Photo: Alex D'Addese / Ryerson Rams
As discussed in my previous article on the release of the 2016-17 OUA Women's basketball schedule, the way in which the RPI Rankings are calculated has changed for the upcoming season.
This year the rankings will be based on regular season results against all conference teams. Previously, it had been calculated based on the records against teams that were in a playoff position, or the top three teams in each division. This makes losses to non-playoff teams as detrimental as losses to playoff teams.
To see how this may affect the upcoming season, let's compare how the new format would have affected last season's women's basketball postseason.
This year the rankings will be based on regular season results against all conference teams. Previously, it had been calculated based on the records against teams that were in a playoff position, or the top three teams in each division. This makes losses to non-playoff teams as detrimental as losses to playoff teams.
To see how this may affect the upcoming season, let's compare how the new format would have affected last season's women's basketball postseason.
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