bleach wrote:mvcfan wrote:Redbirdgrad wrote:I thought you Shocker fans didn't like using RPI. What gives?
I don’t think it’s the best metric but as we found out last year, the NCAA Tournament Selection likes it, so we received a 10 Seed when most experts said we were between 6-8. The RPI forecast may be off too. Hopefully the NCAA becomes more enlightened and uses more metrics when comparing teams.
WSU recieved a 10 seed because that is what the committee wanted to give them. Until there is a hard fast formula to rank all teams, there will be injustices. As is, they use whatever metrics they want to use to include who they want.
I think this is right. When you think about it, they created the RPI through reverse engineering to
legitimize their feelings.
When it doesn't work for the purpose they intended, they ignore it.