I used to do this on the old OUInsider board in the early Capel days, and I figure it's time to pick it up again.
SE Louisiana (4-12, 1-2 Southland) RPI: 278
vs. RPI 1-100: 0-5 (Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Gonzaga, UTEP, Sam Houston St)
Outlook: Looks to finish in the bottom half of the Southland conference. Disappointing because I thought they looked fairly athletic when we played them in the season opener.
Creighton (9-9, 0-5 Big East) RPI: 146
vs. RPI 1-100: 1-6 (Oklahoma, Seton Hall, Providence, Georgetown, Tulsa, Ole Miss, St. Mary's)
Outlook: Big East cellar-dweller. How did we lose to these jokers again?
Northwestern St (7-8, 2-2 Southland) RPI: 199
vs. RPI 1-100: 1-4 (Incarnate Word, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Sam Houston State.
Outlook: Upper half of the Southland. Could eventually be a good win for us RPI-wise.
UCLA 11-7 (3-2 PAC 12) RPI: 60
vs. RPI 1-100: 2-7 (Stanford, Long Beach St, Kentucky, Gonzaga, Utah, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Alabama, Colorado.
Outlook: Upper half of the PAC 12. Possible a tournament team if they continue the hot streak they are on and don't drop games to teams like Oregon St and Arizona St. Regardless, all of their losses came against the RPI Top 100. Very good win.
Butler 13-5 (3-2 Big East) RPI: 13
vs. RPI 1-100: 5-5 (North Carolina, Seton Hall, St. John's, Georgetown, Xavier, Villanova, Providence, Oklahoma, Indiana, Tennessee
Outlook: Contending for Big East title. Certainly a tournament team. Arguably our best win to date. Like UCLA, all of their losses came against RPI Top 100 teams. Excellent win for OU and one that will pay dividends on Selection Sunday.
Wisconsin (16-2, 4-1 B1G) RPI: 8
vs. RPI 1-100: 6-2 (Oklahoma, Georgetown, Buffalo, Boise State, Green Bay, Penn State, Duke, Rutgers.
Outlook: Contending for B1G championship and #1 seed in the NCAA tournament. No crying over this one for Sooner fans. Excellent team and certainly not a bad loss by any stretch of the imagination. I am a little surprised that their resume isn't as strong as I thought it would be. The loss to Rutgers is forgivable since they didn't have Frank Kaminsky.
Missouri 7-9, 1-2 SEC RPI: 145
vs RPI 1-100: 2-6 (LSU, Valparaiso, Kentucky, Arizona, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Xavier, Illinois
Outlook: Dumpster fire. Will contend with Auburn and Mississippi State for the SEC cellar. Their resume isn't horrible with most of their losses coming against the RPI Top 50, but the loss to Missouri-Kansas City (RPI 311) is very troubling. The weak SEC will do nothing to improve their resume. Average win.
Tulsa (11-5, 4-0 American) RPI: 37
vs. RPI 1-100: 3-3 (Temple, UConn, Incarnate Word, Wichita State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
Outlook: Contending (and leading) for an American conference championship. They might just do it with the problems that SMU is having now. They have a very good resume with wins against UConn at home and at Temple. The early loss to Oral Roberts is perplexing, but not nearly as wacky as their loss to SE Oklahoma St. Seriously, what's up with that? Does that even factor in to RPI? Huh. Anyway, this is one of our best wins this year, and the fact that it came on the road is a bonus.
Oral Roberts (9-8, 3-1 Summit RPI: 153
vs. RPI 1-100: 1-2 (Tulsa, Oklahoma, Memphis
Outlook: Upper half of the Summit league. Okay win, hard to get too fired up about it. They played a very poor schedule, and that win over Tulsa is the only thing probably holding up their already average RPI.
Washington (12-4, 1-3 PAC 12) RPI: 61
vs. RPI 1-100: 5-2 (San Diego State, Oklahoma, Eastern Washington, Long Beach State, UTEP, Stanford, Stony Brook
Outlook: In poor shape right now in the PAC 12, but they still have a chance to finish in the upper half. Losses to Washington State and Cal look kind of bad. How did we lose to these guys again? It's hard to call a loss to RPI # 61 on a neutral court a bad loss, but...yeah, it's a bad loss.
Weber State (8-8, 3-2 Big Sky) RPI: 200
vs. RPI 1-100: 0-4 (Oklahoma, LSU, BYU, Eastern Washington)
Outlook: Should stick around in the upper half of their league. It's actually not a terrible league, so their RPI should climb into the more respectable 150 range. They were a tournament team last year, although I confess I don't know what they lost from that team. Okay win.
George Mason (6-10, 1-3 Atlantic 10) RPI: 161
vs. RPI 1-100: 2-6 (Iona, La Salle, West Virginia, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma, Old Dominion, UMass, New Mexico
Outlook: They'll finish in the bottom half of a loaded Atlantic 10 conference, but I think because of how strong their league is they'll have a chance to pull a strong upset or two, which should boost their RPI to more around 120-130. Solid win.
SE Louisiana (4-12, 1-2 Southland) RPI: 278
vs. RPI 1-100: 0-5 (Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Gonzaga, UTEP, Sam Houston St)
Outlook: Looks to finish in the bottom half of the Southland conference. Disappointing because I thought they looked fairly athletic when we played them in the season opener.
Creighton (9-9, 0-5 Big East) RPI: 146
vs. RPI 1-100: 1-6 (Oklahoma, Seton Hall, Providence, Georgetown, Tulsa, Ole Miss, St. Mary's)
Outlook: Big East cellar-dweller. How did we lose to these jokers again?
Northwestern St (7-8, 2-2 Southland) RPI: 199
vs. RPI 1-100: 1-4 (Incarnate Word, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Sam Houston State.
Outlook: Upper half of the Southland. Could eventually be a good win for us RPI-wise.
UCLA 11-7 (3-2 PAC 12) RPI: 60
vs. RPI 1-100: 2-7 (Stanford, Long Beach St, Kentucky, Gonzaga, Utah, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Alabama, Colorado.
Outlook: Upper half of the PAC 12. Possible a tournament team if they continue the hot streak they are on and don't drop games to teams like Oregon St and Arizona St. Regardless, all of their losses came against the RPI Top 100. Very good win.
Butler 13-5 (3-2 Big East) RPI: 13
vs. RPI 1-100: 5-5 (North Carolina, Seton Hall, St. John's, Georgetown, Xavier, Villanova, Providence, Oklahoma, Indiana, Tennessee
Outlook: Contending for Big East title. Certainly a tournament team. Arguably our best win to date. Like UCLA, all of their losses came against RPI Top 100 teams. Excellent win for OU and one that will pay dividends on Selection Sunday.
Wisconsin (16-2, 4-1 B1G) RPI: 8
vs. RPI 1-100: 6-2 (Oklahoma, Georgetown, Buffalo, Boise State, Green Bay, Penn State, Duke, Rutgers.
Outlook: Contending for B1G championship and #1 seed in the NCAA tournament. No crying over this one for Sooner fans. Excellent team and certainly not a bad loss by any stretch of the imagination. I am a little surprised that their resume isn't as strong as I thought it would be. The loss to Rutgers is forgivable since they didn't have Frank Kaminsky.
Missouri 7-9, 1-2 SEC RPI: 145
vs RPI 1-100: 2-6 (LSU, Valparaiso, Kentucky, Arizona, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Xavier, Illinois
Outlook: Dumpster fire. Will contend with Auburn and Mississippi State for the SEC cellar. Their resume isn't horrible with most of their losses coming against the RPI Top 50, but the loss to Missouri-Kansas City (RPI 311) is very troubling. The weak SEC will do nothing to improve their resume. Average win.
Tulsa (11-5, 4-0 American) RPI: 37
vs. RPI 1-100: 3-3 (Temple, UConn, Incarnate Word, Wichita State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
Outlook: Contending (and leading) for an American conference championship. They might just do it with the problems that SMU is having now. They have a very good resume with wins against UConn at home and at Temple. The early loss to Oral Roberts is perplexing, but not nearly as wacky as their loss to SE Oklahoma St. Seriously, what's up with that? Does that even factor in to RPI? Huh. Anyway, this is one of our best wins this year, and the fact that it came on the road is a bonus.
Oral Roberts (9-8, 3-1 Summit RPI: 153
vs. RPI 1-100: 1-2 (Tulsa, Oklahoma, Memphis
Outlook: Upper half of the Summit league. Okay win, hard to get too fired up about it. They played a very poor schedule, and that win over Tulsa is the only thing probably holding up their already average RPI.
Washington (12-4, 1-3 PAC 12) RPI: 61
vs. RPI 1-100: 5-2 (San Diego State, Oklahoma, Eastern Washington, Long Beach State, UTEP, Stanford, Stony Brook
Outlook: In poor shape right now in the PAC 12, but they still have a chance to finish in the upper half. Losses to Washington State and Cal look kind of bad. How did we lose to these guys again? It's hard to call a loss to RPI # 61 on a neutral court a bad loss, but...yeah, it's a bad loss.
Weber State (8-8, 3-2 Big Sky) RPI: 200
vs. RPI 1-100: 0-4 (Oklahoma, LSU, BYU, Eastern Washington)
Outlook: Should stick around in the upper half of their league. It's actually not a terrible league, so their RPI should climb into the more respectable 150 range. They were a tournament team last year, although I confess I don't know what they lost from that team. Okay win.
George Mason (6-10, 1-3 Atlantic 10) RPI: 161
vs. RPI 1-100: 2-6 (Iona, La Salle, West Virginia, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma, Old Dominion, UMass, New Mexico
Outlook: They'll finish in the bottom half of a loaded Atlantic 10 conference, but I think because of how strong their league is they'll have a chance to pull a strong upset or two, which should boost their RPI to more around 120-130. Solid win.
