CFB RPI for 30Nov2008

The debate throughout the country will be who "deserves" to play for the Big12 title against Missouri next weekend: Oklahoma, Texas, or Texas Tech.  All 3 have the same overall record, same conference record, same record against shared opponents, etc, so it all comes down to the BCS rankings on Sunday.  I personally think Oklahoma will get the nod, but until then here are the full RPI rankings up through the games Saturday.

Conference RPI - 11/30/08

The ACC had a good weekend against the SEC and it was enough to move from 2nd to 1st overall

1. ACC - 0.547481 (1)
2. Big12 - 0.541444 (2)
3. Big East - 0.534323 (5)
4. Big10 - 0.528425 (4)
5. SEC - 0.527430 (3)
6. MWC - 0.514701 (6)
7. Pac10 - 0.491577 (7)
8. WAC - 0.479518 (9)
9. MAC - 0.461593 (11)
10. CUSA - 0.453967 (10)
11. Independents - 0.453305 (8)
12. Sun Belt - 0.424245 (12)

Conference RPI through 11/24/08 (sos in parenthesis)

1. Big 12 - 0.545795 (2)
2. ACC - 0.541973 (1)
3. SEC - 0.537016 (3)
4. Big East - 0.535797 (5)
5. Big10 - 0.529880 (4)
6. MWC - 0.513405 (6)
7. Pac10 - 0.494340 (7)
8. WAC - 0.479719 (8)
9. MAC - 0.461299 (11)
10. CUSA - 0.450870 (10)
11. Independents - 0.443687 (9)
12. Sun Belt - 0.421364 (12)

Really interesting to see the ACC at 2, but it makes sense since it is the one conference without a really bad team dragging down the overall ranking.  

Conference RPI Week 11 (SOS in parenthesis)

I maintain the RPI and this site purely for fun, and after seeing the way the rankings look it is better that this be done for entertainment than as a substitute for the current computer polls.  However, come the end of the season I bet the RPI very similarly reflects the final BCS.  Here is the conference breakdown after Week 11

1. Big 12 (1)
2. ACC (2)
3. SEC (3)
4. Big10 (4)
5. Big East (5)
6. MWC (6)
7. Pac10 (7)
8. WAC (9)
9. MAC (10)
10. Independents (8)
11. CUSA (11)
12. Sun Belt (12)

The Independents are really hurt by 0-9 Western Kentucky who will join the Sun Belt next season.  Very interesting to see the MWC ahead of the Pac10 this late in the season.  That really could be interesting if USC gets back into the national title discussion with Utah undefeated.

What the computers are saying

Here are the BCS computer rankings for Week 4:

1. Texas Tech
2. Alabama
3. Texas
4. Utah
5. Florida
6. Oklahoma
7. Georgia
8. USC
9. Boise State
10. Penn State
11. Oklahoma State
12. Ohio State
13. Missouri
14. North Carolina
15. Ball State
16. TCU
17. Michigan State
18. Florida State
19. BYU
20. Cincinnati
21. LSU
22. Wake Forest
23. Pittsburgh
24. South Carolina
25. Tulsa

Note: Tulsa did not finish in the top25 of ANY of the 6 computers used in the BCS rankigns but is receiving votes so is included at 25th

RPI Week 10

The RPI is starting to look more like the human polls, but there are still some crazy things going on near the top. Here is this week's top 25 with SOS in parenthesis

1. Texas - 0.686342 (5)
   
2. Texas Tech - 0.660032 (26)
3. Georgia - 0.645064 (4)
4. Florida - 0.636287 (16)
5. Oklahoma - 0.634306 (25)
6. Ohio State - 0.629987 (9)
7. Utah - 0.613088 (56)
8. North Carolina - 0.613088 (11)
   
9. Missouri - 0.609006 (18)
   
10. Penn State - 0.603454 (64)
    
11. Alabama - 0.60269 (81)
    
12. Cincinnati - 0.602262 (46)
    
13. Boise State - 0.601304 (84)
    
14. USC - 0.598927 (68)
    
15. Oklahoma State - 0.598034 (48)
    
16. Virginia Tech - 0.594343 (15)
    
17. TCU - 0.590557 (58)
    
18. Florida State - 0.580614 (35)
    
19. Connecticut - 0.575237 (44)
    
20. Miami (FL) - 0.572404 (19)
    
21. Ole Miss - 0.570287 (6)
    
22. Pittsburgh - 0.564197 (55)
    
23. Michigan State - 0.564146 (71)
    
24. Virginia - 0.564042 (3)
    
25. Georgia Tech - 0.562945 (33)
    

What I'm Watching - Saturday November 8, 2008

Early Games

Ohio State at Northwestern, 12:00 PM, ESPN2

Georgia Tech at North Carolina, 12:00 PM, GamePlan

Georgia at Kentucky, 12:30 PM, GamePlan

Afternoon Games

Alabama at LSU, 3:30 PM, CBS
Penn State at Iowa, 3:30 PM, ABC
Oklahoma at Texas A&M, 3:30 PM, ABC

Evening Games

Oklahoma State at Texas Tech, 8:00 PM, ABC
Notre Dame at Boston College, 8:00 PM, ESPN

Cal at USC, 8:00 PM, ABC

Full Listing

New RPI now up

I have been busy so I haven't updated the RPI in the last two weeks. The new data has been entered for games up through Sunday.

Some really interesting things in the top25:

Texas above Texas Tech
Georgia above Florida AND Alabama
Ohio State above Penn State
Virginia above USC
Florida State above Georgia Tech

Also Ball State has the 120th rated SOS, putting them dead last in the nation


Conference Rankings also were interesting (SOS in parenthesis):

01. Big12 (1)
02. Big10 (3)
03. ACC (2)
04. SEC (4)
05. Big East (5)
06. MWC (7)
07. Pac10 (6)
08. WAC (9)
09. Independents (8)
10. MAC (11)
11. CUSA (10)
12. Sun Belt (12)

What I'm Watching - Nov 1, 2008

Early Games

Auburn at Ole Miss, 11:30 PM, GamePlan 790 - Can Tubs save his job?

Northwestern at Minnesota, 12:00 PM, ESPN2 - Are either of these teams legit?
Wisconsin at Michigan State, 12:00 PM, ESPN - Mich State can still win the Big 10 if they win out

Miami (FL) at Virginia, 12:00 PM, GamePlan 789 - Is UVA a true ACC contender?

Afternoon Games

Pittsburgh at Notre Dame, 2:30 PM, NBC - Former NFL guys meet with neither getting much respect
Florida at Georgia, 3:30 PM, CBS - National Title implications if Texas/PSU lose a game

Florida State at Georgia Tech, 3:30 PM, ABC GamePlan 788 - Major game in ACC country

Oregon at California, 3:30 PM, ABC - Which Cal team will show up?

Late Games

Texas at Texas Tech, 8:00 PM, ABC - Texas is at the end of the gauntlet and TT is just starting theirs

Tulane at LSU, 8:00 PM, GamePlan 788 - Two bad losses bookend the last 3 LSU games, Tulane gets to be the sacrificial lamb to start the healing