Wednesday Rooting Guide

[00Dawg]

A mix of previous opponents that would help our metrics and games played by other teams vying to host.

FIU over Western Kentucky
Evansville over Illinois State
LSU over Kentucky
GA Tech over UVA
New Mexico State over Dallas Baptist
Southern Miss over Coastal Carolina
Arkansas over South Carolina
Central Arkansas over Lipscomb
Jackson State over Texas Southern
Mount Saint Mary's over Canisius
Pittsburgh over Wake
Middle Tennessee over LA Tech
Southern Illinois over Indiana State
Vanderbilt over Tennessee
Pepperdine over Saint Mary's College
Va Tech over NC State
UNO over SE LA
Georgia Southern over James Madison
Texas Tech over OK State

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

It just feels wrong to root for Vandy baseball!

 

[MStateDawg]

LSU over Kentucky

LSU's RPI currently sits at 27. If they could beat UK and move into the Top 25, that would give us 2 more Quad 1 wins.

We also need to be routing against all teams we're competing with for a Host spot: Duke, Wake Forest, Oklahoma State, ECU, Indiana State, UCSB

 

[Dawgg]

4:30 pm Central Update:

FIU over Western Kentucky - YES
Evansville over Illinois State - YES
LSU over Kentucky - YES
GA Tech over UVA - NO
New Mexico State over Dallas Baptist - NO
Southern Miss over Coastal Carolina - YES
Arkansas over South Carolina - NO
Central Arkansas over Lipscomb - YES
Jackson State over Texas Southern - Leading 5-4 Top 5th
Mount Saint Mary's over Canisius - Leading 3-1 Top 7th
Pittsburgh over Wake - Losing 8-1 Bottom 7th
Middle Tennessee over LA Tech - Tied 0-0 Top 1st
Southern Illinois over Indiana State - Leading 1-0 Bottom 1st
Vanderbilt over Tennessee - 5:30 pm
Pepperdine over Saint Mary's College - 6:00 pm
Va Tech over NC State - 7:00 pm
UNO over SE LA - 8:00 pm
Georgia Southern over James Madison - 8:30 pm
Texas Tech over OK State - 8:30 pm

So far, our rooting interests are winning at a 62.5% rate.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Who do we pull for in the A&M game?

RPI, KPI, AC/DC, UNICEF. It gets complicated.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Who do we pull for in the A&M game?

RPI, KPI, AC/DC, UNICEF. It gets complicated.

We are against that weird-*** CULT

 

[Faustdog]

4:30 pm Central Update:

FIU over Western Kentucky - YES
Evansville over Illinois State - YES
LSU over Kentucky - YES
GA Tech over UVA - NO
New Mexico State over Dallas Baptist - NO
Southern Miss over Coastal Carolina - YES
Arkansas over South Carolina - NO
Central Arkansas over Lipscomb - YES
Jackson State over Texas Southern - Leading 5-4 Top 5th
Mount Saint Mary's over Canisius - Leading 3-1 Top 7th
Pittsburgh over Wake - Losing 8-1 Bottom 7th
Middle Tennessee over LA Tech - Tied 0-0 Top 1st
Southern Illinois over Indiana State - Leading 1-0 Bottom 1st
Vanderbilt over Tennessee - 5:30 pm
Pepperdine over Saint Mary's College - 6:00 pm
Va Tech over NC State - 7:00 pm
UNO over SE LA - 8:00 pm
Georgia Southern over James Madison - 8:30 pm
Texas Tech over OK State - 8:30 pm

So far, our rooting interests are winning at a 62.5% rate.

Thanks for putting that together. It does seem like the less important ones are breaking our way while the ones that have a more direct impact on our hosting chances are not. Am I wrong there?

 

[Dawgg]

5:30 pm Central update:

FIU over Western Kentucky - YES
Evansville over Illinois State - YES
LSU over Kentucky - YES
GA Tech over UVA - NO
New Mexico State over Dallas Baptist - NO
Southern Miss over Coastal Carolina - YES
Arkansas over South Carolina - NO
Central Arkansas over Lipscomb - YES
Jackson State over Texas Southern - Leading 12-4 Top 7th
Mount Saint Mary's over Canisius - YES
Pittsburgh over Wake - NO
Middle Tennessee over LA Tech - Losing 3-1 Bottom 3rd
Southern Illinois over Indiana State - Tied 1-1 Top 2nd
Vanderbilt over Tennessee - Leading 5-1 Top 3rd
Pepperdine over Saint Mary's College - Leading 3-1 Bottom 1st
Va Tech over NC State - 7:00 pm
UNO over SE LA - 8:00 pm
Georgia Southern over James Madison - 8:30 pm
Texas Tech over OK State - 8:30 pm


Pitt loses to Wake, but Mt. St. Mary's beats Canisius. Our rooting interests are winning at at 60% rate.

 

[Dawgg]

Thanks for putting that together. It does seem like the less important ones are breaking our way while the ones that have a more direct impact on our hosting chances are not. Am I wrong there?

This gives a pretty good guide I think:

Upcoming RPI Impact Games for Mississippi State Baseball | WarrenNolan.com

2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs Baseball Upcoming Impact Games: Find out how much winning or losing to the next opponent will increase or decrease their RPI Rank

www.warrennolan.com

 

[00Dawg]

This gives a pretty good guide I think:

Upcoming RPI Impact Games for Mississippi State Baseball | WarrenNolan.com

2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs Baseball Upcoming Impact Games: Find out how much winning or losing to the next opponent will increase or decrease their RPI Rank

www.warrennolan.com

For some reason that report misses stuff. Today it’s missing Jackson State’s game.

We’re getting more help than hurt with regards to our previous opponents, but our rivals for hosting purposes are holding firm.

 

[Dawgg]

For some reason that report misses stuff. Today it’s missing Jackson State’s game.

We’re getting more help than hurt with regards to our previous opponents, but our rivals for hosting purposes are holding firm.

Fair enough. It's the only one I know to use.

 

[Dawgg]

6:30 pm Central Update:

FIU over Western Kentucky - YES
Evansville over Illinois State - YES
LSU over Kentucky - YES
GA Tech over UVA - NO
New Mexico State over Dallas Baptist - NO
Southern Miss over Coastal Carolina - YES
Arkansas over South Carolina - NO
Central Arkansas over Lipscomb - YES
Jackson State over Texas Southern - YES
Mount Saint Mary's over Canisius - YES
Pittsburgh over Wake - NO
Middle Tennessee over LA Tech - Losing 6-1 Top 7th
Southern Illinois over Indiana State - Tied 1-1 Top 2nd
Vanderbilt over Tennessee - Leading 7-4 Top 6th
Pepperdine over Saint Mary's College - Losing 5-7 Top 5th
Va Tech over NC State - Tied 0-0 Top 2nd
UNO over SE LA - 8:00 pm
Georgia Southern over James Madison - 8:30 pm
Texas Tech over OK State - 8:30 pm

Jackson State finishes off Texas Southern. Our rooting interests have won 63.6% of the games we want them to.

 

[mcfly.sixpack]

Down goes Indiana State

 

[Hot Rock]

Indiana State losing should help., a win by State over A&M now and we just might get a host spot

 

[Dawgg]

Just wanted to close the loop:


FIU over Western Kentucky - YES
Evansville over Illinois State - YES
LSU over Kentucky - YES
GA Tech over UVA - NO
New Mexico State over Dallas Baptist - NO
Southern Miss over Coastal Carolina - YES
Arkansas over South Carolina - NO
Central Arkansas over Lipscomb - YES
Jackson State over Texas Southern - YES
Mount Saint Mary's over Canisius - YES
Pittsburgh over Wake - NO
Middle Tennessee over LA Tech - NO
Southern Illinois over Indiana State -YES
Vanderbilt over Tennessee -YES
Pepperdine over Saint Mary's College - NO
Va Tech over NC State - NO
UNO over SE LA - NO
Georgia Southern over James Madison -YES
Texas Tech over OK State - NO

So, our rooting interests went 10-9 yesterday. Beating A&M was our real needle mover. Warren Nolan is showing the Vandy game today having about a 47 RPI point swing (+22 with a win, -25 with a loss). Not only that, it's about a 50 point RPI swing for Vandy (+24 with a win, -26 with a loss) and there's only an 11 point RPI difference between us right now. I'd love to get some separation.