Post by jackjd on Jan 23, 2012 23:30:46 GMT -6
Quality analysis of the Summit League can be regularly found on the Summit Madness site. Note the following in this week's column about USD's RPI. Even though the season is not going as well as Coyote fans would like, as predicted, USD has been a good addition to the Summit League. From Summit Madness:
The RPI doesn't mean a whole lot for teams that are not contending for a spot in the NCAA tournament, where RPI is one of the indicators used to determine seeding, but it does matter for symbolic reasons when judging the relative strength of conferences. Even though South Dakota is having a less-than-stellar season, its RPI currently sits at 277, which is a major improvement over previous cellar dwellars in the Summit League. Last season, two teams finished over 300 in the RPI (WIU, 336; Centenary, 342). In 2009-10, Centenary finished at 314; Southern Utah at 328. USD has helped to elevate the league in the conference RPI standings even as the team has struggled this season.
As has been written many times, getting through transition can be painful (NDSU's experience was clearly an exception to the rule) but things will improve.
If you haven't already bookmarked Summit Madness, here's the link:
www.summitmadness.com/
The RPI doesn't mean a whole lot for teams that are not contending for a spot in the NCAA tournament, where RPI is one of the indicators used to determine seeding, but it does matter for symbolic reasons when judging the relative strength of conferences. Even though South Dakota is having a less-than-stellar season, its RPI currently sits at 277, which is a major improvement over previous cellar dwellars in the Summit League. Last season, two teams finished over 300 in the RPI (WIU, 336; Centenary, 342). In 2009-10, Centenary finished at 314; Southern Utah at 328. USD has helped to elevate the league in the conference RPI standings even as the team has struggled this season.
As has been written many times, getting through transition can be painful (NDSU's experience was clearly an exception to the rule) but things will improve.
If you haven't already bookmarked Summit Madness, here's the link:
www.summitmadness.com/
