Only Houston gets ranked in the AAC
8 SEC teams in the top 16 to start the RPI bias for 2018.
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1
2018 D1 Baseball Poll
Only 8? I'm shocked!tpstulane wrote:Only Houston gets ranked in the AAC
8 SEC teams in the top 16 to start the RPI bias for 2018.
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1
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makes total sense...the schools are located in "warm weather" states, Like Florida, Carolina's, Tennessee, Louisiana..as opposed to climate changing states such as Texas, Oklahoma, and KansasPepper wrote:Only 8? I'm shocked!tpstulane wrote:Only Houston gets ranked in the AAC
8 SEC teams in the top 16 to start the RPI bias for 2018.
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1
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Makes no sense that #25 Duke who went 30-28 is over UCF 40-22 & USF 42-18.golfnut69 wrote:makes total sense...the schools are located in "warm weather" states, Like Florida, Carolina's, Tennessee, Louisiana..as opposed to climate changing states such as Texas, Oklahoma, and KansasPepper wrote:Only 8? I'm shocked!tpstulane wrote:Only Houston gets ranked in the AAC
8 SEC teams in the top 16 to start the RPI bias for 2018.
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1
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There is no RPI Bias. RPI is a formula and it doesn’t take into account any pollstpstulane wrote:Only Houston gets ranked in the AAC
8 SEC teams in the top 16 to start the RPI bias for 2018.
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1
I know that it’s a formula. But the part of the formula is based on strength of schedule and if you’re playing ranked teams like the SEC plays each other it goes into the formula. It’s a self fulfilling process. If you had none of them ranked it would hurt their RPI’s. Unfortunately they start with this and go forward.Profoundwizard wrote:There is no RPI Bias. RPI is a formula and it doesn’t take into account any pollstpstulane wrote:Only Houston gets ranked in the AAC
8 SEC teams in the top 16 to start the RPI bias for 2018.
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1
Replace those 8 SEC schools with the AAC and you’d see our league RPI start at No. 1
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You are wrong. The strength of schedule is based on your opponents records and the records of their opponents. The RPI formula doesn’t even know if a team is ranked in the D1 baseball poll or any other poll for that matter.
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Of course there is a assumption-based bias in RPI. There has to be. The only way to prove Team A from the SEC is better than Team B from AAC is for them to play each other. Since that did not happen, it resorts to comparing the teams they did play. SEC schools are assumed to be better before any games are played. From that point, they have to prove that they are not as good as originally thought, but the only games they lose are to other SEC schools who are also assumed to be elite; therefore the losses don't hurt them as much. By contrast AAC conference games can't boost RPI because pre-season assumptions have created a lower bar.Profoundwizard wrote:You are wrong. The strength of schedule is based on your opponents records and the records of their opponents. The RPI formula doesn’t even know if a team is ranked in the D1 baseball poll or any other poll for that matter.
This is always the problem with pre-season rankings in every sport. It's probably unavoidable because there is no way to know who will be better or worse than thought, but to deny that the pre-season rankings stacks the deck for the rest of the season is ridiculous.
Thanks for explaining clearly. That’s the point I was trying to make.anEngineer wrote:Of course there is a assumption-based bias in RPI. There has to be. The only way to prove Team A from the SEC is better than Team B from AAC is for them to play each other. Since that did not happen, it resorts to comparing the teams they did play. SEC schools are assumed to be better before any games are played. From that point, they have to prove that they are not as good as originally thought, but the only games they lose are to other SEC schools who are also assumed to be elite; therefore the losses don't hurt them as much. By contrast AAC conference games can't boost RPI because pre-season assumptions have created a lower bar.Profoundwizard wrote:You are wrong. The strength of schedule is based on your opponents records and the records of their opponents. The RPI formula doesn’t even know if a team is ranked in the D1 baseball poll or any other poll for that matter.
This is always the problem with pre-season rankings in every sport. It's probably unavoidable because there is no way to know who will be better or worse than thought, but to deny that the pre-season rankings stacks the deck for the rest of the season is ridiculous.
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And youre both still wrong. These preseason polls and even in season polls have zero bearing on the RPI.
You said "SEC schools are assumed to be better any games are played". That's incorrect in terms of RPI. Take a look at the RPI formula for yourselves. For these rankings to matter for the RPI they would have to be factored into the formula. They are not. Everyone starts off with the same blank slate in the RPI.
You said "SEC schools are assumed to be better any games are played". That's incorrect in terms of RPI. Take a look at the RPI formula for yourselves. For these rankings to matter for the RPI they would have to be factored into the formula. They are not. Everyone starts off with the same blank slate in the RPI.
My frustration on the SEC bias lies with the selection committee when it comes to RPI. They use RPI when they want it to fit their criteria. They keep teams out with high RPI’s because they’ll claim they didn’t play a tough schedule yet they may take a team with a lower RPI if they deem their schedule was “tough”. In the end it always seems to benefit SEC schools. So the fact that they start 8 in the top 16 plays right into that narrative.Profoundwizard wrote:And youre both still wrong. These preseason polls and even in season polls have zero bearing on the RPI.
You said "SEC schools are assumed to be better any games are played". That's incorrect in terms of RPI. Take a look at the RPI formula for yourselves. For these rankings to matter for the RPI they would have to be factored into the formula. They are not. Everyone starts off with the same blank slate in the RPI.
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tpstulane wrote:My frustration on the SEC bias lies with the selection committee when it comes to RPI. They use RPI when they want it to fit their criteria. They keep teams out with high RPI’s because they’ll claim they didn’t play a tough schedule yet they may take a team with a lower RPI if they deem their schedule was “tough”. In the end it always seems to benefit SEC schools. So the fact that they start 8 in the top 16 plays right into that narrative.Profoundwizard wrote:And youre both still wrong. These preseason polls and even in season polls have zero bearing on the RPI.
You said "SEC schools are assumed to be better any games are played". That's incorrect in terms of RPI. Take a look at the RPI formula for yourselves. For these rankings to matter for the RPI they would have to be factored into the formula. They are not. Everyone starts off with the same blank slate in the RPI.
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Colin Montgomery did play his college golf there, after he was cut from the University of Houston teamswampnik wrote:tpstulane wrote:My frustration on the SEC bias lies with the selection committee when it comes to RPI. They use RPI when they want it to fit their criteria. They keep teams out with high RPI’s because they’ll claim they didn’t play a tough schedule yet they may take a team with a lower RPI if they deem their schedule was “tough”. In the end it always seems to benefit SEC schools. So the fact that they start 8 in the top 16 plays right into that narrative.Profoundwizard wrote:And youre both still wrong. These preseason polls and even in season polls have zero bearing on the RPI.
You said "SEC schools are assumed to be better any games are played". That's incorrect in terms of RPI. Take a look at the RPI formula for yourselves. For these rankings to matter for the RPI they would have to be factored into the formula. They are not. Everyone starts off with the same blank slate in the RPI.
Cept no one can hold a good Houston Baptist team down! (wink)
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