Recently I have noticed a tendency to predict State’s seed in the NCAA tournament based on projections for a second-place finish in the ACC. While finishing second in the conference is certainly within reach, most of the projected seeds seemed too high to me. Given the decline in the ACC this year and the impact […]
RPI Update – 5
State stopped the RPI slide yesterday with a big road victory at Clemson. Since the RPI now gives more credit for a road victory, all road victories (especially conference ones) qualify as “big”. However, State’s graph shows that it is easier to move down than it is to move up once you are competing for […]
RPI Graph Update-4
Wednesday night was disappointing on many fronts, not the least of which is the RPI calcs. With the new formula, home losses hurt much more than road losses and it shows in State’s drop down frightfully close to bubble territory: State’s RPI through 1/26 As predicted, GW fell out of the top-50 (to #55) giving […]
The Dance Card
As the season winds down, discussions of the NCAA tourney bubble will surely heat up. Talking heads will guarantee that 75 different teams are “inâ€?. Terms like quality wins, bad losses, finishing strong, and stumbling down the stretch will be daily discussion points on the internet and in the main-stream media. Past experience has led […]
RPI Graph Update-3
Greetings from the Left Coast! I’ve updated the graph of State’s RPI ranking through the WF game. I’ve changed the format and appearance and hope you like the changes. State’s RPI Ranking As of this moment, State is 2-3 against the RPI Top-50. GW has snuck back in the Top-50 at #43. However, with their […]
5 Reasons State Can Beat Duke
I don’t care much for Dave Glenn, but you shouldn’t miss his piece on tonight’s State-Duke matchup. Here’s a sample: Defensive Matchups — If you face Duke without one defender who’s quick and/or savvy enough to stay with Redick outside, and another who’s strong enough to battle Williams inside, you’re probably going to end up […]
RPI Graph Update
I changed my mind and decided to make a short entry whenever I update the RPI graph. State’s win on Saturday moved State to #26 in the RPI Ranking. (Real life is about interfere with my free time, so the updates may be sporadic for the next week or so.) 1/15/06 Update RPI Trivia for […]
An Urge for Consistency
Chip Alexander has a really nice piece on Cam in the N&O this morning and I don’t want it to get lost in the post-game articles and comments that will come later today. I always enjoy seeing a Wolfpack senior have his best performances as a senior…especially one that has had to work as hard […]
More RPI Fun
Thanks to a thread started by grantwolf, I was able to graph State’s RPI ranking starting in early December. Obviously the important thing is where you finish, not where you start: Graph of 2006 RPI Ranking I’ll try to update the graph linked here though this blog entry won’t move to the top when I […]
A Strange View
For years, my mother would save articles from the Charlotte Observer’s sports section to show me how unevenly they covered State and UNC. Her “favorite” writer to shout about was Ron Green (Sr.) and his commentaries. My mom eventually reached the breaking point and cancelled her subscription. So I haven’t heard or thought much about […]
