First of all thanks to kenpom.com for providing a very useful and up-to-date RPI website (for free even).
Browsing through the sets of numbers reveals some interesting things:
Arizona and UCLA have played ZERO games against teams with 201+ RPI. No cupcakes! Strong RPI/SOS along with the designer name may be what pushes Arizona in the NCAAs despite their struggles.
Top 10 RRI teams with a 50-50 record vs Top 50: Tennesse and Gonzaga
Top 20 RPI teams with triple-digit Out of conference SOS: UConn (234!), Illinois, Pitt (178!), Ohio State, Indiana, Boston College
UCLA has a 12-0 record against the Top101-200 RPI
Top 30 RPI teams with...
... low SOS compared to the rest: UConn, Illinois, Pitt, Wisc-Mil (can't blame them as their OOC RPI/SOS is 5/14), Florida and Georgetown.
... a losing record against the Top50: Iowa, Arizona, Wisc-Milw, BC, Maryland, Wichita St, Syracause (horrible 1-5), Michigan, LSU, Marquette and Georgetown. Georgetown may be 1-4 but their one W is against Duke, so that probably counts for 3 :)
... a less than stellar Road/Neutral record: Tennessee, Wisconsin, Iowa, Arizona, Maryland, LSU and NCState.
... losses to Top201+ RPI teams: Indiana, Cincy, SoIllinois, Creighton
... signifantly better overall SOS ranking than RPI ranking: Arizona, Cincy, LSU
Beyond the Top30 RPI
Embarassing OOC SOS for "BCS" teams: West Virginia, Washington, Vandy, Clemson, Kansas State, Colorado, Louisville, Georgia, California, Wake Forest, FSU, Kansas, and on and on
Great road/neutral records: Iona, NW St, GW, Nevada, Montana
Significantly better overall SOS ranking than RPI ranking: Kentucky, Iowa State, St Joe's, Providence, DePaul, South Carolina, Rutgers
Good OOC SOS ranking: Kentucky, St Joe's, Providence, DePaul, Houston, TN Tech and Samford (not Stanford)
Inflated OOC RPI rating because of very poor SOS of opponents: Missouri St, Iona, Washington, Kansas St, Vandy, Clemson, Xavier, Nevada, Louisville, Ohio, Wake Forest, and many more
Great record against the Top50 RPI: West Virginia, Washington, George Washington
Embarassing: Two losses to Top201+ RPI: NC Wilmington
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