Conquer Club

Hath wrote:

chapcrap wrote:7-0 vs the Top 25 and I'm taking number 13 down to the wire at home. That's how you get to the top!

Tennessee, now #10, prevails. It was a game of huge runs, as the Vols sprinted out to an early 32-16 lead at home. The crowd was rocking at Thompson-Boling Arena. Before you could bat an eye, the Razorbacks recovered and, only a few minutes into the second half, tied the game at 48. The remainder of the game had a March Madness feel to it, as the teams battled back and forth. As soon as it seemed one team was about to go on a run, the other would roar back to tie it up. The game came down to the final minute, as Tennessee was able to convert consecutive 3 pointers to put the game away 77-70. A well fought game that was tooth and nail, nothing you wouldn't expect from two top 10 teams!

Tennessee hands Arkansas its first Top-25 loss, while remaining unbeaten against top-flight competition itself at 5-0.

ViperOverLord wrote:

Hath wrote:

chapcrap wrote:7-0 vs the Top 25 and I'm taking number 13 down to the wire at home. That's how you get to the top!

Tennessee, now #10, prevails. It was a game of huge runs, as the Vols sprinted out to an early 32-16 lead at home. The crowd was rocking at Thompson-Boling Arena. Before you could bat an eye, the Razorbacks recovered and, only a few minutes into the second half, tied the game at 48. The remainder of the game had a March Madness feel to it, as the teams battled back and forth. As soon as it seemed one team was about to go on a run, the other would roar back to tie it up. The game came down to the final minute, as Tennessee was able to convert consecutive 3 pointers to put the game away 77-70. A well fought game that was tooth and nail, nothing you wouldn't expect from two top 10 teams!

Tennessee hands Arkansas its first Top-25 loss, while remaining unbeaten against top-flight competition itself at 5-0.

Vols huh. Hmmm__Okay. I think I found my cc coaching dream job

ViperOverLord wrote:^^^
The RPI is quite accurate. The formula measures the pertinent factors in a realistic fashion. The NCAA Tournament would be much more fair if they only used the RPI. But of course the so-called power conferences don't want to give up control.

My 17-8 Butler Bulldogs are hardly much worse record wise than the 18-6 Tarheels. But they are 29 RPI and my Bulldogs are 56 RPI. There's a more than fair reason for the big difference. They have performed that much better despite the close records. Bottom line: If UNC is not in the top 25 it's b/c they haven't earned it.

ViperOverLord wrote:^^^
The RPI is quite accurate. The formula measures the pertinent factors in a realistic fashion. The NCAA Tournament would be much more fair if they only used the RPI. But of course the so-called power conferences don't want to give up control.

My 17-8 Butler Bulldogs are hardly much worse record wise than the 18-6 Tarheels. But they are 29 RPI and my Bulldogs are 56 RPI. There's a more than fair reason for the big difference. They have performed that much better despite the close records. Bottom line: If UNC is not in the top 25 it's b/c they haven't earned it.

flexmaster33 wrote:It is homemade, but closely replicates the real formula with just a few minor tweaks.

flexmaster33 wrote:It is homemade, but closely replicates the real formula with just a few minor tweaks.

ViperOverLord wrote:

flexmaster33 wrote:It is homemade, but closely replicates the real formula with just a few minor tweaks.

I thought it was the actual formula. I stand by the actual formula as I've followed it and seen just how accurate it is. I don't know about the tweaked formula. Perhaps it's tweaked to deal with some CC nuances. Perhaps it's tweaked too much to favor Top 25 wins IMO. B/C I have a good record and point margin and I'm way down in the RPI (and I was wondering in the back of my if that was b/c the formula had been tweaked). I'm only 0-1 vs. Top 25. I don't know if that's necessarily punishing me or just over rewarding other teams for their top 25 performance.

ubcman64 wrote:

ViperOverLord wrote:

flexmaster33 wrote:It is homemade, but closely replicates the real formula with just a few minor tweaks.

I thought it was the actual formula. I stand by the actual formula as I've followed it and seen just how accurate it is. I don't know about the tweaked formula. Perhaps it's tweaked to deal with some CC nuances. Perhaps it's tweaked too much to favor Top 25 wins IMO. B/C I have a good record and point margin and I'm way down in the RPI (and I was wondering in the back of my if that was b/c the formula had been tweaked). I'm only 0-1 vs. Top 25. I don't know if that's necessarily punishing me or just over rewarding other teams for their top 25 performance.

i wondered about the tweaked formula myself. i went something like 16-0 and only spent 1 week at #1. granted, not many of the teams i played were top 25. but i actually was making a gradually drop from #1 down to #6 i think it was, having never lost a game. i just don't see how you should go backwards if you continue to win.

flexmaster33 wrote:ding, ding, ding...commander, yes strength of conference is one of the minor factors.

I may tweak it a bit next season in terms of the top-25 ratio...originally that was set to include wins vs. the top-40, but that was just killing me time-wise, so I knocked it back to top-25 this year.

reptile wrote:I am still waiting for my game 27's to start. I have already messaged him and still havent heard anything back. I realize a few people have quit lately but they are against #21 ranked purdue so i dont know why he would quit if he was doing so well....