Big Ten Scores and Standings (3/22)

[Alum-Ni]

March 22
Purdue 5, Northwestern 2
Nebraska 4, Michigan State 1
Nebraska 5, Michigan State 2
Indiana 3, Iowa 2
Illinois 14, Illinois State 3
#19 Texas Tech 10, #24 Michigan 3
Ohio State 6, Hawaii 5
Creighton 3, Maryland 2
Indiana State 3, Rutgers 1

Minnesota at Penn State (postponed)

Standings
1. Nebraska (10-7, 2-0)
1. Indiana (13-8, 1-0)
1. Purdue (6-15, 1-0)
4. Illinois (15-4, 0-0)
4. Maryland (12-9, 0-0)
4. Michigan (14-6, 0-0)
4. Minnesota (5-13, 0-0)
4. Ohio State (12-10, 0-0)
4. Penn State (13-3, 0-0)
4. Rutgers (5-13, 0-0)
4. Iowa (11-8, 0-1)
4. Northwestern (5-12, 0-1)
4. Michigan State (3-17, 0-2)

Games for Saturday, March 23
Minnesota at Penn State*
Creighton at Maryland
Illinois State at Illinois
Iowa at Indiana
Purdue at Northwestern
Hawaii at Ohio State
#24 Michigan at #19 Texas Tech*
Indiana State at Rutgers

* - denotes doubleheader

Next Nebraska Game - Sunday, March 24
Michigan State at Nebraska (1:00 p.m. - BTN Plus)

 

[sklarbodds]

Love seeing the boys at the top of the list!

 

[k9_r]

Maryland, smh.

 

[sklarbodds]

Maryland, smh.

They had one job

 

[saluno22]

They had one job

AND the benefit of the series being moved from Omaha to College Park. More fail.

 

[k9_r]

They had one job

All five runs in that game came via home runs. Creighton had three solo shots in the first two innings, Maryland knocked out a two run job in the fifth. BTW, Creighton now has 18 home runs in their 14 games [shudder].

 

[coolonetoo]

Maryland, smh.

Question for the RPI gurus out there: Which has more weight?

1. One Creighton win with the Bluejays on Nebraska’s schedule three times.
2. One Maryland win with the Terrapins on Nebraska’s opponents’ schedules 21 times.

 

[k9_r]

Question for the RPI gurus out there: Which has more weight?

1. One Creighton win with the Bluejays on Nebraska’s schedule three times.
2. One Maryland win with the Terrapins on Nebraska’s opponents’ schedules 21 times.

Creighton 9-5 (.643)
Maryland 12-9 (.571)

The better RPI boost would come from the Creighton game, right?

RPI is all about win % but not really following the question, I mean, we don't play Maryland.

 

[coolonetoo]

Creighton 9-5 (.643)
Maryland 12-9 (.571)

The better RPI boost would come from the Creighton game, right?

RPI is all about win % but not really following the question, I mean, we don't play Maryland.

This will clarify: Should we want Creighton or Maryland to win today?

 

[coolonetoo]

This will clarify: Should we want Creighton or Maryland to win today?

Purely from an RPI perspective, that is.

 

[gunNrun]

From a Husker fan standpoint...
I want Creighton (59 on live rpi) over Maryland (133 rpi)
That 59 for Creighton puts them as a high Quadrant 2 team.
Chances are the Bluejays wouldn't move past 50 to become Q1 team by the end of the weekend. But there is a chance
And that puts a little more something-something on the line Tuesday.

More concerned on finishing the series with Sparty.
Huskers need to keep winning. Regardless.
But yes, I can't help from peeking at that too.

 

[k9_r]

This will clarify: Should we want Creighton or Maryland to win today?

Definitely Creighton b/c Maryland is a non factor in our RPI. Last I saw the game is tied 3-3 with Greighton at bat in the top of the 7th.

 

[gunNrun]

Creighton won today 5-3 winning the series with game 3 Sunday.
For entertainment purposes only, Bluejays live rpi 61.

Watching games on BTNplus... Indiana had the runners on the corners with 1 out, go for a double steal, runner to 2nd safe, runner from 3rd scores easily, taking the lead, batter's pitch at bat was called a Ball. Hawkeyes completely fall apart after that. It was a thing of beauty.

 

[k9_r]

Creighton won today 5-3 winning the series with game 3 Sunday.
For entertainment purposes only, Bluejays live rpi 61.

Watching games on BTNplus... Indiana had the runners on the corners with 1 out, go for a double steal, runner to 2nd safe, runner from 3rd scores easily, taking the lead, batter's pitch at bat was called a Ball. Hawkeyes completely fall apart after that. It was a thing of beauty.

Stole home on a ball while also stealing 2nd? I almost can't picture that. I mean, I can't picture that ever working. Ever.

 

[k9_r]

Michigan swept by Texas Tech in three games started on Thursday. But they're not done. They're staying right there and playing a second game tonight against.... Stetson? That school from central Florida? Yep, that Stetson.

Some kind of creative scheduling going on there.

Then Stetson will stick around and play Tech Sunday and Monday. That's five days in a row for Tech.

 

[coolonetoo]

Definitely Creighton b/c Maryland is a non factor in our RPI. Last I saw the game is tied 3-3 with Greighton at bat in the top of the 7th.

So RPI is exclusively your opponents’ record? There’s no factoring in your opponents’ SOS? I’m not disputing what you say. I’m just uneducated on the formula.

 

[coolonetoo]

Michigan swept by Texas Tech in three games started on Thursday.

Hopefully, this will put an end to the love the national media has been giving the Wolverines all season. I never saw it. They have exactly one win against a team with a winning record. Granted, it was a pretty big win; at #1 UCLA. But they have otherwise racked up a bunch of wins against weak teams and done poorly against anyone decent.

 

[saluno22]

So RPI is exclusively your opponents’ record? There’s no factoring in your opponents’ SOS? I’m not disputing what you say. I’m just uneducated on the formula.

I didn't respond to your first post (which would be better: Creighton winning as a direct opponent 3 times or Maryland winning as an opponent's opponent 21 (?) times), but can answer this...

RPI is comprised of 25% the focus team's winning percentage, 50% focus team's opponents' winning percentage, and 25% focus team's opponents' opponents' winning percentage.

An additional factor is applied to complicate matters: whether the game is home, away, or neutral site.

 

[k9_r]

So RPI is exclusively your opponents’ record? There’s no factoring in your opponents’ SOS? I’m not disputing what you say. I’m just uneducated on the formula.

The formula is straightforward simple math and it's all about that win %.

1/4 of your win % (tweaked by the home & away thing) plus
1/2 of your opponents win % (ex games played vs you) plus
1/4 of their opponents win % (no tweaks here)

The total come out as a win %. Our RPI currently is .5685 which ranks 39th.

When I said Maryland is a non factor for us that's wasn't quite right. They will be part of our opponents' opponents record and included in our SOS/RPI. But the o/o field will be HUGE by season's end and no one team there will ever make a difference worth thinking about.

 

[coolonetoo]

I didn't respond to your first post (which would be better: Creighton winning as a direct opponent 3 times or Maryland winning as an opponent's opponent 21 (?) times), but can answer this...

RPI is comprised of 25% the focus team's winning percentage, 50% focus team's opponents' winning percentage, and 25% focus team's opponents' opponents' winning percentage.

An additional factor is applied to complicate matters: whether the game is home, away, or neutral site.

Perfect. That means Creighton winning at Maryland is clearly the best outcome for NU’s future RPI. That doesn’t mean I can bring myself to actually be a Bluejay rooter...