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How Providence Can Boost Their RPI Today 1/6/15
Continuing with this regular feature Providence moved up slightly in the RPI and there are a handful of opportunities for continued RPI boost tonight aside from the obvious road win potential at Butler.
Providence’s RPI: 26.
Last night saw both games that could boost Providence’s RPI go the Friars way with Brown taking care of UMass-Lowell and Notre Dame winning an impressive road ACC game at UNC. There are five games tonight for PC to get some RPI assistance.
Per Jerry Palm’s “Palm Reader”:
Stony Brook needs to beat ColumbiaGame Info: 7:00 PM
Florida State needs to beat Virginia TechGame Info: 7:00 PM | TV: ESPN Full Court
Kentucky needs to beat Ole MissGame Info: 7:00 PM | TV: SECN
Albany needs to beat New HampshireGame Info: 7:00 PM
Boston College needs to beat PittsburghGame Info: 9:00 PM | TV: ESPN Full Court
This regular posting will include the 10 teams with the biggest expected impact (5 positive plus PC themselves, 5 negative) on Providence’s RPI. This value is via RPI Forecast. For an explanation of this value, click here.
Top 5 Negatives
| Team | Conf | Curr Wgt | Fut Wgt | Curr W/L | Exp W/L | Curr Impact | Exp Impact ▾ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghamton | AE | 3.71 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 11.13 | -3.71 | -1.40 |
| DePaul | BE | 0.12 | 4.08 | 53.33 | 34.61 | 0.01 | -1.25 |
| Navy | Pat | 3.56 | 1.67 | 41.67 | 36.41 | -0.59 | -0.45 |
| Brown | Ivy | 3.48 | 1.70 | 41.67 | 37.44 | -0.58 | -0.43 |
| Boston College | ACC | 3.57 | 1.80 | 54.55 | 39.72 | 0.32 | -0.37 |
Top 5 Positives
| Team | Conf | Curr Wgt | Fut Wgt | Curr W/L | Exp W/L | Curr Impact | Exp Impact ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | BE | 26.87 | 26.31 | 70.91 | 57.27 | 11.24 | 3.83 |
| Villanova | BE | 0.00 | 4.08 | 92.86 | 84.46 | 0.00 | 2.81 |
| Butler | BE | 0.00 | 4.13 | 73.33 | 71.14 | 0.00 | 1.75 |
| Seton Hall | BE | 0.00 | 4.07 | 85.71 | 71.00 | 0.00 | 1.71 |
| Kentucky | SEC | 3.33 | 1.61 | 100.00 | 97.78 | 3.33 | 1.54 |
| St. John’s | BE | 0.00 | 4.07 | 76.92 | 66.03 | 0.00 | 1.31 |
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