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RedDog wrote:RPI is based solely on wins and losses and who your opponent has played and their wins and losses ... Away wins are weighted more than home wins and if you lose at home if costs you more than if you lose on the road ...I disagree with one point... obviously it is better to win than lose but it is not just based "on the quality of your wins." The quality of your losses is just as important. You can gain in the RPI just by playing a good team b/c of the high importance in strength of schedule. That's why out RPI jumped after Florida even though we lost.
It doesn't matter how much you beat the team by or lose by .... It is based on the quality of your wins ... That is why I preach RPI on the baseball page because it doesn't matter how much you beat a team by ... it is the quality of the team you play and that you win, not that play them close ... That is very important for seeding purposes for the tournament.
It is derived from three component factors: Div. I winning percentage (FI, 25%), schedule strength (FII, 50%); and opponent's schedule strength (FIII, 25%). Different weights are given to the location of the game for both the winner and loser of the game. Games against non-Division I opponents are not used in calculating the RPI.
We just need to keep winning - that is all that matters!!!