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by **flexmaster33** on Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:32 am

All right everyone should have Game 28s now...if you have missed a set over the last couple weeks, don't worry too much. It probably just means you got a forfeit from one of the handful of players who dropped the season early.

My laptop is getting some upgrades today, so I will be off CC until late tonight. Hoping to get a major standings update out by Thursday including a fresh RPI with Game 29s to follow shortly after.

by **musicalmaven** on Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:53 pm

this is to inform you that i won game # 10554847, colorado state (friesuschrist) vs. iona.

by **reptile** on Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:23 pm

I am still waiting for my game 27's to start. I have already messaged him and still havent heard anything back. I realize a few people have quit lately but they are against #21 ranked purdue so i dont know why he would quit if he was doing so well....

by **flexmaster33** on Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:25 pm

he may just be out of town...I'm checking the deadbeats as I go through tonight's batch of results.

by **flexmaster33** on Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:24 am

Illinois remains our top team in the RPI, and yes, North Carolina has cracked back into the top-25

Bowling Green is the first to clinch a league title, securing the #1 seed for the MAC tourney.

Game 29s will be going out throughout the day Friday with Game 30s going out over the weekend to finish the regular season.

After that conference tourneys will begin with matchups going out as final results come in and the brackets are able to form.

Remember win your conference tourney and get an automatic bid to the March Madness championship bracket...otherwise you'll have to wait for our Selection Show to learn your official fate :0

by **musicalmaven** on Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:05 am

this is to inform you that i won game # 10623620, iona vs. rider (gochisox2004).

by **ViperOverLord** on Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:49 pm

Flex: Hate to kick a barely breathing horse, but I'm convinced that your new RPI formula sucks. I'm at 51 and Marshall is at 53 and all of the teams from 50 through 24 have better RPI's and worse records. And I have a 13 pt margin of victory and Marshall has a 9 pt margin of victory. Better records and solid pt margins are completely being trumped by what I don't know. I thought it was the top 25 records. But that isn't even the case. Look at this:

#47 Cornell 17-12 (1-5 vs Top 25, 5-7 league record), 6.9 victory margin

#51 Butler 19-8 (0-1 vs Top 25, 12-3 league record), 13.4 victory margin

That type of discrepancy doesn't seem to hint at a solid formula.

by **flexmaster33** on Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:08 pm

But you're neglecting the Strength of Schedule...

that's the difference in the example you cited...Cornell is playing in the Ivy League, which ranks #1 among all of the conferences, while The Valley is 9th on the conference list.

Same reason why no WCC teams have been in the top-25 most of the year...a brutal showing against other leagues is keeping them out.

by **reptile** on Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:22 pm

As far as the RPI, it takes a lot of work either way and though i dont get much love either i think it works good enough. In the end you have to win a good portion of your games to be ranked. In addition nothing really matters until March Madness, you cant win a championship by being ranked highly anyway. The only issue would maybe be with not making it due to the RPI system he is using. I dont know which side of the line i am to making it to the big dance, but i think i am flirting with it. At one point i was 1st in the Big 10 and undefeated against top 25 and i was ranked 48th, but i really dont mind it as i will get my chance in the dance if i make it there.

reptile wrote:I am still waiting for my game 27's to start. I have already messaged him and still havent heard anything back. I realize a few people have quit lately but they are against #21 ranked purdue so i dont know why he would quit if he was doing so well....

As far as this is concerned, out of the blue he joined his games today.