If you ever read stories about the Billikens on Stltoday.com you are often bombarded by fools who keep saying how SLU would be better off in the Missouri Valley Conference as opposed to the Atlantic Ten. This is utter nonsense on a stick, and the basketball RPI makes this abundantly clear. As of today the top six teams in the A-10 have an average RPI of 31.33. The top six teams in the MVC have an average RPI of 85.17.
To give you some idea of context here, the Colonial Athletic Conferece, home of such basketball powers as VCU, Northeastern, and William & Mary, scores a 80.17 for its top six teams; the WAC, containing such stalwarts as Utah State, Louisiana Tech, and New Mexico State, come in at 95.33 in the rankings.
The top six teams in the Big 10, on the other hand, score a 29; the SEC scores a 33.
So, you really want to be in a league sitting somewhere between the CAA and the WAC, instead of a league sitting somewhere between the Big 10 and the SEC?
Good luck with that.
To give you some idea of context here, the Colonial Athletic Conferece, home of such basketball powers as VCU, Northeastern, and William & Mary, scores a 80.17 for its top six teams; the WAC, containing such stalwarts as Utah State, Louisiana Tech, and New Mexico State, come in at 95.33 in the rankings.
The top six teams in the Big 10, on the other hand, score a 29; the SEC scores a 33.
So, you really want to be in a league sitting somewhere between the CAA and the WAC, instead of a league sitting somewhere between the Big 10 and the SEC?
Good luck with that.
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