rpi Stories - Block U
The NCAA Baseball Conspiracy
During last year's College World Series, I wrote a couple of posts discussing the extreme geographical imbalance in college baseball strength. The bottom line is that the western part of the United States has dominated college baseball both historically and recently. The NCAA's response to this...
BIG 12 OUTLOOK: 01.09.12
<!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> Big 12 Conference Standings (updated 1.8.2012) Conf Overall W L W L #4 Baylor Bears 2 0 15 0 Iowa State Cyclones 2 0 12 3 #10 Kansas Jayhawks 2 0 12 3 #9 Missouri Tigers 1 1 14 1 #18 Kansas State Wildcats 1 1 12 2 Texas...
BIG 12 OUTLOOK: 01.07.12
<!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> Big 12 Conference Standings (updated 1.6.2012) Conf Overall W L W L #5 Baylor Bears 1 0 14 0 #6 Missouri Tigers 1 0 14 0 Iowa State Cyclones 1 0 11 3 #15 Kansas Jayhawks 1 0 11 3 Oklahoma State Cowboys 1 0 8 6 #22 Kansas State...
BIG 12 OUTLOOK: 01.02.12
<!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> Big 12 Conference Standings (updated 1.1.2012) Conf Overall W L W L #5 Baylor Bears 0 0 13 0 #6 Missouri Tigers 0 0 13 0 #22 Kansas State Wildcats 0 0 11 1 Oklahoma Sooners 0 0 10 2 Iowa State Cyclones 0 0 10 3 #15 Kansas...
RPI WATCH: 1/7/12
Guess it's been a while since I did one of these, huh? Probably about time for another one, considering another round of Big 12 Conference games is just a few hours away. For the life of me, I don't know how our RPI is staying as high as it is when all of our non-conference opponents keep falling...
RPI WATCH: 1/1/12
Capital One Bowl Week also encompassed a variety of conference and non-conference basketball games, which I have summarized after the jump. Alabama, Charleston Southern, North Florida and Virginia Tech all did their part to keep our RPI high, but George Washington, Loyola Chicago, Southern...
RPI WATCH: 12/26/11
The final order of finish in the 2011 Diamond Head Classic: Kansas St. Wildcats Long Beach St. 49ers UTEP Miners Auburn Tigers Hawaii Warriors Clemson Tigers Xavier Musketeers Southern Illinois Salukis Though the field was far from a giant-killer like your typical Maui Invitational, I think we...
RPI WATCH: 12/25/11
Merry Christmas! As you're opening your presents today, don't forget to follow the jump and see what Santa brought the Cats in terms of RPI and SOS after two days of the Diamond Head Classic went into the books. I apologize for not getting this posted sooner — I had hoped to have an update...
RPI WATCH: 12/19/11
Obviously, the big news of the week was K-State collecting its best win of the season with its best performance of the season. That helped the Cats' RPI to swell to 35. Also assisting in that regard, though, were wins by vanquished foes Charleston Southern, Loyola and Virginia Tech. George...
RPI WATCH: 12/13/11
Quick non-con hitters: Hawaii, Loyola, UMES and UTEP all collected rare wins. Clemson's and George Washington's slides continued. Alabama, Virginia Tech and West Virginia all secured must-win games at home. Howard and Southern Illinois continued to be terrible. Long Beach State's brutal road...
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