Thursday's ACC RPI, 2/10/11

Courtesy of kenpom.com

Strength of Schedule in ( )

4. Duke (46)

10. UNC (7)

17. Maryland (90)

30. Virginia Tech (64)

31. Clemson (72)

43. Florida State (54)

72. Miami (59)

76. Boston College (15)

79. Georgia Tech (53)

99. NC State (34)

123. Virginia (66)

240. Wake Forest (97)

Carolina jumps three spots from last Thursday, even with the loss in Durham last night. This team is trending upwards in a serious, serious way. I'm buckling up for one hell of a ride.

You can see last week's RPI here.

ACC RPI as of 2/3/11

According to kenpom.com, here are the ACC's RPI ratings, with Strength of Schedule in parenthesis:


4. Duke (48)
13. North Carolina (10)
21. Maryland (53)
30. Virginia Tech (70)
34. Clemson (79)
41. Florida State (73)
64. Miami (45)
72. Georgia Tech (57)
79. Boston College (17)
96. NC State (47)
127. Virgina (71)
258. Wake Forest (129)


It's incredible how bad Wake Forest is.  They have the weakest SOS in the ACC, but they also sit at 258, out of 343, in the RPI.  The RPI ratings are generally a better guideline than the AP/ESPN rankings due to the multitude of factors that are taken into account when determining if a team will make the NCAA Tournament field.  As of right now, I'd venture to say that the ACC will get four, maybe five, teams in the field of 68 (sounds weird with 68 instead of 64).  Miami has some work to do if they're going to make a move, and Florida State probably sits on the bubble.