Early Season ISR & RPI Rankings From Boyd's World--ISU Ranks High!

[bluepower]

Indiana State has a strong schedule compared to other MVC teams. First, the D1 "Pseudo" RPI rankings:

#34 Wichita State
#73 Indiana State
#78 Evansville
#154 Creighton
#161 Bradley
#170 Illinois State
#231 Missouri State
#266 Southern Illinois

For the complete RPI Ranking link to: http://www.boydsworld.com/baseball/rpi/currentrpi.html

Now for the ISR Ranking, which lists only five MVC teams:

#25 Wichita State
#52 Indiana State
#121 Evansville
#145 Illinois State
#165 Missouri State
#202 Southern Illinois
Note: I didn't see Creighton or Bradley as only teams that have played at least 10 D1 games so far this season are listed.

For the complete ISR Ranking list: http://www.boydsworld.com/baseball/isr/currentisr.html

NOW...the big question is, "What does this all mean?" For those who understand these figures (not me), please chime in!

 

[Jason Svoboda]

If it is calculated the same as hoops RPI, here is how you break it down:

Part 1: is 25 percent of the formula. This is team winning percentage. For the 2005 season, the NCAA added a bonus/penalty system. A home loss or road win is multiplied by 1.4. Neutral games count 1.0.

Part 2: is 50 percent of the formula. This is the average opponents' winning percentage. Each opponent's winning percentage has to be calculated separately and averaged. Not calculated from the opponents' combined record.

Part 3: is 25 percent of the formula. This is the average opponent's winning percentage. Take all the opponents part II values and averaging them. Note: Only games against other teams playing a mostly D1 schedule count when computing the RPI.

Put quite simply, RPI is a method of ranking teams based on the opponents that a team plays.

 

[SycEm]

It's still pretty early for any of these figures to be meaningful, but they work themselves out pretty well as more games are played.
WarrenNolan.com has the Sycamores at #58. Only three MVC teams in the top 100 by his numbers - which means we are probably looking at a one bid league unless someone upsets a clear cut champ in the tourney.