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Official CU RPI Watch 2016-17
- Thread starter Buffnik
- Start date
PortlandAfter that win to close the games out, we have a very good day that was so close to being ridiculous (2 overtime losses & CSU losing on a buzzer beater 3).
Still, Buffs are up to #59 in the RPI and our non-conference SOS has improved to #87. Well positioned for the Dance if we do well in Pac-12 play.
Re-set for gameday:
Buffs enter Pac-12 play with #59 RPI.
Sunday, 1/1, games we care about:
COLORADO at Utah, 4:30pm, ESPNU
#18 Arizona at Stanford, 6pm, PACN
Washington State at Washington, 6:30pm, ESPNU
Arizona State at Cal, 8pm, PACN
Updating RPIs in the OP right now.
Buffs enter Pac-12 play with #59 RPI.
Sunday, 1/1, games we care about:
COLORADO at Utah, 4:30pm, ESPNU
#18 Arizona at Stanford, 6pm, PACN
Washington State at Washington, 6:30pm, ESPNU
Arizona State at Cal, 8pm, PACN
Updating RPIs in the OP right now.
woof.
Coach E really needs to take Dana Altman's "How to Run a Mercenary Rent-a-Player Program" seminar.
3 guys from their rotation, two in top Six. In fact, rumors swirl how they even got past NCAA QUAL.
My own kid was a student athlete at CSU, so some insight here. Went on to Med school but saw plenty.
I can only imagine which grad assistant decided to not do the work for the players halfway through the semester.
My own kid was a student athlete at CSU, so some insight here. Went on to Med school but saw plenty.
I can only imagine which grad assistant decided to not do the work for the players halfway through the semester.
Buffs Basketball Fan
Well-Known Member
Texas won
ND leading
CSU leading
ND leading
CSU leading
Today's games we care about:
COLORADO at # Arizona, 7:15pm, PACN
St. John's at #16 Xavier... win
Clemson at #23 Notre Dame... win
Air Force at CSU... CSU win (probably better for us)
Oregon State at Washington... UW win (wash for us)
Montana at E Washington... loss
Wofford at Samford got postponed (one of the toughest games left on Wofford's schedule)
Utah at Arizona State, in progress on PACN
#15 Oregon at Washington State, 5pm on PACN
LA Monroe at UL Lafayette, 6:15pm
Pacific at BYU, 7pm
#5 Gonzaga at Portland, 8pm
Seattle at CSU Bakersfield, 8pm
Sacramento State at Portland State, 8:05pm
COLORADO at # Arizona, 7:15pm, PACN
St. John's at #16 Xavier... win
Clemson at #23 Notre Dame... win
Air Force at CSU... CSU win (probably better for us)
Oregon State at Washington... UW win (wash for us)
Montana at E Washington... loss
Wofford at Samford got postponed (one of the toughest games left on Wofford's schedule)
Utah at Arizona State, in progress on PACN
#15 Oregon at Washington State, 5pm on PACN
LA Monroe at UL Lafayette, 6:15pm
Pacific at BYU, 7pm
#5 Gonzaga at Portland, 8pm
Seattle at CSU Bakersfield, 8pm
Sacramento State at Portland State, 8:05pm
Haven't updated this thread in a while, not sure if it's even worth it but:
CU (12-2) vs Stanford (11-10)
Wofford (9-13) tied in the first half vs the Citadel (9-14)
Sacramento St (7-12) vs Eastern Washington (14-8) later tonight
Portland (9-13) vs Santa Clara (12-11)
#1 Gonzaga (22-0) vs BYU (17-6) later tonight
#5 Arizona (20-2) vs OSU (4-18) later tonight
Utah (15-6) vs Cal (15-6) later tonight
ASU (10-12) vs #13 Oregon (19-3) later tonight
CU (12-2) vs Stanford (11-10)
Wofford (9-13) tied in the first half vs the Citadel (9-14)
Sacramento St (7-12) vs Eastern Washington (14-8) later tonight
Portland (9-13) vs Santa Clara (12-11)
#1 Gonzaga (22-0) vs BYU (17-6) later tonight
#5 Arizona (20-2) vs OSU (4-18) later tonight
Utah (15-6) vs Cal (15-6) later tonight
ASU (10-12) vs #13 Oregon (19-3) later tonight
Probably because we are 113th in RPI (ouch...)
Here are the teams remaining on our schedule:
Stanford x2: 61
Cal x2: 47
UW: 189
WSU: 141
OU: 11
OSU: 296
Utah: 75
I just don't see RPI mattering at this point, BUT, there is always the Pac 12 tourney...
aghcsm
Well-Known Member
Yeah, I'm starting to think that whether Wofford wins or loses doesn't mean that much...
Buffs Basketball Fan
Well-Known Member
RPI is ****ing stupid.
Or this. You're penalized for playing sub 200 teams. Usually not a problem in conference. I prefer my answer.
Margin of victory is not in RPI. Only measures wins, your wins, your opponent's wins, and your opponent's oppenent's wins, with adjustments for home and road. If you play a ****ty team, RPI goes down.
I updated the OP through February 10th games.
Here's the current CU Team Sheet that the NCAA Selection Committee will use:
Of Note:
Record is really bad against certain groups and we really need some opponents to move up in categories.
Currently, CU has a non-winning record against Top 50 (2-5), 51-100 (1-1) and 101-200 (4-5).
BYU, CSU and Texas into the Top 100 and Portland into the Top 200 would seriously improve the resume.
This isn't even an NIT team right now.
The good news:
Opportunity to change everything by winning these final 6 games.
Washington State tomorrow would get the record against 101-200 to .500. Still bad, but at least not a losing record.
Stanford and Utah rematches at home would get the record against 51-100 to 3-1. That's really good.
Cal at home and Oregon on the road would get the record against 1-50 to 4-5. That's also really good.
Sweep would also push CU's conference record to 10-8, which would be very Dance-worthy.
Where CU can probably slip up:
Oregon on the road. 3-6 against Top 50, 9-9 in Pac-12 and they're ranked so high that losing on the road probably even helps RPI.
If we lose to Oregon, I don't think we can lose any other games and still Dance. If we beat Oregon, we could probably afford to slip up and still have a shot, but it would be a very tough path.
Absolutely must beat Washington State tomorrow and beat Oregon State on the road Thursday.
Pac-12 Tourney:
Our best case is probably to be the 7-seed or 8-seed. Ideally, we want Stanford in the 8-9 game opener (with a win) and then take our shot at Arizona where a neutral loss wouldn't hurt, probably help, and a win would cement a very strong tourney resume.
Summary:
Hope is still alive and CU controls its destiny to make the NCAA Tourney even without winning the Pac-12 Tournament.
It will take one hell of a finish, though.
Any help from teams ahead of us in RPI losing and our non-conference opponents notching wins the rest of the way is absolutely huge for the Buffs.
Here's the current CU Team Sheet that the NCAA Selection Committee will use:
Of Note:
Record is really bad against certain groups and we really need some opponents to move up in categories.
Currently, CU has a non-winning record against Top 50 (2-5), 51-100 (1-1) and 101-200 (4-5).
BYU, CSU and Texas into the Top 100 and Portland into the Top 200 would seriously improve the resume.
This isn't even an NIT team right now.
The good news:
Opportunity to change everything by winning these final 6 games.
Washington State tomorrow would get the record against 101-200 to .500. Still bad, but at least not a losing record.
Stanford and Utah rematches at home would get the record against 51-100 to 3-1. That's really good.
Cal at home and Oregon on the road would get the record against 1-50 to 4-5. That's also really good.
Sweep would also push CU's conference record to 10-8, which would be very Dance-worthy.
Where CU can probably slip up:
Oregon on the road. 3-6 against Top 50, 9-9 in Pac-12 and they're ranked so high that losing on the road probably even helps RPI.
If we lose to Oregon, I don't think we can lose any other games and still Dance. If we beat Oregon, we could probably afford to slip up and still have a shot, but it would be a very tough path.
Absolutely must beat Washington State tomorrow and beat Oregon State on the road Thursday.
Pac-12 Tourney:
Our best case is probably to be the 7-seed or 8-seed. Ideally, we want Stanford in the 8-9 game opener (with a win) and then take our shot at Arizona where a neutral loss wouldn't hurt, probably help, and a win would cement a very strong tourney resume.
Summary:
Hope is still alive and CU controls its destiny to make the NCAA Tourney even without winning the Pac-12 Tournament.
It will take one hell of a finish, though.
Any help from teams ahead of us in RPI losing and our non-conference opponents notching wins the rest of the way is absolutely huge for the Buffs.
Saturday, February 10th, games we care about:
#2 Villanova at #24 Xavier, 12:30 MT, FOX -- Xavier's our best non-conference win. This would be huge.
Texas (10-14) at Oklahoma State (15-9), 2pm MT, ESPN2 -- Would get UT close to Top 100. Big opportunity to improve CU's resume.
Portland (9-16) at Loyola Marymount (11-13), 2pm MT -- Might get Portland into Top 200 and make that non-con road win look much better.
Eastern Washington (16-9) at Northern Colorado (8-15), 2pm -- Keep EWU in Top 150 & road win inches them closer to Top 100.
Fresno State (14-10) at Colorado State (16-9), 2pm -- CSU can get real close to Top 100 with a win & help the CU resume.
Washington (9-15) at Utah (16-8), 2:30, FS1 -- played both twice, so the only thing here is we want Utah to be Top 100 for future resume.
South Alabama (11-12) at LA-Monroe (7-17), 3pm -- winnnable home game that would give a small SOS & RPI bump.
Air Force (10-14) at Boise State (15-7), 4pm -- upset would push AFA back near Top 200 and give a very nice bump to resume.
Chattanooga (17-7) at Wofford (13-13), 5pm -- sneakily, one of the biggest games of the day for us. Chattanoogo is RPI 85, so a Wofford win not only gives the SOS & RPI bumps while pushing them toward Top 150, it also likely drops Chattanooga behind the Buffs in RPI.
Stanford (12-12) at Arizona State (11-14), 6pm, PACN -- We play Furd twice, want them in Top 100, and want ASU behind us in Pac-12 standings.
Seattle (12-11) at UMKC (13-13), 6pm -- SOS & RPI bump, plus keep Seattle on the right side of the RPI 300 line.
Cal (18-6) at #9 Arizona (22-3), 8pm, ESPN2 -- we play Cal twice and get to take our shot at them at home in a couple weeks.
Idaho State (5-18) at Sacramento State (8-14), 8:05 -- any win is a good one & can get Sac State on good side of RPI 300 line.
#5 Oregon (21-4) at USC (21-4), 8:05, PACN -- play Oregon twice, get another shot at them, and it is our best win right now.
BYU (17-9) at San Francisco (18-8), 9pm -- HUGE GAME. Win moves BYU into Top 100 and likely drops SF (RPI 94) behind CU.
#2 Villanova at #24 Xavier, 12:30 MT, FOX -- Xavier's our best non-conference win. This would be huge.
Texas (10-14) at Oklahoma State (15-9), 2pm MT, ESPN2 -- Would get UT close to Top 100. Big opportunity to improve CU's resume.
Portland (9-16) at Loyola Marymount (11-13), 2pm MT -- Might get Portland into Top 200 and make that non-con road win look much better.
Eastern Washington (16-9) at Northern Colorado (8-15), 2pm -- Keep EWU in Top 150 & road win inches them closer to Top 100.
Fresno State (14-10) at Colorado State (16-9), 2pm -- CSU can get real close to Top 100 with a win & help the CU resume.
Washington (9-15) at Utah (16-8), 2:30, FS1 -- played both twice, so the only thing here is we want Utah to be Top 100 for future resume.
South Alabama (11-12) at LA-Monroe (7-17), 3pm -- winnnable home game that would give a small SOS & RPI bump.
Air Force (10-14) at Boise State (15-7), 4pm -- upset would push AFA back near Top 200 and give a very nice bump to resume.
Chattanooga (17-7) at Wofford (13-13), 5pm -- sneakily, one of the biggest games of the day for us. Chattanoogo is RPI 85, so a Wofford win not only gives the SOS & RPI bumps while pushing them toward Top 150, it also likely drops Chattanooga behind the Buffs in RPI.
Stanford (12-12) at Arizona State (11-14), 6pm, PACN -- We play Furd twice, want them in Top 100, and want ASU behind us in Pac-12 standings.
Seattle (12-11) at UMKC (13-13), 6pm -- SOS & RPI bump, plus keep Seattle on the right side of the RPI 300 line.
Cal (18-6) at #9 Arizona (22-3), 8pm, ESPN2 -- we play Cal twice and get to take our shot at them at home in a couple weeks.
Idaho State (5-18) at Sacramento State (8-14), 8:05 -- any win is a good one & can get Sac State on good side of RPI 300 line.
#5 Oregon (21-4) at USC (21-4), 8:05, PACN -- play Oregon twice, get another shot at them, and it is our best win right now.
BYU (17-9) at San Francisco (18-8), 9pm -- HUGE GAME. Win moves BYU into Top 100 and likely drops SF (RPI 94) behind CU.
Mixed bag so far today.
LOST:
Xavier
Texas
Portland
LA Monroe
WON:
E Washington
CSU
Utah
IN PROGRESS:
Notre Dame up 10+ on FSU with 10 minutes & change left
AFA down by 1 at Boise State with about 8 minutes left
Wofford and Chattanooga about even midway thru first half
LOST:
Xavier
Texas
Portland
LA Monroe
WON:
E Washington
CSU
Utah
IN PROGRESS:
Notre Dame up 10+ on FSU with 10 minutes & change left
AFA down by 1 at Boise State with about 8 minutes left
Wofford and Chattanooga about even midway thru first half
Tuesday, February 14th, games we care about:
#25 Notre Dame at Boston College, 5pm, ESPNU... Irish can give another bump to the resume. #26 RPI, so could move them into Top 25.
Texas at Oklahoma, 7pm, ESPN2... Texas sucks, but so does Oklahoma. RPI 142, so a road win & a bit more could make that a Top 100 win for the Buffs.
CSU at Wyoming, 7pm... I know. I know. But with CSU at RPI 108 this could really help the resume by eliminating a "bad loss".
#25 Notre Dame at Boston College, 5pm, ESPNU... Irish can give another bump to the resume. #26 RPI, so could move them into Top 25.
Texas at Oklahoma, 7pm, ESPN2... Texas sucks, but so does Oklahoma. RPI 142, so a road win & a bit more could make that a Top 100 win for the Buffs.
CSU at Wyoming, 7pm... I know. I know. But with CSU at RPI 108 this could really help the resume by eliminating a "bad loss".
Wednesday, Feb 15th, games we directly care about:
Xavier at Providence, 4:30, FS1... Friars are favored by 5. Would be huge. Not only the bump from Xavier, but knocking back #68 RPI Providence while taking their conference record down to 5-9.
Wofford at UNC Greensboro, 5pm... Wofford's a 3 pt dog at the RPI 121. Would be a very nice bump for the resume.
Nevada at Air Force, 7pm... Zoomies can be tough at home. Taking down RPI 46 Nevada would be big time for us.
Xavier at Providence, 4:30, FS1... Friars are favored by 5. Would be huge. Not only the bump from Xavier, but knocking back #68 RPI Providence while taking their conference record down to 5-9.
Wofford at UNC Greensboro, 5pm... Wofford's a 3 pt dog at the RPI 121. Would be a very nice bump for the resume.
Nevada at Air Force, 7pm... Zoomies can be tough at home. Taking down RPI 46 Nevada would be big time for us.