Week 2 College Hoops Report

Week 2 College Hoops Report (expanded)

The most interesting piece of information to take away from this week's report? The ACC has a 0-8 record in games vs. the other five BCS conferences. All RPI information is courtesy of CollegeRPI.com.

RPI Sweet 16
1. Dayton (3-0)
2. UConn (2-0)
3. Southern Miss (2-0)
4. Kansas State (3-0)
5. Akron (1-1)
6. Georgetown (5-0)
7. Vermont (2-1)
8. Long Island (3-0)
9. Pitt (5-0)
10. San Jose State (3-0)
T11. Drexel (2-0)
T11. Indiana (4-0)
13. Appalachain State (1-1)
14. MINNESOTA (5-0)
15. Washington (2-0)
16. Iowa State (4-0)

Big Ten in the RPI
T11. Indiana (4-0)
14. MINNESOTA (5-0)
46. Ohio State (3-0)
49. Penn State (3-0)
59. Michigan State (2-0)
65. Wisconsin (2-1)
93. Illinois (4-1)
117. Purdue (3-0)
127. Iowa (2-2)
175. Michigan (3-0)
179. Northwestern (3-0)

Week 2 Non-BCS Wins over BCS
Bradley 64, USC 63
Campbell 61, Auburn 54
Central Florida 65, South Florida 59
Davidson 70, Nebraska 67
Dayton 78, Ole Miss 71
Kennesaw State 80, Georgia Tech 63
Memphis 70, LSU 61
Memphis 72, Miami-Florida 68
New Mexico 76, Arizona State 62
Nicholls State 62, LSU 53
North Texas 92, Texas Tech 83
Old Dominion 61, Clemson 60
Rider 77, USC 57
St. Mary's 76, St. John's 71
Samford 79, Auburn 68
San Francisco 83, Colorado 81
San Jose State 75, Oregon 72
Seattle 83, Oregon State 80
Texas Southern 66, Oregon State 60
UNLV 68, Wisconsin 65
VCU 90, Wake Forest 69
Western Carolina 69, DePaul 64
Xavier 86, Iowa 73
Xavier 57, Seton Hall 52
Yale 75, Boston College 67

Non-BCS Wins over BCS by School (cumulative)
2 -- Memphis, Xavier

1 -- Bradley, Campbell, Central Florida, Davidson, Dayton, Kennesaw State, New Mexico, Nicholls State, North Carolina-Asheville, North Texas, Old Dominion, Princeton, Rider, St. Mary's, Samford, San Francisco, San Jose State, Seattle, South Dakota State, Southern Miss, Stetson, Temple, Texas Southern, UNLV, VCU, Western Carolina, Yale

Non-BCS Wins over BCS by Conference (cumulative)
4 -- Atlantic 10, Conference USA
3 -- Atlantic Sun, Southern
2 -- Colonial, Ivy, Mountain West, West Coast
1 -- Big South, Independents, MAAC, Missouri Valley, Southland, SWAC, Summit, Sun Belt, WAC

Week 2 BCS vs. BCS Results
Georgetown 82, NC State 67
Georgia 83, Colorado 74
Illinois 80, Maryland 76
Iowa 55, Alabama 47
Kansas State 73, Virginia Tech 57
Michigan State 82, South Carolina 73
Minnesota 72, North Carolina 67
Minnesota 74, West Virginia 70
Ohio State 93, Florida 73
Pitt 79, Maryland 70
Pitt 68, Texas 66
Rutgers 61, Miami-Florida 45
Seton Hall 83, Alabama 78
Stanford 81, Virginia 60
Texas 90, Illinois 84
Vanderbilt 59, Nebraska 49
Vanderbilt 72, North Carolina 65
West Virginia 74, Vanderbilt 71

BCS vs. BCS Standings (18 games played)
1. Pac 10 (1-0)
T2. Big East (6-1)
T2. Big Ten (6-1)
4. Big 12 (2-3)
5. SEC (3-5)
6. ACC (0-8)

BCS Losses to Non-BCS by Conference (cumulative)
7 -- Big East
6 -- ACC, Pac 10, SEC
3 -- Big Ten, Big 12

Top-50 Wins by Big Ten Teams (3)
Minnesota (2): West Virginia (18), SIENA (36)
Purdue (1): OAKLAND (33)

Gopher Nonconference Opponents in the RPI
5. Akron (1-1)
18. West Virginia (3-1)
36. Siena (1-2)
74. Wofford (2-3)
81. South Dakota State (2-0)
96. North Carolina (2-2)
122. North Dakota State (2-1)
163. Cornell (2-2)
171. Saint Joseph's (1-2)
184. Western Kentucky (3-2)
197. Virginia (2-1)
288. Eastern Kentucky (2-3)

Week 2 Team of the Week: Minnesota -- Is there any question? No team in the country -- save for Pitt -- plucked a better pair of wins. The difference being, Pitt was expected to win the 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, while the Gophers were supposed to play second and/or third fiddle to the (now it's clear they were overrated) Tar Heels and West Virginia.

Week 2 Team of the Weak: Oregon State -- The Beavers not only lost to relative D-I newbie Seattle (83-80) on the road, they also lost 66-60 at home to Texas Southern. If you thought his brother-in-law's popularity was sinking, how about the popularity of Beavers head coach Craig Robinson in Corvallis? Robinson's feel-good story of a couple years ago quickly has become a thing of the past.

Selection, another nice report. Two comments:

How did we ever keep that RPI powerhouse Long Island off our non conference schedule?

Perhaps Oregon State is a tough place to win. If you can't win with the full force, power and resources of the feds on your side, there must be some institutional issues that keep the beloved Beavers from succeeding.

Nice to see the Gophers getting national exposure from people other than Katz. The local bandwagon will be filling up soon now that we have been "affirmed" by non-Minnesota types.

I even heard a local radio station take 5 seconds off from talking about the Vikings and their circus to mention the Gophers' early-season success. I was stunned. Don't worry. The talking heads will jump off as soon as the Gophers hit a bump in the road.

I'm amazed that Tubby didn't jump all over that Auburn job. An SEC job with so much promise and whatnot (losses to Campell and Samford not withstanding).

Question: At about what week does the RPI start to give a real picture of who the best teams are in the nation? Wow, ACC 0-8 vs BCS.

"At about what week does the RPI start to give a real picture of who the best teams are in the nation?"

I'd say by late January/early February the RPI has taken most of its shape. At that point we're about one month in to the conference seasons.

For future Hoops Reports, will the Big Ten wins against top 50rpi teams be cumulative (with the most recent rpi rankings) or will you only put those victories from the most recent week?

Sorry if this has been explained earlier.

Top-50 wins

Cumulative with the most current RPI ranking.

Wow, ACC's had it rough so far. Thanks SS!