Rpi

[Chaser728]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/rankings/rpi/index1

This lists our RPI as being 31... Can someone explain how the RPI is calculated?

 

[MNsooner]

As I recall you get 25% of your RPI for your win percentage, 50% for your opponents, then 25% for your opponents opponents win percentage.

 

[MI Sooner]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/rankings/rpi/index1

This lists our RPI as being 31... Can someone explain how the RPI is calculated?

We're 21, not 31.

 

[WaymanFan]

The only rationale I can make is that OU has won 4 games away from Lloyd Noble...guessing road wins must be a major factor in RPI...but just a guess nonetheless.

 

[ArdmoreSooner]

As with most sports stats and computer calculations I have no idea. Hopefully it stays high as committee uses it a lot in tournament selection. I do believe there is a factor for road/home/neutral.

 

[KBaden145]

OState only 11 and we are 21. Top 2 in the Big 12.

 

[MNsooner]

The only rationale I can make is that OU has won 4 games away from Lloyd Noble...guessing road wins must be a major factor in RPI...but just a guess nonetheless.

This is right. I checked the wikipedia and it said:

"A home win now counts as 0.6 win, while a road win counts as 1.4 wins. Inversely, a home loss equals 1.4 losses, while a road loss counts as 0.6 loss. A neutral game counts as 1 win or 1 loss. This change was based on statistical data that consistently showed home teams in Division I basketball winning about two-thirds of the time."

 

[Chaser728]

We're 21, not 31.

oops... My bad!

 

[ArdmoreSooner]

This is right. I checked the wikipedia and it said:

"A home win now counts as 0.6 win, while a road win counts as 1.4 wins. Inversely, a home loss equals 1.4 losses, while a road loss counts as 0.6 loss. A neutral game counts as 1 win or 1 loss. This change was based on statistical data that consistently showed home teams in Division I basketball winning about two-thirds of the time."

Thanks for the info, that is helpful. Guess with all the road and neutral explains our RPI and why it is so high.

 

[MNsooner]

If we win most of the rest of the games on our non-conf schedule, our RPI should look pretty good because we are playing teams that are competitive in their conference and are doing it on the road more than most major conference teams.

 

[artvandelay]

as with most formula based rankings, they don't mean much of anything until a much higher percentage of games are played.

 

[bocabull]

The rpi becomes more meaningful after conference play starts when enough games have been played to connect all the teams.

Never the less it's better to start off high than low!!