Basketball Rankings Rpi
what is RPI rankings in college basketball?
Commonly known as the RPI, the Rating Percentage Index is one of the systems by which NCAA basketball teams are ranked. This system has been in use since 1981 to aid in the selecting and seeding of teams appearing in the 65-team men’s playoffs (see March Madness), and for the 64-team women’s tournament since its inception in 1982. The index comprises a team’s winning percentage (25%), its opponents’ winning percentage (50%), and the winning percentage of those opponents’ opponents (25%).
