How Virginia Tech Could Game the RPI Next Year

Buzz Williams
Buzz Williams has done a great job this season, but he’ll need to improve Tech’s non-conference schedule this year.

A lot of things matter when you’re trying to make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large. In my opinion, nothing matters more than overall wins, RPI and strength of schedule (SOS).

Bad computer numbers, particularly strength of schedule, have kept the Hokies out of the NCAA Tournament in years past. Here are the numbers from 2010, when the Hokies were 25-9 (10-6 ACC) but didn’t get into the tournament:

RPI: #57
SOS: #118

That RPI is good enough, but the strength of schedule is pretty bad, especially for an ACC team.

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