RPI quirk.

[recycled2]

I know this is a football board and I am aware many of you dislike the RPI. In women's soccer as of today Carver is the #32 seed in the Western 1A. They have 0 wins and have scored 0 goals. I find this quite intriguing. Your thoughts?

 

[footballstar_17]

As of this post, they are #31 in RPI. I know they are 0-8 but their OWP is the highest in all of 1A west at .627816. #1 Mountain Island Charter has a OWP of .605428 and then no other team is in the .6+ range. Next highest OWP is .56.

There are four, two win teams, four, one win teams and six, zero win teams. Then there's teams like East Wilkes that are 7-11 but their OWP is .326928, Queens Grant at 5-9-2 with OWP of .326244, Alleghany 3-10-2 with OWP .440303.

I hate rewarding a team that is winless, but not sure who else would be better to take that spot? By record maybe East Wilkes but seems like they played a really soft schedule.

Maybe this isn't an issue with RPI, as much as, an issue with having too many teams make the playoffs. No way that 65% of the teams should make the playoff (assuming that it is 32 per side for soccer).

 

[recycled2]

As of this post, they are #31 in RPI. I know they are 0-8 but their OWP is the highest in all of 1A west at .627816. #1 Mountain Island Charter has a OWP of .605428 and then no other team is in the .6+ range. Next highest OWP is .56.

There are four, two win teams, four, one win teams and six, zero win teams. Then there's teams like East Wilkes that are 7-11 but their OWP is .326928, Queens Grant at 5-9-2 with OWP of .326244, Alleghany 3-10-2 with OWP .440303.

I hate rewarding a team that is winless, but not sure who else would be better to take that spot? By record maybe East Wilkes but seems like they played a really soft schedule.

Maybe this isn't an issue with RPI, as much as, an issue with having too many teams make the playoffs. No way that 65% of the teams should make the playoff (assuming that it is 32 per side for soccer).

Bingo! I think we need to reduce the number of teams in the the playoffs. I would like to see a minimum winning percentage of say 20% or you can not be a playoff representative. . A 1-9 FB team or a 3-17 BB team does not need to continue their season. We do rarely see an upset but we see many more mercy rule routs. Often these games are after a 4-6 hour bus ride.

 

[Longship233]

65% of teams sneak-in like they found an extra slice of pizza in the fridge! Time to kick the playoffs in the shin and sharpen those competition vibes! Maybe we prune those playoff spots like it's yard work in April—make it about the best, not just the rest!