Big Ten RPIs/AP

[mushroomgod_1]

I saw that IU is now #12 in RPI, and wondered about the other Big Ten schools at present---here are the #s.....UM 5; WIS 8; MSU 9; IU 12; MN 14; OSU 18; Iowa 29; Neb 30; Purdue 44; MD 45; PSU 81; Rut 91; Northwestern 96; ILL 149. AP poll has it: UM 4; MSU 10; OSU 15; WIS 16; IU 22; Iowa 23; NEB 25; MD 27; Pur 32; MN 37 (MD, Pur, MN based on votes for "others").

These RPI #s are way off what I would have guessed from watching these teams play, not just against IU, but some other games as well......until you consider it does not take into account margins of victory, but does consider SOS and home/away.......The poll spots look more realistic to me.....so my first question is where would you rank the BIG 10 teams, right now, based on your observations? To me, it would be something like this: UM 4; MSU 8; WIS 16; OSU 18; NEB 21; IU 22; Iowa 25; MD 29; MN 36; NW 42; PUR 50; PSU 70; Rutgers 85; Illinois 90.

So....a related question would be who has the most potential to improve by the end of the year? I would answer MSU, IU & Maryland.....

 

[kkott]

I saw that IU is now #12 in RPI, and wondered about the other Big Ten schools at present---here are the #s.....UM 5; WIS 8; MSU 9; IU 12; MN 14; OSU 18; Iowa 29; Neb 30; Purdue 44; MD 45; PSU 81; Rut 91; Northwestern 96; ILL 149. AP poll has it: UM 4; MSU 10; OSU 15; WIS 16; IU 22; Iowa 23; NEB 25; MD 27; Pur 32; MN 37 (MD, Pur, MN based on votes for "others").

These RPI #s are way off what I would have guessed from watching these teams play, not just against IU, but some other games as well......until you consider it does not take into account margins of victory, but does consider SOS and home/away.......The poll spots look more realistic to me.....so my first question is where would you rank the BIG 10 teams, right now, based on your observations? To me, it would be something like this: UM 4; MSU 8; WIS 16; OSU 18; NEB 21; IU 22; Iowa 25; MD 29; MN 36; NW 42; PUR 50; PSU 70; Rutgers 85; Illinois 90.

So....a related question would be who has the most potential to improve by the end of the year? I would answer MSU, IU & Maryland.....

What kind of IU fan puts Nebraska 1 spot ahead of us? Show a little pride!

C'mon Man!

 

[ufo33]

B1G Tourney Teams
UM
MSU
IU
Wisky
OSU
Maryland
Nebraska
Iowa

 

[mushroomgod_1]

What kind of IU fan puts Nebraska 1 spot ahead of us? Show a little pride!

C'mon Man!

Hehe.....well, they only really have 4 1/2 players, although their top 4 are pretty darn good, so their upside is limited.

If I was a Nebraska fan, I'd be frustrated that they haven't been able to recruit 1-2 other good role players to surround those guys.

 

[mushroomgod_1]

B1G Tourney Teams
UM
MSU
IU
Wisky
OSU
Maryland
Nebraska
Iowa

Minnesota's a possibility...they're 9-2 with several solid wins, and several good players that can go off in any given game. But I would agree that there are some intangibles that might be missing from that team.....the whole might be less than the sum of the parts.

As always, they'll be very hard to beat at home, unless they fall apart as a team.

 

[coachv jr]

I saw that IU is now #12 in RPI, and wondered about the other Big Ten schools at present---here are the #s.....UM 5; WIS 8; MSU 9; IU 12; MN 14; OSU 18; Iowa 29; Neb 30; Purdue 44; MD 45; PSU 81; Rut 91; Northwestern 96; ILL 149. AP poll has it: UM 4; MSU 10; OSU 15; WIS 16; IU 22; Iowa 23; NEB 25; MD 27; Pur 32; MN 37 (MD, Pur, MN based on votes for "others").

These RPI #s are way off what I would have guessed from watching these teams play, not just against IU, but some other games as well......until you consider it does not take into account margins of victory, but does consider SOS and home/away.......The poll spots look more realistic to me.....so my first question is where would you rank the BIG 10 teams, right now, based on your observations? To me, it would be something like this: UM 4; MSU 8; WIS 16; OSU 18; NEB 21; IU 22; Iowa 25; MD 29; MN 36; NW 42; PUR 50; PSU 70; Rutgers 85; Illinois 90.

So....a related question would be who has the most potential to improve by the end of the year? I would answer MSU, IU & Maryland.....

the big ten placing 8 in the ap top 27 is very impressive.