Nebraska fell in the RPI rankings even when it won this weekend. Next up is a home series against an opponent ranked even lower than Northwestern. Is it more or less guaranteed to drop even with a sweep?
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature currently requires accessing the site using the built-in Safari browser.
Not K9_r but we will most likely drop slightly even with a sweep. The nice thing is playing Illinois on the road and then The Big Ten Tourney (Assume we don't collapse and miss out) will bump our SOS back up a tad which in turn will also bump up our RPI.
It'll also depend on what other teams in the RPI rankings do. We don't have any midweek games and most of those games are where other teams may take a hit if they lose.
The problem with only 2 or 3 more wins is it puts us in jeopardy of missing the conference tournament, at which point our RPI will be meaningless. No B1G team is getting in if you can't even qualify in the #7 rated RPI conference. For as much as the conference has improved and now looking at 5 bids, still have long way to go when sitting behind the MVC. Bottom part of this league is truly bad.The latest RPI needs report from Boyd's World estimates two more wins will net top 32 and six wins will land us in the top 16. I expect three or four wins which would seem to make a 20-something RPI likely.
The problem with only 2 or 3 more wins is it puts us in jeopardy of missing the conference tournament, at which point our RPI will be meaningless. No B1G team is getting in if you can't even qualify in the #7 rated RPI conference. For as much as the conference has improved and now looking at 5 bids, still have long way to go when sitting behind the MVC. Bottom part of this league is truly bad.
Yes, debated to death, but in the context of finishing 4th vs. 7th or 8th and still making the tournament. I will give this team their due on the 16 game win streak, but outside of that we have been a complete roller coaster. if we get one of those weekends (this weekend) that we all know can happen in baseball and lose a series, or even go 2-1 and then get swept by Illinois I dont feel comfortable at all.The issue of conference record vs. RPI has been debated to death on this board so I won't go there. I only threw out the possibility of two more wins as it relates to estimating the RPI. I think we'll win 3-4 with four most likely.
I'm not worried about making the conference tournament. Even if we win only two more games, Minnesota would have to win four against Iowa and Michigan State or Penn State would have to win five against Michigan State and Purdue or Northwestern would have to sweep Michigan and Maryland or Rutgers would have to sweep Illinois and Iowa. None of the things in this paragraph are going to happen. Sweep Purdue like we should and we'll probably have a spot locked up with a week to go.
That loss to NW was costly.Nebraska fell in the RPI rankings even when it won this weekend. Next up is a home series against an opponent ranked even lower than Northwestern. Is it more or less guaranteed to drop even with a sweep?
Nope. May 25th is the right date.Does any RPI number other than the one on May 25 matter to the committee? Not being snarky, I truly don't know the answer. I would think the committee members would intentional not look at RPI rankings during the season for fear of creating biases.