Is RPI a broken model?

I'll agree that our chances of an NCAA tournament bid are near nil if we don't win out. I'm not so ready to concede that we won't be in post season play of some sort. An NIT bid isn't automatic for the first team in the conference to not go to the NCAA's, but it could happen. As you say, there are a couple of stinkers ahead of us in the RPI, and I think the selection committee would look at that especially if we come in second or third in the conference.

Especially if we wind up second. I see St. Mary's and GU going to the NCAA's, and us going to the NIT in that scenario.

I think it would be pretty hard to leave out a team with a cinderella season (us) and put a team that didn't do as well into post season play (SMC)

That's what the NIT is supposed to be the consolation prize for.

Then there's the CBI.

Yeah, I forgot about the CBI. I hate to be a pessimist, but, I think that at this rate the only WCC team this year in the NCAA's will be Gonzaga unless Mills comes back earlier than expected. Unfortunately, you have to have a bigger basketball name than we have to make the NIT unless you get lucky.

I'll think positive and drink the Kool Aid for a few more months though. We will upset Gonzaga in the WCC tourney. (There I convinced myself.)

GO PILOTS!