Last year's RPI and KenPom numbers. I know this definitely can change year over year, but I really like the fact that we have 4 200+ RPI teams scheduled at this point compared to 6 in the non-conference last year. Also, a key to this is that Washington St. has very little improvement needed to get into that top 200. Also, unlike last year our road games are very winnable. Let's face it, there was no way that we were walking into Indiana or Oklahoma and taking those teams down no matter how hopeful we were going into it. At ASU and at Nebraska are winnable games. We have such great opportunities for top 100 RPI wins and possibly top 50. We had 0000000000000 top 150 RPI wins last year in the non-con and that killed us in our chase to the bubble. This year, there are very winnable top 100 games including Wisky at home, 1 or 2 of the Paradise Jam games, ASU on the road, and one or both of the MAC teams. This schedule won't be glamorous or get us a ton of non-con national attention, but it also will keep our computer numbers high so that when we knock off Nova at home the whole country will be on watch
RPI KenPom
Longwood - 319 290
Loyola MD - 257 286
UMKC - 288 264
Wash St. - 217 204
NC St. - 119 74
(Montana) - 148 147
Ole Miss - 98 71
(St. Joe's) - 21 38
(Loyola(Chi))- 238 180
Oral Roberts - 155 172
Buffalo - 91 131
Akron - 44 91
Nebraska - 164 98
Arizona St. - 109 104