.
UCF adjusted to life without Tacko by squeaking by USF, improving to 56.
SMU wins the rematch with Tulane, improving to 53.
Memphis falls at Tulsa, RPI falls to 95.
Miss St erases a 19 point halftime deficit but still loses. RPI down to 78.
Wyoming blows a 17 point halftime lead but still wins. RPI improves to 72.
UCLA is down 52-38 at halftime.
UCF adjusted to life without Tacko by squeaking by USF, improving to 56.
SMU wins the rematch with Tulane, improving to 53.
Memphis falls at Tulsa, RPI falls to 95.
Miss St erases a 19 point halftime deficit but still loses. RPI down to 78.
Wyoming blows a 17 point halftime lead but still wins. RPI improves to 72.
UCLA is down 52-38 at halftime.
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Not even just life without Tacko, AJ Davis didn't play as well and they survived.
UCLA cuts the deficit to 1 in the final minute, but comes away with another loss. Their RPI is now all the way down to 62, getting close to the top 75 cutoff for Group 1.
Nice! I'll take 2 more Temple wins with a side of FL winning out please.