RPI:
13 South Alabama
21 Coastal Carolina
23 Louisiana Lafayette
72 Troy
94 Louisiana Monroe
111 Texas Arlington
123 Arkansas State
132 Texas State
138 Georgia Southern
168 Little Rock
228 Georgia State
278 Appalachian State

D1Baseball Top 25:
25 South Alabama
RV Coastal Carolina
RV Louisiana Lafayette

USA Today:
24 South Alabama
27 Louisiana Lafayette
28 Coastal Carolina

Baseball America:
23 South Alabama

I know it is OBVIOUS but I'll say it anyway.

The SUN BELT should see a significant boost with CCU next year while their old conf.(Big South) will tumble down to the twenties.

I predict SBC RPI next year in the 6-8 range.

(04-11-2016 02:00 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  I know it is OBVIOUS but I'll say it anyway.

The SUN BELT should see a significant boost with CCU next year while their old conf.(Big South) will tumble down to the twenties.

I predict SBC RPI next year in the 6-8 range.

Yep....really looking forward to this addition.

No doubt we need the boost. Need to get back to being a 3 bid league at minimum. Really hope UL and the Jags can keep winning before our series. Would be great to see a series get some national exposure.

Dropping 2 to Nevada really hurt us. I don't take much stock in RPI but it always sucks to be ranked near the bottom in anything no matter how that ranking is formulated.

(04-11-2016 02:04 PM)LaCajunsFan Wrote:  

(04-11-2016 02:00 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  I know it is OBVIOUS but I'll say it anyway.

The SUN BELT should see a significant boost with CCU next year while their old conf.(Big South) will tumble down to the twenties.

I predict SBC RPI next year in the 6-8 range.

Yep....really looking forward to this addition.

And it will help for us back to where we usually are as well. We're very much down.

(04-11-2016 06:15 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  

(04-11-2016 02:04 PM)LaCajunsFan Wrote:  

(04-11-2016 02:00 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  I know it is OBVIOUS but I'll say it anyway.

The SUN BELT should see a significant boost with CCU next year while their old conf.(Big South) will tumble down to the twenties.

I predict SBC RPI next year in the 6-8 range.

Yep....really looking forward to this addition.

And it will help for us back to where we usually are as well. We're very much down.

Same with us. We're having some mediocre years since joining the SBC. The natives are getting restless.

Ugh I wish we'd get back to playing great baseball

(04-11-2016 05:56 PM)Godzilla Wrote:  Dropping 2 to Nevada really hurt us. I don't take much stock in RPI but it always sucks to be ranked near the bottom in anything no matter how that ranking is formulated.

You don't take much stock in RPI? Then you clearly have no idea how to make a regional in college baseball. Buddy, it's ALL about the RPI. Without it, you have to resort to winning the conference tournament.

You clearly don't care about the RPI, because your coaching staff has done a piss poor job of scheduling which makes your RPI so bad. Schedule the right teams, and if you play well against your schedule... And have an RPI in the low 40's come Tourny time, you have a very good shot at an at-large bid.

Not putting much stock into RPI for college baseball, now that's funny.

(04-11-2016 06:15 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  

(04-11-2016 02:04 PM)LaCajunsFan Wrote:  

(04-11-2016 02:00 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  I know it is OBVIOUS but I'll say it anyway.

The SUN BELT should see a significant boost with CCU next year while their old conf.(Big South) will tumble down to the twenties.

I predict SBC RPI next year in the 6-8 range.

Yep....really looking forward to this addition.

And it will help for us back to where we usually are as well. We're very much down.

Won't change under Rodney. We haven't been a consistently good program in a long, long time.

(04-12-2016 12:56 AM)CajunJuice Wrote:  

(04-11-2016 05:56 PM)Godzilla Wrote:  Dropping 2 to Nevada really hurt us. I don't take much stock in RPI but it always sucks to be ranked near the bottom in anything no matter how that ranking is formulated.

You don't take much stock in RPI? Then you clearly have no idea how to make a regional in college baseball. Buddy, it's ALL about the RPI. Without it, you have to resort to winning the conference tournament.

You clearly don't care about the RPI, because your coaching staff has done a piss poor job of scheduling which makes your RPI so bad. Schedule the right teams, and if you play well against your schedule... And have an RPI in the low 40's come Tourny time, you have a very good shot at an at-large bid.

Not putting much stock into RPI for college baseball, now that's funny.

Tell that one to our 2010 team, would you please?

(04-12-2016 03:44 AM)CatMom Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 12:56 AM)CajunJuice Wrote:  

(04-11-2016 05:56 PM)Godzilla Wrote:  Dropping 2 to Nevada really hurt us. I don't take much stock in RPI but it always sucks to be ranked near the bottom in anything no matter how that ranking is formulated.

You don't take much stock in RPI? Then you clearly have no idea how to make a regional in college baseball. Buddy, it's ALL about the RPI. Without it, you have to resort to winning the conference tournament.

You clearly don't care about the RPI, because your coaching staff has done a piss poor job of scheduling which makes your RPI so bad. Schedule the right teams, and if you play well against your schedule... And have an RPI in the low 40's come Tourny time, you have a very good shot at an at-large bid.

Not putting much stock into RPI for college baseball, now that's funny.

Tell that one to our 2010 team, would you please?

What was their resume?

RPI is but one factor in making the tourney. Like everything else, strength of schedule, quality wins, conference, etc. are considered as well.

As for him personally, I agree. There will never be a way to rank teams fairly. I dont put stock in RPI as I dont believe UTA is the 111th best team in the country. We were 89 last week, so somehow last week's formula was off 22 but this week's is right?

I dont put much stock in RPI either. It is a tool. Nothing more and certainly not foolproof.

(04-12-2016 03:44 AM)CatMom Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 12:56 AM)CajunJuice Wrote:  

(04-11-2016 05:56 PM)Godzilla Wrote:  Dropping 2 to Nevada really hurt us. I don't take much stock in RPI but it always sucks to be ranked near the bottom in anything no matter how that ranking is formulated.

You don't take much stock in RPI? Then you clearly have no idea how to make a regional in college baseball. Buddy, it's ALL about the RPI. Without it, you have to resort to winning the conference tournament.

You clearly don't care about the RPI, because your coaching staff has done a piss poor job of scheduling which makes your RPI so bad. Schedule the right teams, and if you play well against your schedule... And have an RPI in the low 40's come Tourny time, you have a very good shot at an at-large bid.

Not putting much stock into RPI for college baseball, now that's funny.

Tell that one to our 2010 team, would you please?

According to the NCAA, your RPI for the 2010 season at selection time was 51st.

(04-12-2016 09:20 AM)Cajunman02 Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 03:44 AM)CatMom Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 12:56 AM)CajunJuice Wrote:  

(04-11-2016 05:56 PM)Godzilla Wrote:  Dropping 2 to Nevada really hurt us. I don't take much stock in RPI but it always sucks to be ranked near the bottom in anything no matter how that ranking is formulated.

You don't take much stock in RPI? Then you clearly have no idea how to make a regional in college baseball. Buddy, it's ALL about the RPI. Without it, you have to resort to winning the conference tournament.

You clearly don't care about the RPI, because your coaching staff has done a piss poor job of scheduling which makes your RPI so bad. Schedule the right teams, and if you play well against your schedule... And have an RPI in the low 40's come Tourny time, you have a very good shot at an at-large bid.

Not putting much stock into RPI for college baseball, now that's funny.

Tell that one to our 2010 team, would you please?

According to the NCAA, your RPI for the 2010 season at selection time was 51st.

Yep. And if that's the case, 51 is not strong enough for an at-large bid from a mid major conference due to prob also lack of SOS.

(04-12-2016 01:25 PM)CajunJuice Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 09:20 AM)Cajunman02 Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 03:44 AM)CatMom Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 12:56 AM)CajunJuice Wrote:  

(04-11-2016 05:56 PM)Godzilla Wrote:  Dropping 2 to Nevada really hurt us. I don't take much stock in RPI but it always sucks to be ranked near the bottom in anything no matter how that ranking is formulated.

You don't take much stock in RPI? Then you clearly have no idea how to make a regional in college baseball. Buddy, it's ALL about the RPI. Without it, you have to resort to winning the conference tournament.

You clearly don't care about the RPI, because your coaching staff has done a piss poor job of scheduling which makes your RPI so bad. Schedule the right teams, and if you play well against your schedule... And have an RPI in the low 40's come Tourny time, you have a very good shot at an at-large bid.

Not putting much stock into RPI for college baseball, now that's funny.

Tell that one to our 2010 team, would you please?

According to the NCAA, your RPI for the 2010 season at selection time was 51st.

Yep. And if that's the case, 51 is not strong enough for an at-large bid from a mid major conference due to prob also lack of SOS.

CJ: what are your thoughts on what rpi is needed for a mid major to get an at large bid?

In 2013 we had an RPI of 49 and were selected as an at-large. We may have been helped by reputation though as well as we had become a regular in the regionals having won the previous 6 conference tournaments and 10 of the previous 12 conference tournaments.

(04-12-2016 01:28 PM)LaCajunsFan Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 01:25 PM)CajunJuice Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 09:20 AM)Cajunman02 Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 03:44 AM)CatMom Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 12:56 AM)CajunJuice Wrote:  You don't take much stock in RPI? Then you clearly have no idea how to make a regional in college baseball. Buddy, it's ALL about the RPI. Without it, you have to resort to winning the conference tournament.

You clearly don't care about the RPI, because your coaching staff has done a piss poor job of scheduling which makes your RPI so bad. Schedule the right teams, and if you play well against your schedule... And have an RPI in the low 40's come Tourny time, you have a very good shot at an at-large bid.

Not putting much stock into RPI for college baseball, now that's funny.

Tell that one to our 2010 team, would you please?

According to the NCAA, your RPI for the 2010 season at selection time was 51st.

Yep. And if that's the case, 51 is not strong enough for an at-large bid from a mid major conference due to prob also lack of SOS.

CJ: what are your thoughts on what rpi is needed for a mid major to get an at large bid?

Anything lower than 40 is a shoe-in. 40-45 is beginning of the bubble, but likely still gets you in. 45-50 you will need to have some signature wins. 50+ is unlikely to get a mid-major in unless they have 40+ wins with some clear cut high-end victories and a solid SOS.

(04-12-2016 02:21 PM)CajunJuice Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 01:28 PM)LaCajunsFan Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 01:25 PM)CajunJuice Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 09:20 AM)Cajunman02 Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 03:44 AM)CatMom Wrote:  Tell that one to our 2010 team, would you please?

According to the NCAA, your RPI for the 2010 season at selection time was 51st.

Yep. And if that's the case, 51 is not strong enough for an at-large bid from a mid major conference due to prob also lack of SOS.

CJ: what are your thoughts on what rpi is needed for a mid major to get an at large bid?

Anything lower than 40 is a shoe-in. 40-45 is beginning of the bubble, but likely still gets you in. 45-50 you will need to have some signature wins. 50+ is unlikely to get a mid-major in unless they have 40+ wins with some clear cut high-end victories and a solid SOS.

Pretty sure someone in the 30's got left out last year.

(04-12-2016 02:25 PM)CajunAmos Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 02:21 PM)CajunJuice Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 01:28 PM)LaCajunsFan Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 01:25 PM)CajunJuice Wrote:  

(04-12-2016 09:20 AM)Cajunman02 Wrote:  According to the NCAA, your RPI for the 2010 season at selection time was 51st.

Yep. And if that's the case, 51 is not strong enough for an at-large bid from a mid major conference due to prob also lack of SOS.

CJ: what are your thoughts on what rpi is needed for a mid major to get an at large bid?

Anything lower than 40 is a shoe-in. 40-45 is beginning of the bubble, but likely still gets you in. 45-50 you will need to have some signature wins. 50+ is unlikely to get a mid-major in unless they have 40+ wins with some clear cut high-end victories and a solid SOS.

Pretty sure someone in the 30's got left out last year.

I could see that happening as there are multiple factors that go into the committee's selection, such as SOS, record in their last 10 or 15 games, record vs. RPI Top 50. If that team you speak of had a poor showing in any of those departments, it was likely the cause of being left out.

For instance, the Cajuns finished the regular season with a 49 RPI last year, and it was considered by many that we had a very small shot of getting an at-large bid due to our lack of quality wins vs. the RPI top 50. However, we won the Sun Belt Tourny so it ended up not mattering.