Quote Originally Posted by Ralph View Post
Just to be clear you're saying 75% of RPI is based on opponents' or opponents' opponents' winning %, so therefore the #2 RPI team will obviously have a great record because their opponents won against other teams? This doesn't make sense. High RPI teams often don't have the best records nationwide bc as you said 75% is based on what some other team does while not playing against you. This is exactly why OM's RPI is higher than ours yet we beat them 2/3 H2H.

And Im not advocating for including the RPI in the formula at all so not sure who you're arguing with. I was confirming what another poster said using examples. You actually pointed out the flaw in your response.
You compared a team with a #25 RPI and the #2 SOS with a team with a #2 RPI and the #25 SOS. In that case, beating the team that is 2nd in the RPI is still going to help you more. Because they obviously have a much better record themselves than the team with the #25 RPI, and opponent winning % counts more than opponents' opponent winning %, which is where their SOS comes into play.

And yes, if the #2 RPI team has the #25 SOS, they will absolutely have a phenomenal record. And definitely a much better record than the #25 team with a #2 SOS.