Etheridge: Weekly RPI Breakdown

The RPI report is out. Just the mention of those three letters “R-P-I” spurs a reaction for many. Some will yell and state their case that the rating is useless. They comment that they can watch the teams and tell you who is best. Others counter that you need some sort of objective rating because no one can watch every team play every game. Plus, there are 297 Division I programs across this great big country of ours. Most of them do not face each other during each club’s 56 game season.

We need some way to compare resumes[…]