the literal basis of RPI is a completely arbitrary and objective formula for home/road wins/losses
this is a particular admission you should pay close attention to, since it has been the crux of your "argument" all season:
It comes to no surprise that the RPI formula is certainly a win for northern schools that typically travel south for the early parts of their season, ensuring the best possible weather for their season openers.
translation: every single B1G game for more than a month is worth 150% as it pertains to RPI, which essentially nullifies the measurement entirely for the conference. our collective RPI numbers are an outlier, and are treated as such by the selection committee.
Surprised you can post from inside that body bag