Nebraska and Iterative Strength Ratings (as of 03/21/2012)

[VectorVictor]

Was looking at the rankings for this week, and saw this nugget (courtesy of Boyd's World):

Last updated: Wed Mar 21 06:30:07 2012

 

 

 

Rank Rating W L W L SoS Team

 

1 132.4 13 2 13 2 14 Stanford

2 132.0 20 1 20 1 61 Florida

3 126.5 14 3 14 3 29 Purdue

4 126.4 21 0 21 0 188 Kentucky

5 126.1 15 4 15 4 17 UCLA

6 125.8 18 2 18 2 113 Florida State

7 124.7 16 6 16 6 9 Rice

8 123.7 14 6 14 6 5 Texas State

9 122.5 17 4 17 4 80 North Carolina

10 121.8 19 2 19 2 167 Arkansas

11 121.3 16 4 16 4 82 Miami, Florida

12 120.6 13 5 13 5 33 Oregon

13 120.6 15 4 15 4 112 North Carolina State

14 120.1 14 7 14 7 12 Baylor

15 120.0 12 7 12 7 3 Cal State Fullerton

16 119.8 14 5 14 5 60 Oregon State

17 119.6 16 5 16 5 83 Pepperdine

18 119.5 16 5 16 5 97 Texas A&M

19 119.3 11 7 11 7 4 Texas Christian

20 118.9 16 4 16 4 126 South Carolina

21 118.3 16 5 16 5 106 Arizona

22 117.8 13 4 13 4 107 Santa Clara

23 117.7 15 6 15 6 81 Mississippi

24 117.4 15 6 15 6 68 Maryland

25 117.2 12 6 12 6 36 Gonzaga

26 116.8 14 7 14 7 56 Georgia Tech

27 116.8 17 4 17 4 173 Louisiana State

28 116.7 15 4 15 4 141 East Carolina

29 116.2 16 6 16 6 101 Missouri State

30 115.7 16 6 16 6 114 Virginia Tech

31 115.4 17 3 17 3 224 Appalachian State

32 115.1 11 3 13 3 162 Portland

33 115.0 18 6 18 6 147 San Diego

34 114.9 15 6 15 6 110 Southeastern Louisiana

35 114.8 11 8 11 8 15 Texas

36 114.7 14 7 15 7 94 Nebraska

37 114.7 12 7 12 7 66 Arizona State

38 114.3 13 6 13 6 99 Southern California

39 114.0 11 7 11 7 30 Notre Dame

40 114.0 13 8 13 8 44 Texas-Arlington

 

Now, why do Iterative Strength Ratings (ISRs) matter? Because they provide a clearer picture of team (and conference) quality over the Strength of Schedule (SoS) or the Ratings Power Index (RPI), and it's becoming a bigger factor in how teams are perceived (and ultimately ranked).

 

And for a breakdown of ISRs by conference for the same week, check this out:

Division I Overall

 

 

Rank Rating W L W L SoS Conference

 

1 114.2 136 68 136 68 4 Pac 10

2 112.7 162 82 162 82 6 ACC

3 112.7 175 73 175 73 9 SEC

4 111.4 106 61 106 61 5 WCC

5 108.9 110 69 110 69 8 Big 12

6 107.9 77 58 77 58 7 WAC

7 107.8 105 54 105 54 18 MVC

8 107.7 108 69 108 69 12 C-USA

9 107.2 81 89 81 89 1 Big West

10 106.4 117 115 117 115 3 Southland

11 103.4 42 53 42 53 2 Mountain West

12 102.8 105 93 105 93 15 Sun Belt

13 102.5 121 85 121 85 19 Atlantic Sun

14 101.9 129 94 129 94 21 Southern

15 101.6 98 104 98 104 10 Big Ten

16 98.9 125 107 125 107 26 Big East

17 97.4 47 50 47 50 20 Independents

18 96.1 74 116 74 116 14 OVC

19 96.0 128 104 128 104 30 Big South

20 95.8 100 110 100 110 25 CAA

21 95.6 80 135 80 135 13 MAC

22 93.8 25 51 25 51 11 Ivy

23 93.4 103 123 103 123 27 Atlantic 10

24 92.3 35 71 35 71 17 Horizon

25 90.4 39 71 39 71 23 Summit

26 90.3 32 59 32 59 22 America East

27 90.1 46 53 46 53 31 Patriot

28 88.0 54 90 54 90 29 NEC

29 87.9 25 79 25 79 16 Great West

30 87.1 65 117 65 117 28 SWAC

31 87.1 47 115 47 115 24 MAAC

32 78.0 48 127 48 127 32 MEAC

 

Middle of the pack is not too bad for the Big 10--could be a lot worse, but yes...for the 'half-empty' folks on this board, it could be better as well.

 

As for RPIs, since the NCAA still uses this formula, here's the latest (pseudo) RPIs for this week:

Division I Overall

 

 

Rank Rating W L W L Team

 

1 0.706 20 1 20 1 Florida

2 0.665 13 2 13 2 Stanford

3 0.662 15 4 15 4 UCLA

4 0.659 16 6 16 6 Rice

5 0.657 21 0 21 0 Kentucky

6 0.653 18 2 18 2 Florida State

7 0.648 14 3 14 3 Purdue

8 0.644 16 4 16 4 South Carolina

9 0.641 17 4 17 4 North Carolina

10 0.639 15 4 15 4 North Carolina State

11 0.628 12 7 12 7 Cal State Fullerton

12 0.627 14 6 14 6 Texas State

13 0.623 16 5 16 5 Texas A&M

14 0.622 16 4 16 4 Miami, Florida

15 0.619 19 2 19 2 Arkansas

16 0.617 14 7 14 7 Baylor

17 0.614 15 6 15 6 Mississippi

18 0.612 17 3 17 3 Appalachian State

19 0.612 15 6 15 6 Maryland

20 0.609 11 7 11 7 Texas Christian

21 0.605 15 4 15 4 East Carolina

22 0.605 16 5 16 5 Arizona

23 0.603 16 5 16 5 Pepperdine

24 0.603 13 5 13 5 Oregon

25 0.603 14 7 14 7 Georgia Tech

26 0.603 17 4 17 4 Louisiana State

27 0.599 16 6 16 6 Virginia Tech

28 0.588 11 8 11 8 Virginia

29 0.588 16 7 16 7 Wake Forest

30 0.588 14 5 14 5 Oregon State

31 0.587 15 6 15 6 Southeastern Louisiana

32 0.581 11 8 11 8 Texas

33 0.580 10 8 10 8 Clemson

34 0.580 13 8 13 8 Auburn

35 0.577 13 6 13 6 Southern California

36 0.577 4 7 4 7 Princeton

37 0.575 12 9 12 9 Elon

38 0.575 13 10 13 10 Wichita State

39 0.573 11 7 11 7 Notre Dame

40 0.572 15 7 15 7 Mississippi State

41 0.571 10 7 10 7 Michigan State

42 0.570 15 5 15 5 Western Carolina

43 0.569 11 9 11 9 Fresno State

44 0.568 13 8 13 8 Louisiana-Monroe

45 0.567 14 7 14 7 Hawaii

46 0.567 12 8 12 8 Louisiana-Lafayette

47 0.566 12 6 12 6 Gonzaga

48 0.565 16 6 16 6 Missouri State

49 0.565 14 8 14 8 Belmont

50 0.565 12 7 12 7 Cal Poly

51 0.565 15 6 15 6 Louisville

52 0.564 13 4 13 4 Santa Clara

53 0.564 14 7 15 7 Nebraska

54 0.561 9 10 9 10 Houston

55 0.561 17 5 17 5 Central Florida

56 0.561 8 9 8 9 Rutgers

57 0.559 12 7 12 7 Washington

58 0.557 16 8 16 8 New Mexico State

59 0.557 15 7 15 7 Mercer

60 0.556 13 6 13 6 Coastal Carolina

 

Of note, Illinois is the next Big 10 team, at #65, for Boyd's (pseudo) RPIs. And while RPIs will take a hit, Nebraska and/or Illinois could get a good assist by beating Purdue, and if Illinois comes in a solid third in the Big 10 (behind what appears to be a Nebraska/Purdue battle for the conference title), there is a good (not great--just good) possibility of landing three teams from the B1G in the tournament this year.

[95huskers]

Thanks MG. Hopefully KSUX can keep winning and help our rpi and isr grow

[VectorVictor]

No problem 95.

 

I'm thinking our best bet for rasing our RPI is for Purdue and Illinois to win, save for their games against DoNU. It appears the rest of the conference, with perhaps Ohio State or Michigan State as exceptions, isn't going to be worth jack.