Here is the softball RPI released on 3-30:

14 - Louisiana Lafayette
24 - South Alabama
37 - Georgia State
60 - Texas State
62 - Louisiana Monroe
64 - Troy
131 - Georgia Southern
144 - Appalachian State
151 - Texas Arlington

We must have dropped some real stinkers this year to go 5-1 against the two teams ahead of us and still be this far behind them.

(03-30-2015 04:40 PM)FoUTASportscaster Wrote:  We must have dropped some real stinkers this year to go 5-1 against the two teams ahead of us and still be this far behind them.

The RPI number is based 25% on your record, 50% on your opponents record, and 25% on your opponent opponents record.

(03-30-2015 05:02 PM)CajunAmos Wrote:  

(03-30-2015 04:40 PM)FoUTASportscaster Wrote:  We must have dropped some real stinkers this year to go 5-1 against the two teams ahead of us and still be this far behind them.

The RPI number is based 25% on your record, 50% on your opponents record, and 25% on your opponent opponents record.

Translation: y'all played some real stinkers.

Six teams in the top 64 is pretty good as a conference.

(03-30-2015 05:07 PM)CajunFan3406 Wrote:  

(03-30-2015 05:02 PM)CajunAmos Wrote:  

(03-30-2015 04:40 PM)FoUTASportscaster Wrote:  We must have dropped some real stinkers this year to go 5-1 against the two teams ahead of us and still be this far behind them.

The RPI number is based 25% on your record, 50% on your opponents record, and 25% on your opponent opponents record.

Translation: y'all played some real stinkers.

Losses to:

Nicholls State-183
Sam Houston St-187
Texas Tech (x2)-119
Missouri-KC-164
DePaul-163
Colorado St-121
Tennessee-Martin-179
Louisiana-Lafayette-()
Abilene Christian-218

Some of these teams we also beat, but we still have a ways to go before our program is back to its glory days.

Louisiana, South Alabama and Ga. State if it ended today are certainly NCAA tournament participants. To have 6 of the 9 teams in the top 64 is impressive.

After the disaster of 2014, I'll take the 60 RPI.

(03-30-2015 06:41 PM)FoUTASportscaster Wrote:  

(03-30-2015 05:07 PM)CajunFan3406 Wrote:  

(03-30-2015 05:02 PM)CajunAmos Wrote:  

(03-30-2015 04:40 PM)FoUTASportscaster Wrote:  We must have dropped some real stinkers this year to go 5-1 against the two teams ahead of us and still be this far behind them.

The RPI number is based 25% on your record, 50% on your opponents record, and 25% on your opponent opponents record.

Translation: y'all played some real stinkers.

Losses to:

Nicholls State-183
Sam Houston St-187
Texas Tech (x2)-119
Missouri-KC-164
DePaul-163
Colorado St-121
Tennessee-Martin-179
Louisiana-Lafayette-()
Abilene Christian-218

Some of these teams we also beat, but we still have a ways to go before our program is back to its glory days.

Despite our efforts, the RPI still seems a bit tricky for you. Sure the losses hurt, but its a 25% contribution to your RPI number. The greater affect on your ranking is your crappy schedule, scratch that, the crappy performance of some teams on your schedule.

I don't give a squat where the teams you lost to rank. Some of us Cajun fans had this discussion on RaginPagin last week, RPI rank can be a meaningless number if a team has a decent winning percentage but scheduled poorly. For example, at 140 a team like St. Joseph's is probably a very RPI beneficial team as their record of 18-6 (.75 WP) contributes to 50% of the RPI formula compared to what is assumed to be a bad OWP that they would probably contribute, but only at 25% weighting.

The key for you guys to improve in the RPI is to schedule programs that will most likely win a majority of their games that are not against you. That way you get the W and their overall record contributes nicely to your OWP. The Cajuns have been doing this for a few years now.

(03-30-2015 06:41 PM)FoUTASportscaster Wrote:  

(03-30-2015 05:07 PM)CajunFan3406 Wrote:  

(03-30-2015 05:02 PM)CajunAmos Wrote:  

(03-30-2015 04:40 PM)FoUTASportscaster Wrote:  We must have dropped some real stinkers this year to go 5-1 against the two teams ahead of us and still be this far behind them.

The RPI number is based 25% on your record, 50% on your opponents record, and 25% on your opponent opponents record.

Translation: y'all played some real stinkers.

Losses to:

Nicholls State-183
Sam Houston St-187
Texas Tech (x2)-119
Missouri-KC-164
DePaul-163
Colorado St-121
Tennessee-Martin-179
Louisiana-Lafayette-()
Abilene Christian-218

Some of these teams we also beat, but we still have a ways to go before our program is back to its glory days.

To expound on this some more.

Nicholls: 18-13 (.58 WP), despite a rank of 183, they probably aren't hurting you that bad.
SHSU: 9-21 (.3 WP), RPI killer, avoid. I hope our game against them gets rained out.
Texas Tech: 16-20 (.44 WP), their OWP will end up being good by virtue of being in the big 12, but not enough to overcome the bad contribution from their own WP. Not a RPI beneficial team.
Missouri-KC: 19-17 (.53 WP), unless their OWP stinks, they probably aren't the worst team on your schedule RPI-wise.
DePaul: 12-16 (.43 WP), not that great.
Colorado St: 19-16 (.54 WP), similar to UMKC.
Tennessee Martin: 16-15 (.52 WP), despite a 179 rank, they're still around .500 overall. If that were to improve they could be somewhat beneficial.
UL: 27-5 (.84 WP, yeah you're welcome), despite us sweeping you guys, we did so much good for your RPI. We helped balance out that SHSU and Abilene Christian on your schedule and then some.
Abilene Christian: 6-24 (.2 WP, :-0), Yeah stop playing them.

And that's just some of your losses. You have teams that you beat that are doing more to hurt your RPI than help it.

Also just to add. Despite App and Georgia Southern being higher than you in the RPI, they, like SHSU and AC, are RPI stinkers. They are really hurting you guys right now.

(03-30-2015 07:18 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Louisiana, South Alabama and Ga. State if it ended today are certainly NCAA tournament participants. To have 6 of the 9 teams in the top 64 is impressive.

You need to look a little more closely at their resume. Yes, they have a good record, a high rpi ranking and a pretty decent non-conference schedule (8 games against teams currently in the top 25), but they haven't done anything yet. Those 8 games are all losses, their best win is against #42 Chattanooga (23-8). They still have a chance to make a statement and get noticed, with road games against the Cajuns (3), Florida State (2) and Georgia, but they will need to beat somebody who is going to be in post season play if they want to join the party.

(03-31-2015 12:33 AM)lcitsh Wrote:  

(03-30-2015 07:18 PM)GaSoEagle Wrote:  Louisiana, South Alabama and Ga. State if it ended today are certainly NCAA tournament participants. To have 6 of the 9 teams in the top 64 is impressive.

You need to look a little more closely at their resume. Yes, they have a good record, a high rpi ranking and a pretty decent non-conference schedule (8 games against teams currently in the top 25), but they haven't done anything yet. Those 8 games are all losses, their best win is against #42 Chattanooga (23-8). They still have a chance to make a statement and get noticed, with road games against the Cajuns (3), Florida State (2) and Georgia, but they will need to beat somebody who is going to be in post season play if they want to join the party.

I agree. They have everything the committee looks for except the "who'd you beat?" factor.

I don't expect a win, but good luck to the Warhawks against #2 LSU tonight.

Going to be hard to keep a 37 rpi team out if they can stay around that mark. I hope the Belt can get 3 teams in.

Troy took one from a Good UAB team tonight