As of 2/3: (Warren Nolan)
#48 McNeese
#77 LSU
#151 Tulane

#206 New Orleans
#219 Nicholls
#227 La Tech
#240 Grambling

#308 Southern
#312 Southeastern
#313 Louisiana
#325 Northwestern State

#363 ULM

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Posted by chalmetteowl

Chalmette

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Posted on 2/3/26 at 10:41 am to Palmetto08

We’re not a basketball state though… we’re more of a baseball state

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Posted by justaniceguy

Member since Sep 2020

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Posted on 2/3/26 at 10:47 am to Palmetto08

LSU is #48 in KenPom (seems too low to be honest)
Mcneese is #71

Everybody else sucks, although Tulane got a nice win against a pretty bad Memphis team

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Posted by OU812

Michigan

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Posted on 2/3/26 at 11:25 am to Palmetto08

ULM sucks at every sport but water skiing

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Posted by msutiger

Houston

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Posted on 2/3/26 at 12:02 pm to Palmetto08

Louisiana Tech is over here breaking college basketball charts. Every game is a rock fight. It’s like watching a women’s basketball game.

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Posted by justaniceguy

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Posted on 2/3/26 at 12:06 pm to msutiger

Worse than UTSA is impressive.

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Posted by tigerlife36

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Posted on 2/3/26 at 1:13 pm to OU812

Rock bottom for ULM

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Posted by Palmetto08

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Posted on 2/3/26 at 2:39 pm to justaniceguy

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Posted by mdomingue

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Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 2/3/26 at 3:59 pm to Palmetto08

Why use an outdated system like RPI? Is it because it is the only one that has McNeese above LSU? How about the NET rank, Ken Pomeroy, Bart Torvik, and ESPN's BPI, which are all used to help determine tournament teams (unlike RPI)

LSU - 14-8 - NET #57 - KenPom #48 - T-Rank #55 - BPI #46
McNeese - 16-5 - NET #61 - KenPom #71 - T-Rank #84 - BPI #63

ETA:

For the rest of the state.

Net
McNeese- #61
Tulane- #201
New Orleans- #213
Nicholls- #233
Louisiana Tech- #249
Grambling- #256
Southeastern La.- #288
Southern U.- #291
Northwestern St.- #298
Louisiana- #323
ULM- #359

KenPom
McNeese- #71
Tulane- #188
New Orleans- #197
Louisiana Tech- #238
Nicholls- #243
Grambling St.- #260
Southern- #273
Northwestern St.- #278
Southeastern Louisiana- #281
Louisiana- #318
Louisiana Monroe- #356

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Posted by mizslu314

Dirty STL

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Posted on 2/3/26 at 4:16 pm to msutiger

wonderful graphic, thank you.

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Posted by StroKat

Houston, TX

Member since Sep 2018

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Posted on 2/3/26 at 4:56 pm to Palmetto08

ULM needs to go FCS

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Posted by Rainier Fog

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Posted on 2/3/26 at 6:50 pm to Palmetto08

LSU right there in the 1st 10 out

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Posted by chalmetteowl

Chalmette

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Posted on 2/3/26 at 8:22 pm to mdomingue

quote:
How about the NET rank, Ken Pomeroy, Bart Torvik, and ESPN's BPI, which are all used to help determine tournament teams (unlike RPI)

Isn’t the RPI just based on wins and strength of schedule? That’s a better system IMO. I don’t like the idea of efficiency stats playing a part in who goes to the tournament

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Posted by mdomingue

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Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 2/4/26 at 6:34 am to chalmetteowl

quote:
Isn’t the RPI just based on wins and strength of schedule?

No, it isn't. It uses a simple formula. 25% for Win Percentage, 50% for Opponents' Win Percentage, 25% for Opponents' opponents' win percentage.

NET uses Quadrants as part of its system, which would probably parallel SOS.

LSU, with a record of 14-8 (0 non-D1 games), has an SOS of 54; McNeese, with a record of 16-5 (2-0 in non-D1 games), has an SOS of 108.

By Season's end, McNeese's SOS will be 129, and LSU's will be 44, given the current power ratings of the teams they play.

There is a reason the NCAA went away from using RPI in basketball.

At the end of the day, though, LSU is likely to be home at tournament time, and McNeese is at least more likely than LSU to be in the tournament, though, as a conference tournament champion and not by virtue of an at-large selection.

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