January 9 Big Ten & RPI Top 25 Update

The Gophers don't notch their third RPI top-50 win (Iowa drops out of the top 50), but the good news is they crack the RPI top 25 at #24.

Rankings courtesy of CollegeRPI.com.

Big Ten RPI Rankings
6. Michigan State
9. Wisconsin
14. Ohio State
21. Illinois
24. GOPHERS
39. Michigan
45. Northwestern
59. Iowa
74. Penn State
84. Purdue
183. Indiana

Big Ten Nonconference SOS Rankings (out of 343 D-I teams)
33. Wisconsin
38. Indiana
57. Ohio State
63. Michigan State
66. Northwestern
110. Michigan
121. Illinois
124. Iowa
231. Purdue
232. GOPHERS
306. Penn State

Wins vs. RPI Top 50 (18)
Michigan St 6: Ohio State (14), vs. Texas (20), at Gophers (24), vs. Oklahoma State (31), at Northwestern (45), Bradley (49)
Michigan 3: Duke (2), Illinois (21), vs. UCLA (46)
GOPHERS 2: Ohio State (14), vs. Louisville (36)
Purdue 2: vs. Davidson (28), vs. Boston College (48)
Wisconsin 2: at Michigan (39), Northwestern (45)
Ohio State 1: Butler (3)
Northwestern 1: Florida State (25)
Penn State 1: Northwestern (45)

National RPI Top 25 Rankings
1. Pitt
2. Duke
3. Butler
4. Xavier
5. Clemson
6. Michigan State
7. UConn
8. North Carolina
9. Wisconsin
10. Cal
11. Miami-Ohio
12. Oklahoma
13. Syracuse
14. Ohio State
15. Utah
16. Georgetown
17. Villanova
18. West Virginia
19. Gonzaga
20. Texas
21. Illinois
22. Arizona State
23. Marquette
24. GOPHERS
25. Florida State

If Michigan has 6 wins against top 50 teams as opposed to2 for the Gophers, why is Michigan ranked lower? Because of bad losses??

It bothers me that Ohio States RPI is so high for what.... a) beating a miami hurricanes team on the road after their best player was tossed from the game for making a slapping motion b) beating a highly over rated notre dame team (who lost to st. johns) c) barely beating a butler team who struggled with teams such as youngstown state, and detroit mercy (i've seen butler play this year in person...they are good but not worthy of being #20)

The whole problem with RPI is that at some point these games show a reflection of a pre season ranking. Which is why Ohio State got so much credit for their win over Miami since they were an early pre-season top 25 team.

figi said:

If Michigan has 6 wins against top 50 teams as opposed to2 for the Gophers, why is Michigan ranked lower? Because of bad losses??

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Michigan St. has 6, Michigan has just 3.

According to the last update, Iowa was #50 when we played them, so why doesn't it still count as a top 50 win? If they make it back into the top 50, will it then count as a top 50 win?

biggieb45 said:

According to the last update, Iowa was #50 when we played them, so why doesn't it still count as a top 50 win? If they make it back into the top 50, will it then count as a top 50 win?

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That seems to be how the RPI works.

"The whole problem with RPI is that at some point these games show a reflection of a pre season ranking."

RPI rankings have nothing to do with preseason rankings. Every team regardless of name or stature starts with a clean slate at the beginning of the season.

Iowa

"If they make it back into the top 50, will it then count as a top 50 win??

Yes, but I suspect we've seen the last of Iowa in the top 50 of the RPI this season.