Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Apr 23, 2021 12:36:30 GMT -8
The nine games with the most impact on Oregon State's RPI today; who to root for, if you want Oregon State's RPI to increase; and how much comparative value each game is worth.
1. Oregon State @ UC Irvine Oregon State 63
2. UCLA @ Oregon Oregon 28
3. Arizona State @ Utah Utah 14
4. San Diego @ Santa Clara Santa Clara 9
5. Portland @ San Francisco Portland 8
6. West Virginia @ Kansas State Kansas State 4
7. Washington State @ California Washington State 1
8. BYU @ Gonzaga BYU 1
9. New Mexico @ Washington Washington 1
As it currently sits, the best result in the Washington State and California series is a 1-1-1 even split. If either team wins more games than the other, Oregon State's RPI ranking goes down, because RPI is a generally terrible metric.
Because of BYU's rules about not playing on Sunday, BYU and Gonzaga play game two tonight and will finish up tomorrow.
Stanford and UNLV cancelled games this weekend, so New Mexico is now playing at Washington this weekend.
If all nine games come through the correct way, Oregon State should move from 28th to about 22nd. If the correct teams come through this weekend, Oregon State could move up to about 13th. That would put the Beavers in an excellent spot to host with a winning record over the final eight games before host sites are announced, which is supposed to happen at some point between the USC and Arizona State series. (Naturally, Oregon State plays the teams with the three best RPIs since the trip to PK last, which really puts a damper on improving RPI between now and the USC series).
The UCLA series will be the Beavers' next best chance to improve upon their RPI before the Arizona State series.
Whether they host or not, the Beavers likely would be a one-seed with a 13-7 or better finish over the final 20 games. Short of that, the Beavers are probably a two-seed or worse.
1. Oregon State @ UC Irvine Oregon State 63
2. UCLA @ Oregon Oregon 28
3. Arizona State @ Utah Utah 14
4. San Diego @ Santa Clara Santa Clara 9
5. Portland @ San Francisco Portland 8
6. West Virginia @ Kansas State Kansas State 4
7. Washington State @ California Washington State 1
8. BYU @ Gonzaga BYU 1
9. New Mexico @ Washington Washington 1
As it currently sits, the best result in the Washington State and California series is a 1-1-1 even split. If either team wins more games than the other, Oregon State's RPI ranking goes down, because RPI is a generally terrible metric.
Because of BYU's rules about not playing on Sunday, BYU and Gonzaga play game two tonight and will finish up tomorrow.
Stanford and UNLV cancelled games this weekend, so New Mexico is now playing at Washington this weekend.
If all nine games come through the correct way, Oregon State should move from 28th to about 22nd. If the correct teams come through this weekend, Oregon State could move up to about 13th. That would put the Beavers in an excellent spot to host with a winning record over the final eight games before host sites are announced, which is supposed to happen at some point between the USC and Arizona State series. (Naturally, Oregon State plays the teams with the three best RPIs since the trip to PK last, which really puts a damper on improving RPI between now and the USC series).
The UCLA series will be the Beavers' next best chance to improve upon their RPI before the Arizona State series.
Whether they host or not, the Beavers likely would be a one-seed with a 13-7 or better finish over the final 20 games. Short of that, the Beavers are probably a two-seed or worse.
