Cyclones RPI

[Chitowncy]

I know the RPI doesn't mean much this time of year, but it is exciting to see ISU listed at 30 in the CBS sports RPI: https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/rankings/nitty-gritty-report

Crazy. I still feel this is not an NCAA Tournament team, but it was a ton of fun to watch them win 3 games on a neutral court against decent competition. They clearly improved a ton between games 2 and 3 and that, in itself, is enjoyable. I did not expect to even remotely be thinking this way after the Milwaukee game. WHAT IF this team gets on a great run and gets close to Tourney contention or hovering around the bubble later in the year...amazing to think that Milwaukee loss really could come back to bite us. A great problem to have, but I wish ISU could play them again.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Every team can afford a bad OOC loss. Beat Iowa at home and win against UNI in the Big 4 and Iowa States resume will actually be in pretty good shape heading into conference play.

 

[ZB4CY]

Milwaukee down at 85. Meh.

 

[Clonefan32]

Every team can afford a bad OOC loss. Beat Iowa at home and win against UNI in the Big 4 and Iowa States resume will actually be in pretty good shape heading into conference play.

We certainly can't afford a loss to Iowa and their #267 RPI.

 

[Gunnerclone]

No need for RPI manipulation in the Big 12. It’s either take care of business in conference or don’t.

 

[mj4cy]

Every team can afford a bad OOC loss. Beat Iowa at home and win against UNI in the Big 4 and Iowa States resume will actually be in pretty good shape heading into conference play.

I was just thinking this. UNI has enough good wins and Iowa will play a tough schedule if we can get both, we have a shot. The Big 12 has really won some tough games in the non con so that's huge. 10-8 or maybe 9-9 (including a big win) might get it.

 

[FredCyclone]

I know the RPI means about as much as Donald Trump's oral promises this time of year, but it is exciting to see ISU listed at 30 in the CBS sports RPI: https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/rankings/nitty-gritty-report

Crazy. I still feel this is not an NCAA Tournament team, but it was a ton of fun to watch them win 3 games on a neutral court against decent competition. They clearly improved a ton between games 2 and 3 and that, in itself, is enjoyable. I did not expect to even remotely be thinking this way after the Milwaukee game. WHAT IF this team gets on a great run and gets close to Tourney contention or hovering around the bubble later in the year...amazing to think that Milwaukee loss really could come back to bite us. A great problem to have, but I wish ISU could play them again.

This team will not make it to the NCAA tournament. The BIG 12 teams top to bottom are really good this year, there is no way we are going to get 10 wins in the conference.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

No need for RPI manipulation in the Big 12. It’s either take care of business in conference or don’t.

Bingo. Even if we drop a game to either Iowa or UNI everything will still hinge on finishing with a .500 record in the toughest conference in the country.

 

[RonBurgundy]

Every team can afford a bad OOC loss. Beat Iowa at home and win against UNI in the Big 4 and Iowa States resume will actually be in pretty good shape heading into conference play.

Plus Tennessee is currently #36. Who knows where they will be when we match up in January, but Iowa, UNI and Tennessee might be decent OOC victories if we can get all three. Boise State was a very good win and might do right by us.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Plus Tennessee is currently #36. Who knows where they will be when we match up in January, but Iowa, UNI and Tennessee might be decent OOC victories if we can get all three. Boise State was a very good win and might do right by us.

Ironically, the Iowa game has the most potential to be an RPI damaging loss.

Iowa's horrid OOC schedule coupled with their Caymen Islands performance put Iowa's RPI in a really bad place moving forward. A couple of slip ups on the road in conference play and there could be teams that finish behind them in the conference standings that could get picked while Iowa stays home.

 

[discydisc]

Ironically, the Iowa game has the most potential to be an RPI damaging loss.

Iowa's horrid OOC schedule coupled with their Caymen Islands performance put Iowa's RPI in a really bad place moving forward. A couple of slip ups on the road in conference play and there could be teams that finish behind them in the conference standings that could get picked while Iowa stays home.

**** Iowa

 

[HoustonClone]

This team will not make it to the NCAA tournament. The BIG 12 teams top to bottom are really good this year, there is no way we are going to get 10 wins in the conference.

Bulletin board material for the team!

 

[FinalFourCy]

I’d love to drop Iowa from our schedule. A no-win game and often a RPI drag.

 

[EarthIsMan]

Very much depends against who ISU gets the wins, but in the 10-team history (2012-present) of the Big 12 ALL 20-win teams has made NCAA tournament. Historically, a few teams have had 18 and 19-win season and still qualified too.

Even if ISU goes 6-1 in the remainder of non-conference play that means it would need to find at least 8-9 conference wins to be on the bubble before the conference tournament begins.

Making the NCAA tournament will not be easy, but ISU is not that far from the middle of the pack teams in the B12. Fortunately, there is no such thing as a "bad" loss in the B12 either- every win is significant unlike pretty much every other conference.

Also, do not sleep on ISU's home court advantage that could "will" this team to enough wins. Non-conference games against Iowa and Tennessee are both home games too.

I will not be utterly shocked if ISU finds some way to make another NCAA tournament (there is a plausible pathway), but I will be tremendously impressed.

 

[ProhmDate]

I know the RPI means about as much as Donald Trump's oral promises this time of year, but it is exciting to see ISU listed at 30 in the CBS sports RPI: https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/rankings/nitty-gritty-report

On the positive side, that implies the current RPI is exponentially more reliable than Obama’s promises ever were! http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/rulings/promise-broken/?page=2

 

[madguy30]

Let things work themselves out like last season.

If this team makes the tourney it will be one of the most fun basketball seasons as far as expectations vs. results.

 

[Cyclonepride]

This team will not make it to the NCAA tournament. The BIG 12 teams top to bottom are really good this year, there is no way we are going to get 10 wins in the conference.

No way our football team gets to a bowl either

 

[cyclone101]

I was just thinking this. UNI has enough good wins and Iowa will play a tough schedule if we can get both, we have a shot. The Big 12 has really won some tough games in the non con so that's huge. 10-8 or maybe 9-9 (including a big win) might get it.

Might get in? In this league? If we go 9-9 I doubt I'm even nervous on selection Sunday. Assuming we perform like we should through the rest of non-con...

 

[othercy]

Wish people would just leave their politics in the cave. To me and many others I'm sure it is like fingernails on a chalkboard ... regardless of one's views ... and not the reason folks come to this site (other than the cave). OP got it going and others respond ... same as it always was. Is there some way mods can delete posts with politics ... or immediately move them to the cave as a disincentive?

 

[Go2Guy]

explain to me how we make the Dance if we lose possibly 2-more non conf games? I think it will take a minimum of (12) B12 wins, how many to you think? We all can come up with examples of P5 teams with 10+ losses getting in as 10-12 seeds, but it it bubblish. jmo