With the season wrapped up:
Oklahoma St - 19-11, 9-9 RPI: 33, SOS: 15, 3-9 vs top 50. Best win @ 22 WVA
Kansas St - 19-12, 8-10 RPI: 58, SOS: 49, 3-8 vs top 50. Best win @ 7 Baylor
Lunardi's projected Big 12 seeds:
BIG 12 - #2 RPI Conference
1 - Kansas
2 - Baylor
4 - WVU
6 - ISU
6 - OSU
First 4 out - KSU
That is a huge drop from the Big 12 5th place team OSU to 6th place team KSU, especially when both teams have similar numbers. OSU & KSU finished one game apart in the standings, split the season series, and have the same number of top 50 wins. KSU has the better win between the two, and both teams have 7 wins away from home.
I realize RPI and SOS #'s are better for OSU, but that alone doesn't explain the huge gap between the two teams when it comes to OSU being a 6 seed and KSU first 4 out. Lunardi has Syracuse safely in with an RPI of 80, so our RPI of 58 isn't a deal breaker. Personally, I think Lunardi is overvaluing the BIG East and ACC teams with his bubble predictions (East coast bias).
With the big 12 being the 2nd rated conference, If the committee ends up giving OSU that high of a seed I'd think the cats would at worst be in the play in game as of now. A win vs Baylor would 100% lock us into the main draw. Two big 12 tourney wins would not be needed to get into the tourney like Lunardi may think.
Not making this a Weber vs Underwood issue- just comparing both teams and their resumes. If OSU is so safely in and projected with that great of a seed, why is K-state not even considered one of the last 4 in? The noncon SOS can't explain that big of a difference.
Oklahoma St - 19-11, 9-9 RPI: 33, SOS: 15, 3-9 vs top 50. Best win @ 22 WVA
Kansas St - 19-12, 8-10 RPI: 58, SOS: 49, 3-8 vs top 50. Best win @ 7 Baylor
Lunardi's projected Big 12 seeds:
BIG 12 - #2 RPI Conference
1 - Kansas
2 - Baylor
4 - WVU
6 - ISU
6 - OSU
First 4 out - KSU
That is a huge drop from the Big 12 5th place team OSU to 6th place team KSU, especially when both teams have similar numbers. OSU & KSU finished one game apart in the standings, split the season series, and have the same number of top 50 wins. KSU has the better win between the two, and both teams have 7 wins away from home.
I realize RPI and SOS #'s are better for OSU, but that alone doesn't explain the huge gap between the two teams when it comes to OSU being a 6 seed and KSU first 4 out. Lunardi has Syracuse safely in with an RPI of 80, so our RPI of 58 isn't a deal breaker. Personally, I think Lunardi is overvaluing the BIG East and ACC teams with his bubble predictions (East coast bias).
With the big 12 being the 2nd rated conference, If the committee ends up giving OSU that high of a seed I'd think the cats would at worst be in the play in game as of now. A win vs Baylor would 100% lock us into the main draw. Two big 12 tourney wins would not be needed to get into the tourney like Lunardi may think.
Not making this a Weber vs Underwood issue- just comparing both teams and their resumes. If OSU is so safely in and projected with that great of a seed, why is K-state not even considered one of the last 4 in? The noncon SOS can't explain that big of a difference.
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