RPI

RPI is a retarded step-child with severe head trauma.

The Volokh Conspiracy » We Got Screwed! 2010

The skinny: With seven teams among the top 35 in RPI, this could be one of the most entertaining and wide-open events this week.

2008 conference tournament capsules 2008

` ` We're No. 9 nationally in field goal defense, our RPI is high and we won our conference.

USATODAY.com - Scores 2005

On the other hand, East No. 4 seed Texas 'RPI is 14 and strength of schedule is 6.

USATODAY.com - At last, teams learn the ifs, whos and whens 2002

RPI is a simplistic and wrongheaded methodology, relying heavily upon a team’s OPPONENTS’S strength of schedule and looking at a single variable (wins and losses) to determine the ranking of teams.

The Volokh Conspiracy » We Got Screwed! 2010

Well, it's important to note that the RPI is a fluctuating entity, so for all we know these RPI figures could go up or they could go down depending on how the teams on Virginia Tech's schedule do the rest of the way.

Could the ACC cost Virginia Tech an NCAA tournament bid? Mark Giannotto 2011

The inability to squeeze the juice out of those close games proved to be what kept them out of the NIT, even though they ranked 66th in RPI.

Virginia Commonwealth - Team Notes 2010

The inability to squeeze the juice out of those close games proved to be what kept them out of the NIT, even though they ranked 66th in RPI.

Colonial Athletic Assosiation 2010

Why the RPI is a lousy way to pick teams for the NCAA Tournament.

Slate Magazine Holly Allen 2011

No matter what the NCAA says, then, the RPI is a significant factor in the bracketing process.

Slate Magazine Ken Pomeroy 2011