Week 3 polls & RPI

slick wrote:Lest we not overlook: this thread started out as a discussion of POLLS not RPI.

Apples and oranges!

Fixed

fixed?

slick wrote:fixed?

yeah, read the thread title.

Oh Geez, so tricky...

Miami 1, Washington 0 . . . . . . . hmmmm.

Miami over Washington suggests a tough game Sunday that the Pilots must not take lightly.

Just an observation: Washington's success or failure has a stronger effect on our RPI than any other team because we play at least 8 teams that play Washington (OU, OSU, UW, Cal, plus the four in the two tournaments). They will not only figure into our opponents' record, but into the opponents' opponents' record of nearly half of our opponents.

Am I missing something or should we be rooting for the Huskies?

SoreKnees wrote:Just an observation: Washington's success or failure has a stronger effect on our RPI than any other team because we play at least 8 teams that play Washington (OU, OSU, UW, Cal, plus the four in the two tournaments). They will not only figure into our opponents' record, but into the opponents' opponents' record of nearly half of our opponents.

Am I missing something or should we be rooting for the Huskies?

UPSF might be able to best answer that, but the third element might hinge on the strength of the West vs the strength of the eastern schools. On average, I don't think it has much to do with that one game.

Elements 1 & 2 should balance out, assuming we beat Miami.

SoreKnees wrote:Just an observation: Washington's success or failure has a stronger effect on our RPI than any other team because we play at least 8 teams that play Washington (OU, OSU, UW, Cal, plus the four in the two tournaments). They will not only figure into our opponents' record, but into the opponents' opponents' record of nearly half of our opponents.

Am I missing something or should we be rooting for the Huskies?

I hadn't thought about that particular question, but because Washington's record will find its way into our Element 3 so many times due to the tournaments, it is better for us if they win the games against opponents that we also play. However, it doesn't make a huge difference because the effective weight of Element 3 is only about 10%. Another reason to root for Washington when it plays teams not from Oregon/Washington is that we definitely want another team from those two states to make it to the NCAA Tournament. Plus, in terms of a team like Miami, I always would root for a West Region team against an ACC team; and in terms of Illinois, although I like them I would root for a West Region team against a Big Ten (or Big East or Big 12) team.