tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post8538392135665675722..comments2023-09-02T12:16:29.832-04:00Comments on The CIS Blog: Men's basketball: Top 10 tracker: Carleton wins by 40 (and not against a last-place team); Saskatchewan beats up on the QUBL (in a way)Scott Hastiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08081415078301065374noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-90348257271095006892012-01-24T12:59:38.463-05:002012-01-24T12:59:38.463-05:00Or yes. The article you quoted repeats the well kn...Or yes. The article you quoted repeats the well known fact that it's a poor comparison tool in the middle of the season.<br /><br />Also, his claims of the higher variation of scores in the 25% portion are when one compares the very best to the very worst. Fine but we're not talking about the Carletons/SFXs/Saskatchewans/etc. to the RMCs; we're talking about the high end of the ranking where the variation in record are generally similar to that of the strength of schedule but worth only 25% of the score.ROPSSAA Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02449973569577370570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-39884404369167394042012-01-19T08:09:27.369-05:002012-01-19T08:09:27.369-05:00"The stat puts too much emphasis on the perfo..."The stat puts too much emphasis on the performance of opponents"<br /><br /><a href="http://64.62.152.83/blog/index.php/weblog/defending_the_rpi_part_1_of_3/" rel="nofollow">Or not</a>:<br /><br />"Even when one accounts for the fact the winning percentage is just 25% of the formula, it still turns out to have a bigger impact than SOS"Rob Pettapiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743965469597855086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-52141066142851423182012-01-19T00:14:03.384-05:002012-01-19T00:14:03.384-05:00It shows how bad Queen's and RMC are. Good thi...It shows how bad Queen's and RMC are. Good thing Carleton isn't facing them this weekend.<br /><br />Also, look at SRS, not just RPI because you're looking for something to be negative about. Carleton's is double that of anyone else!sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-55115865752288271322012-01-18T22:57:57.818-05:002012-01-18T22:57:57.818-05:00Sorry Rob but, as a percentage of the total schedu...Sorry Rob but, as a percentage of the total schedule, that is still a very small number compared to the NCAA. Also, the variance in the number of non-conference games played between teams is quite large, too.<br /><br />The stat puts too much emphasis on the performance of opponents and not enough on the teams themselves. <br /><br />As much as I love numbers, if a stat is incomplete or places to much emphasis on things beyond the control of a team then the stat is not as meaningful. That's the reason the NCAA selection committee only uses it as a tie-breaker after looking at wins, ranking, margin of victory and record on the road vs. home. <br /><br />Strength of schedule is important, as demonstrated by the fact that the top 10 isn't simply a rank of winning %, but not so much that it should dominate a ranking system's criteria.ROPSSAA Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02449973569577370570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-91899103309301470532012-01-18T21:33:32.767-05:002012-01-18T21:33:32.767-05:00Except for those 107 interconference games that ha...Except for those 107 interconference games that have been played so far this year.Rob Pettapiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743965469597855086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-62987086565911901912012-01-18T20:57:09.248-05:002012-01-18T20:57:09.248-05:00The fact that Carleton is behind Alberta and St. F...The fact that Carleton is behind Alberta and St. FX in RPI demonstrates how worthless a statistic it is when the schedules offer relatively little meaningful play outside of league play compared to the NCAA.ROPSSAA Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02449973569577370570noreply@blogger.com