RuckerBlog: Pearl on LSU

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More Rucker. This time, UT's 'AA resume to date...

Considering that the unranked Volunteers (12-6, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) don’t seem to be absolute NCAA tournament locks, I’m going to start a new Monday blog segment on UT’s bubble standing. It will be a brief overview on the Vols’ RPI and strength of schedule standings, according to Jerry Palm’s collegerpi.com.

As of this afternoon, I think it’s safe to assume UT’s No. 22 RPI ranking and No. 3 strength of schedule would be tournament-worthy. Of course, the Vols have 12 games left, and just three of them will come against teams in the current RPI top 50 — two against No. 29 Florida, and one at No. 50 Kentucky.
It will be interesting to see what happens the next few weeks, but one thing is certain: UT will not be in the mix for a No. 1 seed like last season.
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Here are this week’s numbers, updated after Sunday night’s games:
In brief


UT = 12-6, 3-1 Southeastern Conference.
RPI = No. 22 (out of 343 teams).
Strength of schedule = No. 3.


Really good wins (top 25 RPI)
No. 13 Georgetown (neutral site)
No. 15 Siena (neutral site)
No. 21 Marquette (neutral site)


Good wins (26-75 RPI)
No. 62 South Carolina


Not-so-bad losses (top 75 RPI)
No. 51 Gonzaga (neutral site)
at No. 49 Temple
at No. 35 Kansas
No. 51 Gonzaga
No. 50 Kentucky
No. 11 Memphis


Bad losses (sub-75 RPI)
None


Mediocre wins (sub-75 RPI)
No. 189 UTC
No. 157 UT-Martin
at No. 142 Middle Tennessee State
No. 203 UNC Asheville
No. 135 Belmont
No. 244 Louisiana-Lafayette
at No. 218 Georgia
at No. 116 Vanderbilt


On the horizon
No. 79 LSU
No. 29 Florida
at No. 87 Arkansas
at No. 82 Auburn
No. 218 Georgia
No. 116 Vanderbilt
at No. 76 Ole Miss
at No. 50 Kentucky
No. 81 Mississippi State
at No. 29 Florida
at No. 62 South Carolina
No. 137 Alabama
SEC tournament
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#3
#3
21-9 looks about right with that schedule. 5-9 seed somewhere and out in the first or second round.
 
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