01-22-2014, 11:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-22-2014, 11:58 AM by CapitolHillCard.)
The PAC-12 is currently ranked third in the conference RPI standings, ahead of the ACC, Big East, AAC, and A10.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...conference
The reason is that 11 of the 12 teams in the PAC12 conference are ranked among the top 100 teams in RPI.
Stanford is ranked 51 in ESPN's RPI, and among the top 40 teams in the other ranking systems BPI, sagarin, kenpom, etc.
There are a lot of games yet to be played and I would not be surprised if this team collapsed, but let's be fair: there is a reason why all the analysts, not just Jerry Palm, say we would be in if the season ended now.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...conference
The reason is that 11 of the 12 teams in the PAC12 conference are ranked among the top 100 teams in RPI.
Stanford is ranked 51 in ESPN's RPI, and among the top 40 teams in the other ranking systems BPI, sagarin, kenpom, etc.
There are a lot of games yet to be played and I would not be surprised if this team collapsed, but let's be fair: there is a reason why all the analysts, not just Jerry Palm, say we would be in if the season ended now.