11-18-2014, 02:23 PM
Do you have any evidence that the RPI is a good power measure for men's soccer?
Overall, it is a pretty poor substitute for a power rating. Among other things, it is more a measure of strength of schedule (75%) than strength of the team.
For baseball, there are significant regional biases built into the RPI, due to the fact that it is only doubly connected and play remains decidedly regional in baseball. Boyd Nation has done a substantial analysis of this effect.
For soccer, I don't know.
Regardless, it certainly appears that Stanford was not seeded appropriately.
Overall, it is a pretty poor substitute for a power rating. Among other things, it is more a measure of strength of schedule (75%) than strength of the team.
For baseball, there are significant regional biases built into the RPI, due to the fact that it is only doubly connected and play remains decidedly regional in baseball. Boyd Nation has done a substantial analysis of this effect.
For soccer, I don't know.
Regardless, it certainly appears that Stanford was not seeded appropriately.