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Bracketology Update 3/10/14 #pcbb

ESPN’s Joe Lunardi came out with his new bracket today and he has PC as the 3rd of the “First Four Out” category. Lunardi currently has a total of 3 Big East teams in -Villanova, Creighton and Xavier – with SJU and PC in the “First Four Out” and Georgetown in the “Next Four Out” category.

CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm came out with his new bracket last night at 9:26pm. He has PC in the tournament as a 12 seed in a First Round play in game against Tennessee in the South Region. Palm also has Villanova, Creighton and Xavier in but lists Georgetown in his last four out while not listing St. John’s.

I’ll have a full Bracketology update on Thursday at noon as I do every week.

Joe Lunardi’s Latest Bracket Update

Jerry Palm’s Latest Bracket Update

How #pcbb Can Boost Their RPI Today 3/10/14

There were no games for RPI boostability last night for the Friars. PC’s RPI at 54 (was 54).

A new portion of this daily post will include the 10 teams with the biggest impact (5 positive plus PC themselves, 5 negative) on PC’s RPI. This value is via RPI Forecast. For an explanation of this value, click here.

Top 5 Negative

Team Conf Curr Wgt Fut Wgt Curr W/L Exp W/L Curr Impact Exp Impact ▾
Maine AE 1.70 1.70 18.52 18.52 -1.07 -1.07
DePaul BE 4.08 4.08 37.93 37.93 -0.98 -0.98
Fairfield MAAC 1.66 1.66 22.58 22.58 -0.91 -0.91
Boston College ACC 1.67 1.67 25.00 24.95 -0.83 -0.84
Marist MAAC 1.69 1.69 40.00 40.00 -0.34 -0.34

Top 5 Positive

Team Conf Curr Wgt Fut Wgt Curr W/L Exp W/L Curr Impact Exp Impact ▴
Providence BE 26.31 26.31 63.16 63.16 6.92 6.92
Villanova BE 4.10 4.10 89.66 89.66 3.25 3.25
Creighton BE 4.07 4.07 82.14 82.14 2.62 2.62
St. John’s BE 4.08 4.08 65.52 65.52 1.26 1.26
Xavier BE 4.07 4.07 64.29 64.29 1.16 1.16
Massachusetts A10 1.72 1.72 78.57 77.96 0.98 0.96

Per Jerry Palm’s “Palm Reader”:‌

No games tonight for PC to get some RPI assistance:

How #pcbb Can Boost Their RPI Today 3/8/14

There were two games for RPI boostability last night for the Friars. The result of those games was 0-2. PC’s RPI at 55 (was 54).

A new portion of this daily post will include the 10 teams with the biggest impact (5 positive plus PC themseleves, 5 negative) on PC’s RPI. This value is via RPI Forecast. For an explanation of this value, click here.

Top 5 Negative

Team Conf Curr Wgt Fut Wgt Curr W/L Exp W/L Curr Impact Exp Impact ▾
Maine AE 1.75 1.70 19.23 19.23 -1.08 -1.04
Fairfield MAAC 1.72 1.67 23.33 23.33 -0.92 -0.89
DePaul BE 4.13 4.08 39.29 39.68 -0.89 -0.84
Boston College ACC 1.72 1.67 25.00 24.97 -0.86 -0.83
Butler BE 4.10 4.10 44.00 44.52 -0.49 -0.45

Top 5 Positive

Team Conf Curr Wgt Fut Wgt Curr W/L Exp W/L Curr Impact Exp Impact ▴
Providence BE 26.32 26.31 64.62 63.65 7.69 7.18
Villanova BE 4.10 4.10 88.89 87.98 3.19 3.12
Creighton BE 2.58 4.07 82.14 82.14 1.66 2.62
Xavier BE 4.13 4.07 66.67 65.52 1.38 1.26
St. John’s BE 4.14 4.08 64.29 63.63 1.18 1.11
Massachusetts A10 1.78 1.72 78.57 77.95 1.02 0.96

Per Jerry Palm’s “Palm Reader”:‌

Six games tonight for PC to get some RPI assistance:

#pcbb Links of the Day 3/8/14

How #pcbb Can Boost Their RPI Today 3/7/14

There were four games for RPI boostability last night for the Friars. The result of those games was 0-4. PC’s RPI at 54 (was 52).

A new portion of this daily post will include the 10 teams with the biggest impact (5 positive plus PC themseleves, 5 negative) on PC’s RPI. This value is via RPI Forecast. For an explanation of this value, click here.

Top 5 Negative

Team Conf Curr Wgt Fut Wgt Curr W/L Exp W/L Curr Impact Exp Impact ▾
Maine AE 1.75 1.70 19.23 19.23 -1.08 -1.04
Fairfield MAAC 1.72 1.67 23.33 23.33 -0.92 -0.89
DePaul BE 4.13 4.08 39.29 39.68 -0.89 -0.84
Boston College ACC 1.72 1.67 25.00 24.97 -0.86 -0.83
Butler BE 4.10 4.10 44.00 44.52 -0.49 -0.45

Top 5 Positive

Team Conf Curr Wgt Fut Wgt Curr W/L Exp W/L Curr Impact Exp Impact ▴
Providence BE 26.32 26.31 64.62 63.65 7.69 7.18
Villanova BE 4.10 4.10 88.89 87.98 3.19 3.12
Creighton BE 2.58 4.07 82.14 82.14 1.66 2.62
Xavier BE 4.13 4.07 66.67 65.52 1.38 1.26
St. John’s BE 4.14 4.08 64.29 63.63 1.18 1.11
Massachusetts A10 1.78 1.72 78.57 77.95 1.02 0.96

Per Jerry Palm’s “Palm Reader”:‌

Four games tonight for PC to get some RPI assistance:

#pcbb Bracketology Update 3/6/14

Joe Lunardi has PC as the second of the “First Four Out” category. (updated on 3/6).

Jerry Palm has PC as a 12 seed playing Nebraska in a First Round play-in game in the Midwest Region (updated on 3/6).

Bracket Matrix, which updated yesterday at 9:56pm, has PC’s average seed as a 12 but they are the first team listed in the “First Four Out” category and are only in 45 of 98 brackets.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology/team-comparison/PROV/PROV

Continue reading #pcbb Bracketology Update 3/6/14

How #pcbb Can Boost Their RPI Today 3/6/14

There were two games for RPI boostability last night for the Friars. The result of those games was 2-0 in favor of PC. PC’s RPI at 52 (was 51).

A new portion of this daily post will include the 10 teams with the biggest impact (5 positive plus PC themseleves, 5 negative) on PC’s RPI. This value is via RPI Forecast. For an explanation of this value, click here.

Top 5 Negative

Team Conf Curr Wgt Fut Wgt Curr W/L Exp W/L Curr Impact Exp Impact ▾
Maine AE 1.82 1.70 19.23 19.23 -1.12 -1.04
Fairfield MAAC 1.78 1.67 23.33 23.33 -0.95 -0.89
DePaul BE 4.22 4.08 39.29 39.67 -0.91 -0.84
Boston College ACC 1.79 1.67 25.93 25.89 -0.86 -0.80
Butler BE 4.19 4.10 44.00 44.51 -0.50 -0.45

Top 5 Positive

Team Conf Curr Wgt Fut Wgt Curr W/L Exp W/L Curr Impact Exp Impact ▴
Providence BE 26.30 26.31 63.78 62.21 7.25 6.42
Villanova BE 4.19 4.10 88.89 88.03 3.26 3.12
Creighton BE 2.56 4.07 85.19 84.61 1.80 2.82
Xavier BE 4.22 4.07 66.67 65.50 1.41 1.26
St. John’s BE 4.26 4.08 64.29 63.66 1.22 1.11
Massachusetts A10 1.85 1.72 77.78 77.09 1.03 0.93

Per Jerry Palm’s “Palm Reader”:‌

Four games tonight for PC to get some RPI assistance: