NFL RPI Rankings Through Week 5

[Same Ol Falcons]

(10-12-2010 02:02 PM)RFlagg Wrote:  Yeah, Pittsburgh's schedule is really helping to push them to #1. They have played the toughest schedule in the league so far with opponents records at 14-5-0, a .737 winning percentage.

And think, they're most likely about to get better with their franchise QB coming back. That's scary.

Exactly their opponents are 14-5 and 3 of that 5 is Pittsburgh

[JOEinPHX]

(10-12-2010 02:34 PM)MattIceRyanMVP2 Wrote:  Yeah, RPI basically means a team's strength of schedule.

The RPI is based on 3 components. The teams winning percentage. Their opponents winning percentage, and their opponents opponents winning percentage. These percentages are compiled, and by adding up RPI points you get an RPI rating.

(10-12-2010 02:38 PM)RFlagg Wrote:  Exactly. I also have a second version of RPI, one I'm dubbing Adjusted RPI, that removes Team X's results from the mix to give you a ranking. For example, the Falcons opponents are 10-14-0 on the year and their opponents opponents are 66-48-0. Under the adjusted scale, those numbers shift to 9-10-0 and 52-38-0.

(Presses both hands to his temples while remembering the agony of statistics class in college)