01-23-2015, 01:36 PM
I agree with all that CT is saying (by the way, I have always thought that the best way to maximize RPI is to schedule games against the likely best teams in single-bid conferences). Although there is an opponent-of-opponent component to the RPI, that is only worth 25%, and because most teams play a variety of opponents, there is much less variance in this component than in either of the others; it is going to be pretty close to 0.125 (~0.5 (the average winning percentage of all teams) * 0.25 (weighting of that component)). Thus a good team in a bad conference will boost up the second component of the RPI, but still gives you a good chance of winning and thus giving a boost to the first component of the RPI.
Although losing to bad teams doesn't hurt our RPI any more than losing to good teams (beyond the detriment of playing a bad team), the committee does consider this in its subjective assessment of teams. "Bad losses" hurt you when it comes time for the committee to deviate from the RPI.
BC
Although losing to bad teams doesn't hurt our RPI any more than losing to good teams (beyond the detriment of playing a bad team), the committee does consider this in its subjective assessment of teams. "Bad losses" hurt you when it comes time for the committee to deviate from the RPI.
BC