Quote from: chef on February 22, 2015, 11:49:20 PM
What really hurts Valpo's RPI this year, more than any other season is the poor records by everyone except Green Bay in the non-conference. UWM a .500 team in the league, was 3-9 in the non-conference, and their current RPI is 229. Oakland a title contender all year had a 3-10 non-conference record. Since 50% of the RPI is your opponent's record, it's so hard to move your RPI once league play begins. Additionally, the league's RPI has dropped from 13 to 16 simply by playing each other. Oakland's non-conference scheduling really hurts the league RPI (not that they care).
Could you please explain how Oakland's strong out of conference schedule hurts the Horizon League's RPI? I would think if it helps Oakland's RPI (which it certainly does), that everyone who plays Oakland in the conference is blessed with those top team's records and is part of their own RPI, more specifically their SOS, since it is weighted 75% to a team's opponents record and their opponent's opponents record. It seems to me that when any team in the HL plays, say, KY, win or lose, their SOS will improve over time and so will the teams in the HL who plays against that team who played against KY. Tell me where I'm wrong.