Jan 29, 2013; Memphis, TN, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari reacts during the game against the Mississippi Rebels at the Tad Smith Coliseum. Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Mississippi Rebels 87-74. Mandatory Credit: Spruce Derden–USA TODAY Sports
It was a big win for the Kentucky Wildcats Tuesday, as the win over Ole Miss was Kentucky’s first RPI Top 50 win, bringing the Cats to 1-4 against the group. More importantly for Kentucky, they managed to move from 61 in the RPI last Thursday to 54 today. As it was mentioned last week, that 7 spot bump takes them from a 12.5% chance to make the NCAA tournament to 51.8%.
As always though, it isn’t just about the RPI, its about the resume and here is a blind tasting of a few schools. Which school would you put in or out?
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 3 | Team 4 | |
| vs Top 50 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 1-5 | 1-3 |
| vs Top 100 | 6-10 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 2-5 |
| Worst RPI Loss | 216 and 149 | 74 | 147 | 169 |
| Best RPI Win | 5 | 25 | 27 | 25 |
| RPI | 31 | 54 | 45 | 44 |
Continue on to see who each team is and if their resume matches that RPI.
Topics: Basketball Articles, Kentucky Wildcats, Middle Tennessee State, North Carolina, RPI, UCLA
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