05-31-2023, 07:23 AM
(05-29-2023, 05:26 PM)CTcard Wrote: After this mess of a field, articles are starting to appear clamoring for something better than the RPI. At least people are starting to understand that the RPI is a mess, even if they mostly don't understand why.
Here is one from Baseball America (that is free at the moment).
College Baseball Mulls RPI Reform In Wake Of NCAA Tournament Selections (baseballamerica.com)
Strangely, their main exhibit is claiming that Arizona got too much benefit from the RPI and shouldn't be in the tourney overy ASU. While that may be true (though I would fear UA far more right now), Arizona is hardly the poster-boy for RPI problems.
There was a great quote that Aaron Fitt had posted on his twitter by the HC of Kansas State. Basically stating that he had beaten two teams in regular season series that jumped K State for a regional. What good if conference play when you are not going to count wins.
Also, SJSU and Stanford. Teacher vs student, as Sanfalippo was on Esquer's staff at Cal.