The Wave dropped two spots to 41 without playing today, largely because SLU took a terrible loss to Southern that dropped the Lions 11 spots to 42.
Normally Tulane would benefit from a loss by a fellow bubble team, but that one hurt. The three wins v. SLU looked a lot better before the big drop today.
Regardless, Tulane has a huge chance to upgrade its RPI this weekend with three games against mediocre USF, which somehow is No. 29 in the RPI, indication one of the many huge flaws in the formula. USF played Florida twice and FSU twice this year and was outscored 48-8, yet benefitted in the RPI because it does not account for margin of defeat. That's ridiculous. UNO could have played those teams four times and lost by the combined score of 48-8.
Normally Tulane would benefit from a loss by a fellow bubble team, but that one hurt. The three wins v. SLU looked a lot better before the big drop today.
Regardless, Tulane has a huge chance to upgrade its RPI this weekend with three games against mediocre USF, which somehow is No. 29 in the RPI, indication one of the many huge flaws in the formula. USF played Florida twice and FSU twice this year and was outscored 48-8, yet benefitted in the RPI because it does not account for margin of defeat. That's ridiculous. UNO could have played those teams four times and lost by the combined score of 48-8.