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I figured it'd be interesting to track our RPI periodically over the rest of season. Especially since it is used as part of the selection and seeding process. So, as of 1/22/2011 @ 2:33AM here's where we stand at RealTimeRPI:
RPI Rank: 7
SOS Rank: 44

Wins
Top 50: 3
Michigan St. 18
Butler 26
Miami (FL) 48

51 - 100: 6
UAB 51
Kansas St. 53
Princeton 60
Marquette 72
Miami (OH) 92
Maryland 95

101-200: 4
N.C. St. 105
Virginia 124
Saint Louis 153
Oregon 178

200+: 4
Elon 232
Bradley 247
N.C. Greensboro 288
Colgate 323

Loses
@FSU - 52

Remaining Schedule
@Wake Forest 251
Boston College 33
@St. John's 15
@Maryland 95
N.C. St. 105
North Carolina 22
@Miami (FL) 48
@Virginia 124
Georgia Tech 134
Temple 37
@Virginia Tech 68
Clemson 85
@North Carolina 22

It's interesting that our highest rated remaining foe is St. John's at 15. Many Duke fans have been complaining about the St. John's game for years as not being a challenge and wishing it would go away. The same for Temple. Temple at 37 is rated higher than all our remaining ACC foes except UNC (22) and BC (33).

Thanks for compiling the data.

Bob

I blame the rest of the conference...usually we have a much higher SOS..but since all the other teams suck so much, it helps us none.

Realistically, predict the number of losses we get before the ACCT.

I'll start: 4

St. John's, unc-away, md and miami.

devildeac wrote:Realistically, predict the number of losses we get before the ACCT.

Two: @ St. John's and @ Virginia Tech. We finish the regular season at 28-3. I hope I'm wrong about the St. John's game as I really do not want to lose to any Big East team. I think we beat UNC in Chapel Hill because they should have free fallen by then with lots of losses. Last year's Carolina team quit on Ol' Roy and I'm expecting a repeat performance in the next five weeks.

Virginia Tech is going to be a challenge for us with their quick guards Delaney and Green. I expect we will go small with Seth Curry and Tyler Thornton drawing the defensive assignment on Green and Smith checking Delaney. Andre Dawkins cannot guard either of those players. They are too fast.

Bob Green wrote:...I hope I'm wrong about the St. John's game as I really do not want to lose to any Big East team.

More than this, I don't want to lose to a Steve Lavin team. He talked smack about us throughout last year's tournament, and has been an all-around shitbag for much longer than that. It's not much of a secret that he and K don't particularly care for each other. K would never publicly admit that any single game is a bit bigger than the average one, but I guaran-damn-tee you that he really wants to win that game.

wilson wrote:

Bob Green wrote:...I hope I'm wrong about the St. John's game as I really do not want to lose to any Big East team.

More than this, I don't want to lose to a Steve Lavin team. He talked smack about us throughout last year's tournament, and has been an all-around shitbag for much longer than that. It's not much of a secret that he and K don't particularly care for each other. K would never publicly admit that any single game is a bit bigger than the average one, but I guaran-damn-tee you that he really wants to win that game.

I agree. And Lavin is an asshat.

Jesus_hurley wrote: I agree. And Lavin is an asshat.

with patent leather hair.

Updated to add the weekend games. As of 1/25/2011 @ 12:44PM here's where we stand at RealTimeRPI:
RPI Rank: 10
SOS Rank: 59

Wins
Top 50: 3
Michigan St. 21
Butler 41
Kansas St 47

51 - 100: 7
Miami (FL) 51
UAB 53
Princeton 60
Marquette 61
Maryland 76
NC State 83
Miami (OH) 97

101-200: 3
Virginia 123
Saint Louis 155
Oregon 166

200+: 5
Wake Forest 239
Elon 241
Bradley 257
N.C. Greensboro 286
Colgate 318

Loses
@FSU - 46

Remaining Schedule
Boston College 34
@St. John's 24
@Maryland 76
N.C. St. 83
North Carolina 20
@Miami (FL) 51
@Virginia 123
Georgia Tech 152
Temple 36
@Virginia Tech 62
Clemson 93
@North Carolina 20

And today in RPI land....

As of 2/3/2011 @ 3:50PM here's where we stand at RealTimeRPI:
RPI Rank: 9
SOS Rank: 56

Wins
Top 50: 5
Kansas St 38
Butler 42
Boston College 43
Michigan St 44
UAB 45

51 - 100: 5
Marquette 61
Princeton 64
Miami (FL) 71
Maryland 74
@Maryland 74

101-200: 5
Miami (OH) 101
@NC State 109
Virginia 138
Oregon 157
Saint Louis 160

200+: 5
@Wake Forest 239
Bradley 262
Elon 270
@N.C. Greensboro 293
Colgate 312

Loses
@St Johns 20
@FSU - 58

Remaining Schedule
N.C. St. 109
North Carolina 13
@Miami (FL) 71
@Virginia 138
Georgia Tech 158
Temple 37
@Virginia Tech 62
Clemson 76
@North Carolina 13

Updated thru last night's game

RPI Rank: 7
SOS Rank: 44

Wins
Top 50: 6
unc-ch 14
Kansas St 32
UAB 33
Boston College 42
Michigan St 48
Butler 49

51 - 100: 5
Princeton 51
Marquette 61
Miami (FL) 68
Maryland 82
@Maryland 82

101-200: 6
Miami (OH) 101
@NC State 102
NC State 102
Oregon 127
UVA 148
Saint Louis 169

200+: 5
@Wake Forest 241
Bradley 244
Elon 288
@N.C. Greensboro 295
Colgate 310

Loses
@St Johns 22
@FSU - 53

Remaining Schedule
@Miami (FL) 68
@Virginia 148
Georgia Tech 166
Temple 35
@Virginia Tech 67
Clemson 66
@North Carolina 14