Quote Originally Posted by Ralph View Post
So you think the higher the RPI the better the record will be? SMH. You're confusing a theoretical example and make way, way too many assumptions in these statements. Curious how you explain these situations...

Maryland- 18-15, RPI 43, SOS 16, 54.5%WP
Arizona - 20-12, RPI 64, SOS 73, 62.5%WP

These 2 teams are 21 RPI spots apart and see nothing obvious about the higher RPI team having a better record.

Another...

Bryant - 20-6, RPI 29, SOS 165, 77% WP
FSU - 22-8, RPI 5, SOS 1, 73% WP
What on earth gave you the idea that I think RPI is based 100% on your record? Of course it isn't. I was comparing the two examples that you yourself used. You said it would be better to beat the #25 RPI team with a #2 SOS than the #2 RPI team with a #25 SOS, and that is incorrect. It is definitely better to beat the #2 RPI team in that case. Why? Because the #2 RPI team will absolutely have a much better record in that scenario than the #25 RPI team, and your opponents' record counts more than your opponents' opponents' record. That is simply a fact.

Use the exact same examples there to logically assess your prior example. If SOS is so important that a team with a worse record can have a much better RPI based on SOS, then it also follows that if you have a worse SOS than another team but are much higher in the RPI, you have a much better record than they do.