OU up to #26 in RPI

[BigTime]

Good spot to be right now. Play #21 Texas on Big Monday.

 

[SoonerBred]

We are #9 in Kenpom and Texas is #10. I think if we get even foul calls in the game early we will win.

 

[colston15]

And with six other Big 12 teams in the top 50, there will few games that hurt our RPI moving forward, even in a loss.

 

[Laxtothemax12]

What hurts a little is look at UCLA. That was supposed to be a signature non-conference win...they look TERRIBLE

 

[BigTime]

What hurts a little is look at UCLA. That was supposed to be a signature non-conference win...they look TERRIBLE

Better than a loss...

Our RPI is fine and will stay fine if we protect home court and win the ones we are supposed to on the road.

 

[Laxtothemax12]

Better than a lose...

Our RPI is fine and will stay fine if we protect home court and win the ones we are supposed to on the road.

Oh yeah im not saying it's a bad win, it would just make it look better if they hadn't lost their last 4 games by a wide margin. Makes national pundits keep sleepin on OU, which I like. Shock the nation tomorrow! Also Creighton not winning many games hurts a little, but I have moved on from that game.

 

[SKSooner]

We are going to finish just fine in the RPI. This team is really good. We didn't even play well and beat Baylor by 10. We're still getting better and have the defensive toughness to win when it counts. We'll get there.

 

[DSMok1]

Current Pomeroy Ratings:

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║ Rank  ║      Team       ║ Conf  ║ W-L  ║ Pyth   ║ AdjO  ║ Rnk ║ AdjD  ║ Rnk ║ AdjT  ║ Rnk ║ Luck   ║ Rnk ║
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║     1 ║ Kentucky        ║ SEC   ║ 13-0 ║ 0.9828 ║ 115.8 ║   7 ║ 81.4  ║   1 ║ 64.1  ║ 259 ║ 0.028  ║ 133 ║
║     2 ║ Virginia        ║ ACC   ║ 13-0 ║ 0.9721 ║ 117.7 ║   4 ║ 86.5  ║   4 ║ 59.7  ║ 348 ║ 0.055  ║  83 ║
║     3 ║ Duke            ║ ACC   ║ 13-0 ║ 0.9699 ║ 121.5 ║   1 ║ 89.9  ║  15 ║ 67.7  ║  79 ║ 0.083  ║  48 ║
║     4 ║ Wisconsin       ║ B10   ║ 14-1 ║ 0.9614 ║ 119   ║   2 ║ 90    ║  17 ║ 62.5  ║ 316 ║ 0.007  ║ 173 ║
║     5 ║ Gonzaga         ║ WCC   ║ 14-1 ║ 0.9488 ║ 117.5 ║   5 ║ 91.2  ║  27 ║ 66    ║ 169 ║ 0.042  ║ 104 ║
║     6 ║ Louisville      ║ ACC   ║ 13-1 ║ 0.9398 ║ 107.1 ║  50 ║ 84.3  ║   2 ║ 68.5  ║  57 ║ 0.066  ║  73 ║
║     7 ║ Villanova       ║ BE    ║ 13-1 ║ 0.9391 ║ 112.7 ║  12 ║ 88.9  ║  10 ║ 66.5  ║ 144 ║ 0.015  ║ 149 ║
║     8 ║ North Carolina  ║ ACC   ║ 11-3 ║ 0.9309 ║ 111.6 ║  15 ║ 89    ║  11 ║ 71.4  ║  13 ║ -0.046 ║ 267 ║
║     9 ║ Arizona         ║ P12   ║ 13-1 ║ 0.9235 ║ 109.1 ║  28 ║ 87.8  ║   8 ║ 68.4  ║  61 ║ 0.014  ║ 153 ║
║    10 ║ Oklahoma        ║ B12   ║ 10-3 ║ 0.916  ║ 107.4 ║  45 ║ 87.3  ║   5 ║ 70.1  ║  25 ║ -0.081 ║ 313 ║
║    11 ║ Utah            ║ P12   ║ 12-2 ║ 0.9128 ║ 107.6 ║  39 ║ 87.7  ║   7 ║ 63.3  ║ 290 ║ -0.024 ║ 229 ║
║    12 ║ Texas           ║ B12   ║ 12-2 ║ 0.9073 ║ 108   ║  36 ║ 88.6  ║   9 ║ 65.1  ║ 220 ║ 0.009  ║ 168 ║
║    13 ║ West Virginia   ║ B12   ║ 13-1 ║ 0.9068 ║ 109.9 ║  25 ║ 90.2  ║  19 ║ 69.5  ║  32 ║ -0.006 ║ 198 ║
║    14 ║ VCU             ║ A10   ║ 11-3 ║ 0.8947 ║ 111.5 ║  17 ║ 92.6  ║  40 ║ 69.2  ║  39 ║ 0.085  ║  45 ║
║    15 ║ Kansas          ║ B12   ║ 11-2 ║ 0.8893 ║ 111.4 ║  19 ║ 93    ║  45 ║ 67.1  ║ 111 ║ 0.206  ║   3 ║
║    16 ║ Baylor          ║ B12   ║ 11-2 ║ 0.8891 ║ 111.2 ║  21 ║ 92.8  ║  43 ║ 63.1  ║ 296 ║ 0.035  ║ 116 ║
║    17 ║ Maryland        ║ B10   ║ 14-1 ║ 0.889  ║ 108.6 ║  30 ║ 90.7  ║  25 ║ 65.5  ║ 198 ║ 0.071  ║  63 ║
║    18 ║ Ohio St.        ║ B10   ║ 12-3 ║ 0.8876 ║ 111.6 ║  16 ║ 93.3  ║  48 ║ 68.7  ║  52 ║ -0.068 ║ 301 ║
║    19 ║ Iowa St.        ║ B12   ║ 10-2 ║ 0.8815 ║ 113.1 ║  11 ║ 95    ║  68 ║ 70.2  ║  24 ║ -0.017 ║ 215 ║
║    20 ║ Wichita St.     ║ MVC   ║ 12-2 ║ 0.8791 ║ 112.2 ║  13 ║ 94.4  ║  60 ║ 62.3  ║ 322 ║ 0.015  ║ 150 ║
║    21 ║ Notre Dame      ║ ACC   ║ 14-1 ║ 0.8767 ║ 118.3 ║   3 ║ 99.7  ║ 160 ║ 64.9  ║ 230 ║ -0.013 ║ 212 ║
║    22 ║ Michigan St.    ║ B10   ║ 9-5  ║ 0.8742 ║ 107.2 ║  49 ║ 90.5  ║  23 ║ 66.9  ║ 122 ║ -0.151 ║ 343 ║
║    23 ║ Florida         ║ SEC   ║ 7-6  ║ 0.8628 ║ 104.9 ║  77 ║ 89.4  ║  13 ║ 62.9  ║ 307 ║ -0.177 ║ 347 ║
║    24 ║ Oklahoma St.    ║ B12   ║ 11-2 ║ 0.8604 ║ 107.3 ║  46 ║ 91.6  ║  33 ║ 66.7  ║ 132 ║ 0.053  ║  88 ║
║    25 ║ BYU             ║ WCC   ║ 13-4 ║ 0.8595 ║ 115.4 ║   8 ║ 98.6  ║ 131 ║ 71.8  ║  11 ║ -0.049 ║ 277 ║
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OU currently tops in the Big 12 according to the Pomeroy ratings, and the most "unlucky" team near the top in terms of their point differential vs. their record.

Who would have thought that OU could go from an iffy defense (91st last year) to an elite defense in 1 season? 5th in defense is amazing!

 

[DSMok1]

After the big win last night, OU is up to 6th in the Pomeroy Ratings!

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║ Rank  ║      Team       ║ Conf  ║ W-L  ║ Pyth   ║ AdjO  ║ Rnk ║ AdjD  ║ Rnk ║ AdjT  ║ Rnk ║
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║     1 ║ Kentucky        ║ SEC   ║ 13-0 ║ 0.9826 ║ 115.6 ║   7 ║ 81.4  ║   1 ║ 64.2  ║ 258 ║
║     2 ║ Virginia        ║ ACC   ║ 13-0 ║ 0.9725 ║ 117.8 ║   4 ║ 86.4  ║   5 ║ 59.7  ║ 348 ║
║     3 ║ Duke            ║ ACC   ║ 13-0 ║ 0.9702 ║ 121.8 ║   1 ║ 89.9  ║  17 ║ 67.9  ║  76 ║
║     4 ║ Wisconsin       ║ B10   ║ 14-1 ║ 0.9627 ║ 119.1 ║   3 ║ 89.8  ║  14 ║ 62.5  ║ 317 ║
║     5 ║ Gonzaga         ║ WCC   ║ 14-1 ║ 0.9493 ║ 117.6 ║   5 ║ 91.2  ║  26 ║ 66    ║ 171 ║
║     6 ║ Oklahoma        ║ B12   ║ 11-3 ║ 0.9401 ║ 108.8 ║  29 ║ 85.7  ║   3 ║ 69.7  ║  30 ║
║     7 ║ Louisville      ║ ACC   ║ 13-1 ║ 0.9396 ║ 107   ║  47 ║ 84.3  ║   2 ║ 68.6  ║  56 ║
║     8 ║ Villanova       ║ BE    ║ 13-1 ║ 0.9392 ║ 112.7 ║  12 ║ 88.9  ║   9 ║ 66.4  ║ 142 ║
║     9 ║ North Carolina  ║ ACC   ║ 11-4 ║ 0.9248 ║ 111.7 ║  16 ║ 89.8  ║  15 ║ 70.7  ║  17 ║
║    10 ║ Arizona         ║ P12   ║ 13-1 ║ 0.9234 ║ 109.1 ║  28 ║ 87.8  ║   8 ║ 68.4  ║  62 ║
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What's more--look at the defensive rank. 3rd! OU hasn't had a top 10 defense since 2003, and ranked 3rd on defense way back in 2002.

 

[DenverSooner]

Aren't a lot of the teams with higher RPIs than OU necessarily going to fall. For example, VCU, Gonzaga, maybe Villanova, Wichita St., maybe Seton Hall, WVU (because OU is going to sweep them), Northern Iowa, Colorado St., Old Dominion, and Dayton. Even the other majors should had a slight downward trend because the Big 12 has the highest ranking. Therefore, the remainder of their schedules should do more damage than OU's.

 

[MNsooner]

Exactly what Denver said. If we win RPI will work itself out. Winning conference games in a strong conference shoots you up the rankings. Honestly, there may be weeks where we lose a game and move up the rankings.