Sunday, December 14, 2014

RPI's rising

Exams roll on and Georgia continues practicing and (hopefully) getting better.  Kenny Gaines' shoulder is, of course, on all of our minds.  There is a lot riding on that shoulder starting next Sunday at 6:00.

Posting had admittedly been thin around here (real life can be so intrusive), but Hoop Dawgs has you covered with a nice update on where we are.

The most important non-shoulder related tidbit is probably this:
The good news, though, is that the league has 5 teams in the RPI Top 50, a poll that is much more indicative of a team’s NCAA Tournament chances. Currently, Kentucky, LSU, Arkansas, Alabama and Ole Miss all have RPI’s under 50. Georgia plays all of the aforementioned teams (Kentucky and Ole Miss twice), along with #26 Seton Hall, giving Mark Fox’s team plenty of chances to improve upon their 2-7 record against the RPI Top 50 from a year ago. The Dawgs RPI currently sits at 64, which kind of pleasantly surprised me considering the 5-3 record.
We're still at the point in the season where RPI's can fluctuate rapidly, but the weakness of the SEC might actually be a bit overstated this year. After Seton Hall, Georgia has one more real shot at a quality win (Kansas State) before SEC play starts, so the fiercer the SEC looks, the better it is for everyone.

h/t Hoop Dawgs

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