We’ll add RPI Rankings when we have more data points. We also take a guess at where the NCAA tournament cutline should be.
Stats come from https://www.warrennolan.com/
18. Boston College (6-6, 0-0) NET 191, RPI 267
Last Week: 18
Boston College is the only ACC team at .500 or worse. Le Moyne is this week.
17. Florida State (7-6, 0-0) NET 129, RPI 191
Last Week: 17
FSU is 0-7 against Q1/Q2/Q3 opponents. Good luck at UNC.
16. Georgia Tech (8-4, 0-0) NET 190, RPI 192
Last Week : 16
Marist is Georgia Tech’s best win, and they are 0-3 against the Q3. Florida A&M is next before reality sets in.
15. Notre Dame (9-4, 0-0) NET 81, RPI 82
Last week: 12
Notre Dame is a shell of a team without Marcus Burton. They have the western twofer with Stanford and Cal.
14. Pitt (7-6, 0-0) NET 115, RPI 135
Last week: 15
Pitt is 2-0 against Big 10 teams, but also has 6 losses. They might be the ACC’s most unpredictable team. They play at Miami this week.
13. Wake Forest (9-4, 0-0) NET 68, RPI 90
Last Week: 9
Wake Forest blew every chance at a quality win. They play at NC State this week. If they win, they can get back into the NCAA discussion.
12. Syracuse (9-4, 0-0) NET 88, RPI 144
Last week: 14
Syracuse sure could use a win over Clemson this week.
11. Stanford (10-2, 0-0) NET 76, RPI 52
Last Week: 13
Stanford is actually 2-0 against the Q1/Q2. They are pulled down by 2 Q3/Q4 losses. Cal State Northridge and Notre Dame are this week, and the Cards need to sweep.
10. Virginia Tech (11-2, 0-0) NET 62, RPI 30
Last Week: 10
Virginia at home is a must-win for Virginia Tech… period.
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9. NC State (9-4, 0-0) NET 34, RPI 80
Last Week: 11
NC State picked up a critical win over Ole Miss, and they have a Q1 win unlike SMU and Miami. Don’t slip up against Wake Forest at home this week.
8. Miami (11-2, 0-0) NET 34, RPI 95
Last Week: 8
Miami is a lot like SMU. Great record, no Q1 wins. Pitt is at home this week.
7. SMU (10-2, 0-0) NET 36, RPI 19
Last Week: 7
Cal State Fullerton should be the Mustang’s 11th win. SMU enters conference play without a Q1 win.
6. Clemson (10-3, 0-0) NET 37, RPI 37
Last Week: 6
Clemson finished their non-conference schedule with a win over Cincinnati. Clemson’s issue is that they only play 1 good half a game. Don’t sleep on a trip to Syracuse.
5. California (11-1, 0-0) NET 46, RPI 49
Last Week: 5
Cal’s schedule wasn’t great, but there is a win over UCLA. If they can sweep Louisville and Notre Dame, I really like their NCAA chances.
4. Louisville (10-2, 0-0) NET 17, RPI 53
Last Week 4
Louisville heads out west for a tricky twofer against Cal and Stanford. A sweep would be great, but a split is acceptable.
3. Virginia (11-1, 0-0) NET 23, RPI 62
Last Week: 3
Virginia has only 1 Q1 win, which will limit their ceiling, but 11-1 is 11-1 as they enter conference play. A game at Virginia Tech will be a real test.
2. North Carolina (12-1, 0-0) NET 15, RPI 13
Last Week: 2
North Carolina should be in the top 10, period. They are starting to play exceptional basketball and getting healthy. FSU should allow them to get to 13-1 this week.
1. Duke (11-1, 0-0) NET 3, RPI 10
Last Week: 1
Duke still easily has a #1 seed resume, but Texas Tech exposed Duke’s current inability to consistently create their own shots. Georgia Tech shouldn’t be much of an issue this week.
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