Both are correct
RPI is the flaw. Specifically opponents’ opponents records accounting for 25% of the metric
Bringing that into the equation THEN ALSO talking about SoS when talking about teams close together on the RPI scale?…it’s like double dipping to penalize a team whose schedule is not as strong. Hokies have the highest WINNING PERCENTAGE vs the top 25 teams of any team 10-18. Guess what the committee gave as a deciding metric last year? Winning percentage vs top 25…when comparing teams with unequal number of games played
** Edited by hokiepro at 5/10/2026, 7:50:28 AM
Thread Replies (17)
We will point to SEC teams, losses to Michigan State, etc
-- VAHokie89
May 09, 2026 at 10:24 PM ET
VAHokie89
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05/09/26 10:24 PM ET
If you scroll through the first three weeks of the season . . .
-- MidloHokie
May 10, 2026 at 07:58 AM ET
MidloHokie
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05/10/26 07:58 AM ET
Understand your logic and points- it’s the system we have
-- sacramento hokie
May 10, 2026 at 09:02 AM ET
sacramento hokie
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05/10/26 09:02 AM ET
Given the dramatic talent disparity in softball (and all women's sports) .
-- MidloHokie
May 10, 2026 at 09:17 AM ET
MidloHokie
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05/10/26 09:17 AM ET
Liberty loss more than anything
-- HokiesACC2004
May 10, 2026 at 04:56 AM ET
HokiesACC2004
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05/10/26 04:56 AM ET
VT entered the GT game with an RPI of 19 and an SOS of 64
-- VTChip
May 10, 2026 at 12:03 AM ET
VTChip
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05/10/26 12:03 AM ET
There is a reason college basketball stopped using the RPI
-- Raleigh Hokie
May 10, 2026 at 09:30 AM ET
Raleigh Hokie
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05/10/26 09:30 AM ET
Regardless of the past, our pitching is on the most solid ground that it
-- IB4TECH
May 10, 2026 at 08:55 AM ET
IB4TECH
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05/10/26 08:55 AM ET
Yeah, starting from a higher ground as you indicate
-- VAHokie89
May 10, 2026 at 08:48 AM ET
VAHokie89
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05/10/26 08:48 AM ET
That is the frustrating part of this issue
-- VTChip
May 11, 2026 at 12:24 AM ET
VTChip
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05/11/26 12:24 AM ET
The best way to show the committee that we were under-ranked is to win the
-- nkhooch
May 10, 2026 at 04:19 AM ET
nkhooch
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05/10/26 04:19 AM ET
RPI =SEC bias.. As obvious as my FIRST NATION nose!!!**
-- ancient alien 2018
May 10, 2026 at 12:26 AM ET
ancient alien 2018
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05/10/26 12:26 AM ET
Maybe but no doubt it's the best softball league top to bottom **
-- HokiesACC2004
May 10, 2026 at 04:56 AM ET
HokiesACC2004
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05/10/26 04:56 AM ET
not my point. As good as the SEC is, no team with 18 losses deserves
-- ancient alien 2018
May 10, 2026 at 01:22 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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05/10/26 01:22 PM ET
The committee always changes it's parameters in order to get
-- Atlee Hokie
May 10, 2026 at 08:25 AM ET
Atlee Hokie
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05/10/26 08:25 AM ET
There is a bias towards conferences who have stronger OOC W/L record.
-- nkhooch
May 10, 2026 at 04:13 AM ET
nkhooch
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05/10/26 04:13 AM ET