CVilleBuff
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CSU down 5 at home to Boise St at half
Wyoming down 4 at home to UNLV at half
Wyoming down 4 at home to UNLV at half
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Official RPI Watch 2014-15
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CVilleBuff
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Wyoming beats UNLV 76-71 in Laramie. Pokes had to get this one for their RPI.
CSU remains undefeated with a strong second half to beat Boise State 71-65 in Fort Collins.
CSU remains undefeated with a strong second half to beat Boise State 71-65 in Fort Collins.
BehindEnemyLines
beware the habu
Do you think they can make it to the 150 range?
CVilleBuff
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Honestly, no. But how do you even get a grip on a team that beats Stanford by 15 and Marquette, yet loses to Lehigh by 12 and Ohio by 28? I still feel comfortable in saying the Big East is going to beat DePaul down pretty badly overall and they'll be last in that conference. If DePaul finishes above 200 I'd be happy. But I wish them all the best in continuing to randomly ambush decent teams. Shame they can't beat the teams they're actually supposed to.
CVilleBuff
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Thursday: CU enters 2015 with an RPI of 88.
Northern Colorado (5-6) @ Montana (3-7): I liked what I saw from UNC against CU and playing CSU and Wyo tough. This Montana team is down with Tinkle's departure. Montana has still shown they can be dangerous though, losing in OT @ Cal and 2OT @ Boise St. Seems iike an opportunity for UNC to get a vital Big Sky road win to start conference play. These two will be jockeying for position in the middle of the Big Sky in all likelihood.
San Francisco (7-7) vs San Diego (7-7): Crucial WCC game for USF. Preseason, USF was picked 4th in the WCC and USD 5th. Dons are favored by 2.5 here. Need to get this win and get that RPI better than the 208 it currently is at. USF should be well inside the top 150 if they do what they should in WCC play.
Northern Colorado (5-6) @ Montana (3-7): I liked what I saw from UNC against CU and playing CSU and Wyo tough. This Montana team is down with Tinkle's departure. Montana has still shown they can be dangerous though, losing in OT @ Cal and 2OT @ Boise St. Seems iike an opportunity for UNC to get a vital Big Sky road win to start conference play. These two will be jockeying for position in the middle of the Big Sky in all likelihood.
San Francisco (7-7) vs San Diego (7-7): Crucial WCC game for USF. Preseason, USF was picked 4th in the WCC and USD 5th. Dons are favored by 2.5 here. Need to get this win and get that RPI better than the 208 it currently is at. USF should be well inside the top 150 if they do what they should in WCC play.
CVilleBuff
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USF should be better than this.
CVilleBuff
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Friday:
Our Buffs (7-5) face UCLA (8-5) at the Keg to start off conference play. UCLA is in the exact same boat as CU. They got absolutely no wins of any quality out of their OOC. CU RPI is 92, UCLA 106. Desperate situation for both teams. UCLA has walked into the Keg and stolen an early January win from us every year. This needs to stop. UCLA will rarely be as beatable as they are now. UCLA win would be symbolic and could help push the Buffs into a decent Pac record. We suck away from Boulder until proven otherwise so we need every damn Pac home win we can get. UCLA will crash the boards hard, we better be ready in the post while not doing stupid **** like allowing Alford to hit 8 threes. Buffs are favored by 5.
Washington State (6-6) @ Stanford (8-3): Start of what looks to be a brutal Pac campaign for Wazzu. Stanford will do their stupid **** in due time, but a home loss to Wazzu would be hard to fathom. Wazzu's 220 RPI won't be helping anyone, while Stanford is right at 50th. We really need Stanford in the top 50. Cardinal are favored by 15.
USC (8-4) @ #10 Utah (10-2): Utes enter Pac play looking like they're the #2 team in the conference. USC is just not very good -- they surprise you on occasion but a win in SLC is highly unlikely. Utah's RPI is 13th, so I hope it can get USC who's 103 into the top 100. Utes favored by 17.5.
#21 Washington (12-1) @ Cal (10-3): Interesting game. Washington's OOC was so impressive... and then they ended it with a home loss to Stony Brook. Cal ended even worse, losing to 345 RPI CSU-Bakersfield. Cal's loss to Bakersfield is the type that kills you if they manage to make it to bubble discussion. I'm not sure anyone has a good feel on either of these teams at the moment. Is Washington a top 25 squad that simply slipped up in a fluke loss? Is Cal going to challenge for 4th or do all their close wins and loss to CSU-Bakersfield spell getting exposed in conference play? Cal's RPI is 109 while Washington's is 36. Cal is favored by 1.
Our Buffs (7-5) face UCLA (8-5) at the Keg to start off conference play. UCLA is in the exact same boat as CU. They got absolutely no wins of any quality out of their OOC. CU RPI is 92, UCLA 106. Desperate situation for both teams. UCLA has walked into the Keg and stolen an early January win from us every year. This needs to stop. UCLA will rarely be as beatable as they are now. UCLA win would be symbolic and could help push the Buffs into a decent Pac record. We suck away from Boulder until proven otherwise so we need every damn Pac home win we can get. UCLA will crash the boards hard, we better be ready in the post while not doing stupid **** like allowing Alford to hit 8 threes. Buffs are favored by 5.
Washington State (6-6) @ Stanford (8-3): Start of what looks to be a brutal Pac campaign for Wazzu. Stanford will do their stupid **** in due time, but a home loss to Wazzu would be hard to fathom. Wazzu's 220 RPI won't be helping anyone, while Stanford is right at 50th. We really need Stanford in the top 50. Cardinal are favored by 15.
USC (8-4) @ #10 Utah (10-2): Utes enter Pac play looking like they're the #2 team in the conference. USC is just not very good -- they surprise you on occasion but a win in SLC is highly unlikely. Utah's RPI is 13th, so I hope it can get USC who's 103 into the top 100. Utes favored by 17.5.
#21 Washington (12-1) @ Cal (10-3): Interesting game. Washington's OOC was so impressive... and then they ended it with a home loss to Stony Brook. Cal ended even worse, losing to 345 RPI CSU-Bakersfield. Cal's loss to Bakersfield is the type that kills you if they manage to make it to bubble discussion. I'm not sure anyone has a good feel on either of these teams at the moment. Is Washington a top 25 squad that simply slipped up in a fluke loss? Is Cal going to challenge for 4th or do all their close wins and loss to CSU-Bakersfield spell getting exposed in conference play? Cal's RPI is 109 while Washington's is 36. Cal is favored by 1.
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CVilleBuff
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Stanford overcame a crappy start to beat Wazzu 71-56 in Palo Alto. Furd now 9-3 (1-0), Cougs fall to 6-7 (0-1). Stanford RPI now 45, Wazzu 216.
CVilleBuff
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CU's RPI up to 81 with the win. UCLA's basically stayed the same at 115.
#21 Washington fell 81-75 @ Cal. Huskies fall to 11-2 (0-1), Cal improves to 11-3 (1-0). Washington's RPI now 36, Cal's now 80.
#10 Utah killed USC 79-55. Utes now 11-2 (1-0), Trojans fall to 8-5 (0-1). Utes RPI now 14, USC's now 102.
#21 Washington fell 81-75 @ Cal. Huskies fall to 11-2 (0-1), Cal improves to 11-3 (1-0). Washington's RPI now 36, Cal's now 80.
#10 Utah killed USC 79-55. Utes now 11-2 (1-0), Trojans fall to 8-5 (0-1). Utes RPI now 14, USC's now 102.
CVilleBuff
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Saturday:
Oregon State (9-3, 0-0) @ Oregon (10-3, 0-0): Oregon State has had a nice OOC for their current state of affairs, avoiding disaster and beating who they should. Ducks have been inconsistent and mediocre, most recently seen beating UC-Irvine and UCSB both in OT. Ducks should definitely win this one in Eugene, but who knows for sure given their inconsistency. Oregon's RPI is currently 109, Oregon State's 141. Ducks are favored by 9.5.
DePaul (7-7, 1-0) vs Xavier (10-3, 1-0): Just when DePaul had lost 6 in a row and looked dead, they upset Marquette to start Big East play. Despite wins over Stanford and Marquette, their RPI remains a horrendous 232 due to some awful losses. Xavier is a solid side that should be Dancing in March. Really hard to see DePaul winning this, but they've shown they're dangerous at home. Xavier is favored by 10.
Georgia (8-3) vs Norfolk State (9-6): Dawgs have won 5 in a row including wins over CU, Seton Hall, @ KSU. Their RPI is an excellent 19th. Final game before SEC play. Dawgs should win comfortably if they don't sleepwalk.
George Washington (10-3) @ Saint Joseph's (6-5): GW is on a roll and has a nice RPI of 27. St. Joes is just not very good this year, RPI is 141. They've been killed by the quality teams they've faced and struggled (and lost) to bad ones. Type of road game GW has to win if they're to challenge VCU to win the A10.
Drexel (2-9) vs Elon (8-5): Drexel's season has been pretty disastrous so far. RPI is 222. They shouldn't be this bad. Elon has played Northwestern and Missouri very close and even played respectably against a sleepwalking Duke side. Drexel is favored by 5.5, somewhat of a surprise.
Northern Colorado (5-7, 0-1) @ Montana State (3-10, 0-1): Montana State is one of the worst in the Big Sky. This is a road game UNC needs to win after getting rocked at Montana. UNC's RPI is currently 308. They're better than that. UNC is favored by 1.
Lipscomb (5-8) @ Missouri (5-7): It's entertaining watching Mizzou fall from grace so hard in hoops. In fairness though, they've faced a pretty difficult OOC. Lipscomb (RPI 278) has been awful at times, but they did only lose to us by 9 and @ Vanderbilt by 10. You never know what ridiculous embarrassing **** Mizzou will do, but losing at home to Lipscomb would be a new low. Mizzou is favored by 9.5.
Air Force (7-5, 0-1) @ Nevada (4-8, 0-0): AFA is coming off an impressive showing @ San Diego State, only losing by 4. This is an important game for AFA: Good chance to get a conference road win. AFA's RPI currently sits 198. Nevada is favored by 1.
#24 Colorado State (14-0, 1-0) @ New Mexico (9-4, 1-0): Colorado State has kept on winning. Ram RPI is excellent at 12th. New Mexico has been worse than expected, having lost to Grand Canyon and having USC beat them comfortably at the Pit. CSU has looked a little shaky in their last couple games, as if their undefeated mark is putting them under some pressure. Seems like they're due for a loss. The Pit is never an easy place to win at. Lobos are favored by 1.
Wyoming (12-2, 1-0) @ San Jose State (2-11, 0-1): Wyoming is coming off an important home win over UNLV. Their RPI is up to 107. Unfortunately, playing SJSU won't do them any favors. SJSU is undoubtedly the worst team in the MWC and one of the worst in all of D1 (RPI 336). SJSU hasn't beaten a D1 opponent and most of the time it hasn't been remotely close. Wyoming is favored by 19.
San Francisco (7-8, 1-1) vs BYU (12-4, 2-1): Huge opportunity for USF to get a big RPI boost and crucial conference win. USF's RPI is 207 while BYU's is 28. BYU has beaten Stanford, only lost to Utah by 4 and Gonzaga by 7. However, that was all at home. BYU is 3-0 on the road this year but it has been against very weak competition. USF should be better than 7-8. Here's their chance to step up, grab a big win and boost their RPI. BYU is favored by 4.5
Auburn (7-5) vs North Alabama: Non-D1. No RPI effect. Auburn's RPI is up to 113, really need the Tigers to push as far into the top 100 as they can in conference play.
Oregon State (9-3, 0-0) @ Oregon (10-3, 0-0): Oregon State has had a nice OOC for their current state of affairs, avoiding disaster and beating who they should. Ducks have been inconsistent and mediocre, most recently seen beating UC-Irvine and UCSB both in OT. Ducks should definitely win this one in Eugene, but who knows for sure given their inconsistency. Oregon's RPI is currently 109, Oregon State's 141. Ducks are favored by 9.5.
DePaul (7-7, 1-0) vs Xavier (10-3, 1-0): Just when DePaul had lost 6 in a row and looked dead, they upset Marquette to start Big East play. Despite wins over Stanford and Marquette, their RPI remains a horrendous 232 due to some awful losses. Xavier is a solid side that should be Dancing in March. Really hard to see DePaul winning this, but they've shown they're dangerous at home. Xavier is favored by 10.
Georgia (8-3) vs Norfolk State (9-6): Dawgs have won 5 in a row including wins over CU, Seton Hall, @ KSU. Their RPI is an excellent 19th. Final game before SEC play. Dawgs should win comfortably if they don't sleepwalk.
George Washington (10-3) @ Saint Joseph's (6-5): GW is on a roll and has a nice RPI of 27. St. Joes is just not very good this year, RPI is 141. They've been killed by the quality teams they've faced and struggled (and lost) to bad ones. Type of road game GW has to win if they're to challenge VCU to win the A10.
Drexel (2-9) vs Elon (8-5): Drexel's season has been pretty disastrous so far. RPI is 222. They shouldn't be this bad. Elon has played Northwestern and Missouri very close and even played respectably against a sleepwalking Duke side. Drexel is favored by 5.5, somewhat of a surprise.
Northern Colorado (5-7, 0-1) @ Montana State (3-10, 0-1): Montana State is one of the worst in the Big Sky. This is a road game UNC needs to win after getting rocked at Montana. UNC's RPI is currently 308. They're better than that. UNC is favored by 1.
Lipscomb (5-8) @ Missouri (5-7): It's entertaining watching Mizzou fall from grace so hard in hoops. In fairness though, they've faced a pretty difficult OOC. Lipscomb (RPI 278) has been awful at times, but they did only lose to us by 9 and @ Vanderbilt by 10. You never know what ridiculous embarrassing **** Mizzou will do, but losing at home to Lipscomb would be a new low. Mizzou is favored by 9.5.
Air Force (7-5, 0-1) @ Nevada (4-8, 0-0): AFA is coming off an impressive showing @ San Diego State, only losing by 4. This is an important game for AFA: Good chance to get a conference road win. AFA's RPI currently sits 198. Nevada is favored by 1.
#24 Colorado State (14-0, 1-0) @ New Mexico (9-4, 1-0): Colorado State has kept on winning. Ram RPI is excellent at 12th. New Mexico has been worse than expected, having lost to Grand Canyon and having USC beat them comfortably at the Pit. CSU has looked a little shaky in their last couple games, as if their undefeated mark is putting them under some pressure. Seems like they're due for a loss. The Pit is never an easy place to win at. Lobos are favored by 1.
Wyoming (12-2, 1-0) @ San Jose State (2-11, 0-1): Wyoming is coming off an important home win over UNLV. Their RPI is up to 107. Unfortunately, playing SJSU won't do them any favors. SJSU is undoubtedly the worst team in the MWC and one of the worst in all of D1 (RPI 336). SJSU hasn't beaten a D1 opponent and most of the time it hasn't been remotely close. Wyoming is favored by 19.
San Francisco (7-8, 1-1) vs BYU (12-4, 2-1): Huge opportunity for USF to get a big RPI boost and crucial conference win. USF's RPI is 207 while BYU's is 28. BYU has beaten Stanford, only lost to Utah by 4 and Gonzaga by 7. However, that was all at home. BYU is 3-0 on the road this year but it has been against very weak competition. USF should be better than 7-8. Here's their chance to step up, grab a big win and boost their RPI. BYU is favored by 4.5
Auburn (7-5) vs North Alabama: Non-D1. No RPI effect. Auburn's RPI is up to 113, really need the Tigers to push as far into the top 100 as they can in conference play.
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CVilleBuff
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DePaul upsets Xavier 71-68. Holy ****
Marquette (coming off a DePaul loss) also beat Providence today, so the Blue Demons should get a great RPI bump tonight.
Georgia, GW and Auburn all won today, too. Drexel getting abused, UNCo up. Could be a net positive RPI day for the Buffs. We haven't had enough good days. Hopefully this worm will start to turn.
CVilleBuff
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As of now, DePaul's RPI went up 35 or so spots to 200. We're at 76 (up 5 from where we entered the day)
jcatcher
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If we take care of business tomorrow and can pick up a win at ASU, our RPI is going to take a big jump with Utah and Arizona in there as well. Maybe all the way into the 50's. After ASU, there is a stretch of 10 games over a month that are all winnable.
4 min left - lambs still down 15
CVilleBuff
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CSU fell by 13.
CVilleBuff
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BYU is very solid, but USF was picked 4th in the WCC and BYU 2nd. To be down 30+ at home is unacceptable. I wonder if Walters is losing this team…he is not an easy guy to play for.
CVilleBuff
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Sunday:
Our Buffs (8-5, 1-0) host USC (8-5, 0-1). Entering the day CU's RPI sits at 87, USC's at 106. Hopefully Jelly can play, but if not we've proven we can beat a team superior to USC without him. USC is simply not very good, but they are decent at hitting the boards. Utah crushed them in SLC, but they'll be doing that to plenty of teams. Trojans have got a few BAD losses, but they have beaten New Mexico and Boston College on the road. Buffs should pull away and win this one, but we obviously can't take anyone for granted. Absolutely have to get this W before the brutal road swing. Buffs are 11 point favorites.
UCLA (8-6, 0-1) @ #10 Utah (11-2, 0-1): Utes are looking good, although their loss to SDSU is not looking as excusable for a top 10 team as it was and their win over Wichita St isn't looking as impressive as it once was. Bruins meanwhile have now lost 4 straight. Pretty shocking how down UCLA's talent level is for this season. Even in years where UCLA has been down, they'd often show up for big games. This squad hasn't been capable of that. Utes should win at home, probably fairly comfortably. Utah's RPI is 14, UCLA's 115. Utes are favored by 12.
Washington State (6-7, 0-1) @ Cal (11-3, 1-0): Bears are coming off a crucial win over Washington which vaulted their RPI up to 72. It was a much needed quality win. Cal will be needing to go the extra mile with the home loss to 333rd CSU-Bakersfield being a major blight on their resume. Cougs RPI is 205. They hung with Stanford for over a half, but this is clearly the Pac12's worst team. Bears seem to play to the level of their competition. Cal is favored by 10.
Arizona State (8-5, 0-0) @ #8 Arizona (12-1, 0-0): Start of Pac12 play for these two. Arizona hasn't played since their debacle loss at UNLV on Dec. 23. That's a lot of time to stew on that loss and get fired up for this rivalry game. Wouldn't want to be Arizona State tomorrow. Arizona's RPI is 13, ASU's 148. Wildcats are favored by 14. I think it may get a lot worse than that unless Zona is rusty after such a long break.
#21 Washington (11-2, 0-1) @ Stanford (9-3, 1-0): Big game for both teams. Washington has now lost two in a row after their 11-0 start. You don't want to start Pac play in an 0-2 hole. Stanford obviously wants to hold home floor before a 3 game road swing. Washington's RPI sits 38th, Stanford 39th. Cardinal are favored by 5.5. This one could really go either way, but Stanford is rightly favored at home IMO given UW's recent slide.
Our Buffs (8-5, 1-0) host USC (8-5, 0-1). Entering the day CU's RPI sits at 87, USC's at 106. Hopefully Jelly can play, but if not we've proven we can beat a team superior to USC without him. USC is simply not very good, but they are decent at hitting the boards. Utah crushed them in SLC, but they'll be doing that to plenty of teams. Trojans have got a few BAD losses, but they have beaten New Mexico and Boston College on the road. Buffs should pull away and win this one, but we obviously can't take anyone for granted. Absolutely have to get this W before the brutal road swing. Buffs are 11 point favorites.
UCLA (8-6, 0-1) @ #10 Utah (11-2, 0-1): Utes are looking good, although their loss to SDSU is not looking as excusable for a top 10 team as it was and their win over Wichita St isn't looking as impressive as it once was. Bruins meanwhile have now lost 4 straight. Pretty shocking how down UCLA's talent level is for this season. Even in years where UCLA has been down, they'd often show up for big games. This squad hasn't been capable of that. Utes should win at home, probably fairly comfortably. Utah's RPI is 14, UCLA's 115. Utes are favored by 12.
Washington State (6-7, 0-1) @ Cal (11-3, 1-0): Bears are coming off a crucial win over Washington which vaulted their RPI up to 72. It was a much needed quality win. Cal will be needing to go the extra mile with the home loss to 333rd CSU-Bakersfield being a major blight on their resume. Cougs RPI is 205. They hung with Stanford for over a half, but this is clearly the Pac12's worst team. Bears seem to play to the level of their competition. Cal is favored by 10.
Arizona State (8-5, 0-0) @ #8 Arizona (12-1, 0-0): Start of Pac12 play for these two. Arizona hasn't played since their debacle loss at UNLV on Dec. 23. That's a lot of time to stew on that loss and get fired up for this rivalry game. Wouldn't want to be Arizona State tomorrow. Arizona's RPI is 13, ASU's 148. Wildcats are favored by 14. I think it may get a lot worse than that unless Zona is rusty after such a long break.
#21 Washington (11-2, 0-1) @ Stanford (9-3, 1-0): Big game for both teams. Washington has now lost two in a row after their 11-0 start. You don't want to start Pac play in an 0-2 hole. Stanford obviously wants to hold home floor before a 3 game road swing. Washington's RPI sits 38th, Stanford 39th. Cardinal are favored by 5.5. This one could really go either way, but Stanford is rightly favored at home IMO given UW's recent slide.
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CVilleBuff
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Wazzu goes into Berkeley and downs Cal.
Another ugly home loss for Cal.
Another ugly home loss for Cal.
Amazing thing was that Lacy didn't even have a big night. I guess this game makes me think a little bit more of Wazzu, but my main thought is that Cal is a very incomplete team that's in a funk right now.
CVilleBuff
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I agree, Wazzu does seem to be playing better recently, even in some close losses. For Cal, just like in their loss to CSU-Bakersfield they trailed from the start. Cal played with fire for a long time with narrow wins over bad teams, seems it's evening out now. Cal's RPI tumbled from 72 to 97. Wazzu is all the way up to 148 which is nice.