Is it not generally true that the higher our ranking in the conference at Tourny time — the higher our RPI ?
To put that another way — the more we win and the more the upper division loses, the better chance we have of dancing ?
I’m not sure that you’ve said the same thing two different ways.
The more State wins, the higher the RPI ranking will be. Except when playing State, it won’t matter much who wins or loses in ACC play (with the exception of State’s four H/A opponents). As we saw last year with Syracuse (10-8) and WF (9-9), where you finish in the conference doesn’t directly impact your RPI OR your chances for an at-large bid.
State’s OOC schedule and conference schedule will clearly affect the RPI ranking. But those are what they are and there’s nothing anyone can do about them now. In the end, it always boils down to the same thing: Winning is always good and losing is always bad.
