Bison89
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09-24-18 10:20 AM - Post#261571
In response to Bison137
Here is the average RPI for each PL team's OOC schedule:
1 Bucknell 91.5
2 Holy Cross 155.4
3 Lehigh 184.7
4 Boston U 199.0
5 Loyola 209.8
6 Navy 223.0
7 American 227.0
8 Lafayette 229.6
9 Colgate 230.3
10 Army 236.0
https://twitter.com/Fieldof68Freak/status /10442008...
The gap between #1 (Bucknell) and #2 is 64 spots, while the gap betwwen #3 and #10 is only 51 spots. The biggest disappointment, imo, is the Colgate schedule, given that they were #2 in the PL last year and will be a top 4 pick this year.
I wonder if there is any incentive to have a difficult schedule in the PL. Outside of Bucknell and maybe HC, it seems that as long as a coach has a winning record, it means job security. It does not seem to matter if they beat up on St. Somebody's School For The Blind or a Top 20 school as long as they have a winning record.
Given the above, maybe we should just take the Gonzaga approach. Schedule the toughest OOC schedule possible, pound your in-conference games, and make a run in the NCAA tournament. If some in-conference team improves, like St. Mary's, then, all the better.
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