Ratings Percentage Index
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The Ratings Percentage Index is a statistical ranking system used in U.S. college sports to evaluate and compare teams based on their wins, losses, and strength of schedule.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college sports ranking system
ⓘ
sports rating system ⓘ statistical ranking system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RPI ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
college teams
ⓘ
regular season results ⓘ |
| basedOn |
opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage
ⓘ
opponents’ winning percentage ⓘ team winning percentage ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor |
insufficient margin-of-victory information
ⓘ
lack of transparency to the public ⓘ overemphasis on strength of schedule ⓘ |
| developedFor | NCAA tournament selection ⓘ |
| domain | college athletics ⓘ |
| field |
sports analytics
ⓘ
sports statistics ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage
ⓘ
opponents’ winning percentage ⓘ winning percentage ⓘ |
| hasScope | Division I competition ⓘ |
| hasType | computer-based ranking ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableChange | deemphasized after adoption of NCAA Evaluation Tool in Division I men’s basketball ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
team comparison
ⓘ
team evaluation ⓘ tournament seeding tool ⓘ tournament selection tool ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET)
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Evaluation Tool
|
| shortName | RPI ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA selection committees
National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ranking college baseball teams
ⓘ
ranking college basketball teams ⓘ ranking college soccer teams ⓘ ranking college softball teams ⓘ ranking college volleyball teams ⓘ |
| usedIn |
NCAA Division I Baseball
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division I baseball
NCAA basketball ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division I men’s basketball
NCAA Division I ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division I soccer
NCAA Division I softball ⓘ NCAA women's volleyball ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division I volleyball
NCAA women’s basketball ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division I women’s basketball
U.S. college sports ⓘ |
| usesMetric |
losses
ⓘ
strength of schedule ⓘ wins ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
NCAA Evaluation Tool