Baseball Ranked #19 In RPI

March 16, 2004

The only rating system the NCAA uses to determine selections and seedings is the RPI, or the Ratings Percentage Index. Although the NCAA does not release its official RPI, Boyd Nation has come up with an RPI index that is all but the same as the official RPI. He uses numbers from previous seasons to verify his formulas.

In the March 15 release, his RPI index has Clemson #19 despite the 6-7 record. The Tigers play arguably the toughest schedule in the nation in 2004. Clemson can thank a brutal non-conference schedule for its high RPI ranking. Clemson is actually ahead of Auburn (#26), despite the SEC Tigers 16-2 record and 2-1 series victorty over Clemson. The RPI only counts games against Division I teams and is for games through March 14.

Boyd Nation’s Unofficial RPI By Team
Rk	Team	W-L	Rating
1.	Arizona State	17-3	.724
2.	Texas	23-2	.680
3.	Wichita State	6-0	.677
4.	Miami (FL)	15-3	.674
5.	Rice	14-4	.670
6.	Louisiana State	15-2	.660
7.	Stanford	15-3	.660
8.	Notre Dame	11-1	.657
9.	Florida State	16-5	.648
10.	South Carolina	17-0	.648
11.	East Carolina	16-3	.639
12.	Coastal Carolina	15-3	.635
13.	Florida	18-3	.626
14.	Texas A&M	18-2	.621
15.	Virginia	17-2	.621
16.	N.C. State	14-3	.616
17.	Mississippi	14-1	.615
18.	South Florida	13-5	.614
19.	Clemson	6-7	.613
20.	Texas Tech	13-5	.609

Ranking Clemson’s Opponents By RPI
Rk	Team	*GP	*W-L	^W-L	Rating
10.	South Carolina	2	0-2	17-0	.648
11.	East Carolina	2	0-2	16-3	.639
26.	Auburn	3	1-2	16-2	.601
100.	College of Charleston	1	1-0	12-5	.529
172.	Charlotte	1	0-1	8-5	.476
181.	Gardner-Webb	1	1-0	8-11	.465
191.	Georiga Southern	2	2-0	9-11	.454
225.	Wofford	1	1-0	8-3	.427