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Tennessee BPI

  • ESPN came out with a new thing similar to RPI. This is how they explain it:
    "Created by the ESPN Stats & Information group, the College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a team rating that accounts for all team scores in every Division I game, whether they were at home, on the road, or on a neutral court, whether they won, the pace of the game, the strength of their opponent, and whether any of their top five players (by minutes per game) was missing."

    Anyways, it seems interesting to me, particularly since Tennessee is ranked 76, which I think can go up quickly if we win a couple more games. It would theoretically deweight the Stokes-less games, so that would help us

    This post was edited by nick11vols on 2/17/2012 at 5:30 PM

    BPI - Feb. 16 College Basketball Power Index Rankings - ESPN

    Basketball Power Index (BPI) Rankings for Feb. 16, 2012

    espn.go.com

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  • Here's a table that explains the different power rankings

    Includes RPI BPI Sagarin Kenpom
    Scoring margin No Yes Yes Yes
    Diminishing returns for blowouts No Yes Yes No
    Pace of game matters No Yes No Yes
    Home/Neutral/Road Yes Yes Yes Yes
    SOS beyond Opponent's opponents' W-L No Yes Yes Yes
    All wins are better than losses (before Opp Adj) Yes Yes No No
    De-weighting games with missing key players No Yes No No

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  • Thanks for sharing this link. +1 I like our standing in the BPI more than the RPI!

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