I'm trying to figure out why Dallas Baptist is #1.

Comparing to LSU, LSU played 71% of it games against Top 100, with 76% winning percentage, while DBU played 47%, with 62% winning percentage.

LSU played 29% of its game against Top 100+, winning all of them, while DBU has played 53% against Top 100+, winning all but 1.

Only distinguishing stat is road games - DBU has played 26 road games, winning 73%, while LSU has only played 13, winning 11.

With the new emphasis on road games (W = 1.3, L = 0.7), can this explain why DBU is RPI #1?

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Posted by Broski

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Posted on 5/4/15 at 11:57 am to JakeRStephenes

There are other smaller intricacies to the algorithm. Dallas Baptist won't be a national seed. LSU will.

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Posted by redfieldk717

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Posted on 5/4/15 at 11:57 am to JakeRStephenes

the only logical thing i have come up with is that they have played a ton of road games

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Posted by thunderbird1100

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Posted on 5/4/15 at 12:08 pm to JakeRStephenes

Dallas Baptist has played a lot more road games which helps RPI and also they have successfully avoided playing a lot of very bad teams (RPI 200+)

They have a high SOS but it's due to less bad teams on it than more good teams.

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Posted by LSUGrad9295

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Posted on 5/4/15 at 12:13 pm to JakeRStephenes

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I'm trying to figure out why Dallas Baptist is #1.

It is amazing how this school only comes into anybody's mind EVER right around this time of the year when baseball regional talk starts to ramp up.

Who are they? What conference do they play in? Do they even have any other sports?

Then in a few weeks they will go lose at a regional somewhere in Texas and we won't hear about them again til this time next year.

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Posted by tigbit

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Posted on 5/4/15 at 11:04 pm to JakeRStephenes

quote:
I'm trying to figure out why Dallas Baptist is #1. Comparing to LSU, LSU played 71% of it games against Top 100, with 76% winning percentage, while DBU played 47%, with 62% winning percentage. LSU played 29% of its game against Top 100+, winning all of them, while DBU has played 53% against Top 100+, winning all but 1. Only distinguishing stat is road games - DBU has played 26 road games, winning 73%, while LSU has only played 13, winning 11. With the new emphasis on road games (W = 1.3, L = 0.7), can this explain why DBU is RPI #1?

Wait, I am very confused - I thought we were DBU?