Comments on: Awards abound

By: cappie the dog

cappie the dog — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:12:09 +0000

Beating a team with an RPI under 25 is ideal, but the metric used to denote a quality win is 1-50.

The only Hawaii opponent that has a shot of landing there is Auburn, should they win out.

Hawaii’s RPI moved in the right direction because: Nevada beat Utah State 73-68, Northern Iowa beat Indiana State 66-44, Auburn beat Georgia 84-81, and UC-Irvine beat Long Beach State 90-67.

By: pochoboy

pochoboy — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:06:45 +0000

The Home Team just needs to keep on winning Baby! ONe accomplishment at a time. 1st the Conference title which should clinch an NIT birth, 2ndly win the Conference tourney to get into the The Dance.

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By: Actual Counselor

Actual Counselor — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:27:35 +0000

what’s the actual definition of a quality win? i always thought it was wins over RPI top 25 teams.

By: cappie the dog

cappie the dog — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 14:08:18 +0000

The only Hawaii opponent that played yesterday was Texas Tech.

So what effect does a home win over Texas Christian have on Hawaii’s RPI?

ESPN: #81 to #78
NCAA: #73 to #74

Hawaii’s non-conference opponents playing today: Indiana State at Northern Iowa; Utah State at Nevada; Georgia at Auburn.

These three games are the ones to watch because NI, Nevada, and Auburn have RPIs in the #101-#150 range.

UC-Santa Barbara and UC-Irvine are Hawaii’s QUALITY wins. They have RPIs of #96 and #72, respectively.

So you would want, in particular, Nevada and Northern Iowa to win, because they’re in striking distance of breaking into the next tier. Nevada(#114), Northern Iowa(#108).

On March 1, Auburn #145 needs to win at #22 Texas A & M, a tall order since the Tigers have been in a death spiral(losing seven of their last eight games) after dismissing their leading scorer.

By: cappie the dog

cappie the dog — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 05:44:15 +0000

The Ratings Percentage Index on the NCAA site must acknowledge road victories more than the ESPN model. That would account for the eight spot discrepancy.

ESPN ranks Hawaii at #81.

Road victories are factored into the BPI, where Hawaii is in better company.

By: cappie the dog

cappie the dog — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 05:36:20 +0000

Myron Medcalf, I think, is the guy who wrote about Trevor Ruffin after Hawaii’s first round loss to Syracuse in the NCAAs.

I’m most excited that Eamonn Brennan finally made mention of Hawaii in his Bubble Watch.

By: rabbit ears

rabbit ears — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 23:23:40 +0000

By: pukalani boy

pukalani boy — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:38:47 +0000

win da big west regular season and tournament then they cant leave UH out of ncaa tournament.

By: hapahaoleboy

hapahaoleboy — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:29:04 +0000

Warriors also got a little love in Lunardi’s Bracketology. He’s moved them up to a 13 seed in the West. Keep on chugging Warriors!!!

By: mctruck

mctruck — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:22:28 +0000

Wonder if there’s any interest in Hawaii/BB-highschoolers?