Thanks for the additional info, SFTT.
If I understand correctly, the following are the only teams that are ranked higher in RPI than Stanford (11) *and* have not yet played in their conference tournaments:
4 Stony Brook (CAA)
8 Florida (Big 12)
9 Navy (Patriot)
10 Colorado (Big 12)
So here's what we cheer for:
* Florida to not win the Big 12
* Colorado to not win the Big 12
* Stony Brook to not win the CAA
* Navy to not win the Patriot
* Army to not win the Patriot. (Army's RPI is 13 and they might leapfrog over Stanford if they win the Patriot?)
I'm not sure if we need all 5 or just 4 out of 5.
If I understand correctly, the following are the only teams that are ranked higher in RPI than Stanford (11) *and* have not yet played in their conference tournaments:
4 Stony Brook (CAA)
8 Florida (Big 12)
9 Navy (Patriot)
10 Colorado (Big 12)
So here's what we cheer for:
* Florida to not win the Big 12
* Colorado to not win the Big 12
* Stony Brook to not win the CAA
* Navy to not win the Patriot
* Army to not win the Patriot. (Army's RPI is 13 and they might leapfrog over Stanford if they win the Patriot?)
I'm not sure if we need all 5 or just 4 out of 5.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)