First, my caveat. I am no RPI guru like several of you guys.
I assume that RPI must have some validity as a measure of relative team strength when ranking teams that do not play each other head to head (nor common opponents in many instances).
But how valid is RPI score to actual performance in a 64 team field? My guess is that it is a fairly valid indicator of playoff performance with the usual outlier or two.
And, once you decide that RPI has some merit in staging a playoff, how much does RPI play in on those decisions?
From what I read, RPI is a "moving target". The committee relied heavily on RPI one year, relied more on "other factors" the next year. It appears that RPI is a tool...and one that can back up a committee decision when they need that or a tool that can be just one of many when they feel RPI doesn't give them the teams that they want.
This link provides some insight to this year's proceedings, which seemed a little less likely as last year's on using RPI as a "hammer".
The Big Ten's Commissioner, Delaney, just made a play for an extension of the CWS to ten teams with an automatic slot for two "cold weather teams".
There is a lot of thought around the web about some teams/conferences being advantaged and some being disadvantaged by the current system.
As non BCS guys, what ya think about the current system?
I assume that RPI must have some validity as a measure of relative team strength when ranking teams that do not play each other head to head (nor common opponents in many instances).
But how valid is RPI score to actual performance in a 64 team field? My guess is that it is a fairly valid indicator of playoff performance with the usual outlier or two.
And, once you decide that RPI has some merit in staging a playoff, how much does RPI play in on those decisions?
From what I read, RPI is a "moving target". The committee relied heavily on RPI one year, relied more on "other factors" the next year. It appears that RPI is a tool...and one that can back up a committee decision when they need that or a tool that can be just one of many when they feel RPI doesn't give them the teams that they want.
This link provides some insight to this year's proceedings, which seemed a little less likely as last year's on using RPI as a "hammer".
The Big Ten's Commissioner, Delaney, just made a play for an extension of the CWS to ten teams with an automatic slot for two "cold weather teams".
There is a lot of thought around the web about some teams/conferences being advantaged and some being disadvantaged by the current system.
As non BCS guys, what ya think about the current system?
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