KenPom, Sagarin and ESPN BPI Ratings

[bisonfan08]

With the Bracketbuster selection around and our team representing so very well in all these ratings I thought it might be fun to track where we go the rest of the season in these ratings. It's simply amazing how high we are in the Sagarin and KenPom ratings right now, ahead of some very good programs including some teams in the top 25.

KenPom:
NDSU: 37
WIU: 139
SDSU: 141

http://kenpom.com/

Sagarin:
NDSU: 47
WIU: 131
SDSU: 151

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sport...in/bkt1213.htm

BPI:
NDSU: 73
WIU: 111
SDSU: 182

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...index-rankings

[DePereBisonFan]

I don't understand how we can be so high. Is it because we lost to two Big 10 teams? SDSU beat New Mexico and they are that much lower than we are?

I'm happy, but confused.

[bisonfan08]

I don't understand how we can be so high. Is it because we lost to two Big 10 teams? SDSU beat New Mexico and they are that much lower than we are?

I'm happy, but confused.

It basically comes down to efficiency, our defense is playing ridiculous right now and our offense is 25th in the nation in FG%. At least this is from the best way I can understand it anyway.

[Mr. Burgundy]

It basically comes down to efficiency, our defense is playing ridiculous right now and our offense is 25th in the nation in FG%. At least this is from the best way I can understand it anyway.

Our offense sucks. We don't set enough screens. At least that is what I read on bisonville.

[HandoEX]

I don't understand how we can be so high. Is it because we lost to two Big 10 teams? SDSU beat New Mexico and they are that much lower than we are?

I'm happy, but confused.

NDSU: 3 losses
SDSU: 6 losses

SDSU lost to a team we beat by 26. SDSU beat a team we beat by 20 on a buzzer beater. SDSU lost to a 4-11 HOfstra team and they lost by 27 to Belmont. Two of our three losses were to top 10 teams in the country. SDSU should be ranked much lower than us, seems pretty obvious to me.

[mnriverbison]

That and two of our three losses came on the road against teams which nobody would be surprised to see reach the elite 8 or beyond. So, in essence, those two losses came in games which literally any other team in the nation would expect to win.

[westnodak93bison]

Our offense sucks. We don't set enough screens. At least that is what I read on bisonville.

You have to admit there is some truth to this?

[bisonfan08]

Win a game, fall in the rankings. Unfortunately I think this will be how the rest of our season will go. We did move up in BPI though. Previous ranking in ()

KenPom: 45 (37)
Sagarin: 52 (47)
BPI: 59 (73)
RPI: 60 (52)

[NDSUstudent]

Not sure where you got your RPI from but it should be 49 per CBS and warrennolan

[bisonfan08]

Not sure where you got your RPI from but it should be 49 per CBS and warrennolan

ESPN's Daily RPI is what I've been looking at. (Since it's ESPNU Bracektbusters that I started this for, figured that's the one I'd use)