Tues. 2/16/10
Today's RPI Standings
First off, yesterday's Avon win over Gunnery enabled Cushing to pass over Gunnery for third in RPI. In addition, by winning, Avon pushed themselves out of a virtual tie with Exeter and now stand alone in 13th place. The impact of Monday's game will be more significant in the final JSPR comparison as Avon and Gunnery have many mutual opponents.
Here is the ranking of teams we see as having a realistic chance at finishing the season as a Team Under Consideration (top 16 in the RPI). The top 16 teams, in order, right now are Kent, Nobles, Cushing, Gunnery, KUA, Belmont Hill, Choate, Westminster, Dexter, NMH, Milton, Salisbury, Avon, Tabor, Exeter, and Berkshire.
|
School |
WP |
Opp. WP |
Opp. Opp. WP |
RPI |
Tier |
|
Kent |
0.90476 |
0.48958 |
0.54332 |
0.62240 |
1 |
|
Nobles |
0.84783 |
0.50517 |
0.54760 |
0.61374 |
1 |
|
Cushing |
0.81818 |
0.48643 |
0.54708 |
0.60212 |
2 |
|
Gunnery |
0.87500 |
0.48104 |
0.52893 |
0.60539 |
2 |
|
KUA |
0.76000 |
0.55941 |
0.53020 |
0.59378 |
2 |
|
Belmont Hill |
0.78261 |
0.49690 |
0.53848 |
0.59078 |
3 |
|
Choate |
0.73684 |
0.52228 |
0.53952 |
0.58523 |
3 |
|
Westminster |
0.71429 |
0.56019 |
0.53410 |
0.58462 |
3 |
|
Dexter |
0.92105 |
0.42197 |
0.48604 |
0.58134 |
3 |
|
NMH |
0.71429 |
0.53501 |
0.53375 |
0.57915 |
4 |
|
Milton |
0.69565 |
0.50612 |
0.54606 |
0.57507 |
4 |
|
Salisbury |
0.66667 |
0.55543 |
0.53407 |
0.57170 |
4 |
|
Avon |
0.59524 |
0.54299 |
0.54228 |
0.55567 |
5 |
|
Tabor |
0.57500 |
0.60557 |
0.52682 |
0.55540 |
5 |
|
Exeter |
0.58696 |
0.57389 |
0.53418 |
0.55571 |
5 |
|
Berkshire |
0.62500 |
0.51383 |
0.52940 |
0.55003 |
6 |
|
Brewster |
0.65909 |
0.49344 |
0.51291 |
0.54537 |
6 |
|
Deerfield |
0.52381 |
0.54762 |
0.54524 |
0.54038 |
6 |
|
Andover |
0.54545 |
0.54614 |
0.53419 |
0.53951 |
7 |
|
Hotchkiss |
0.50000 |
0.57074 |
0.53085 |
0.53152 |
7 |
|
Pomfret |
0.52174 |
0.54124 |
0.52183 |
0.52588 |
7 |
|
St. Paul's |
0.47727 |
0.55498 |
0.53603 |
0.52532 |
7 |
Nobles has played the hardest schedule to date, with their opponents' opponents' winning 54.76% of their games. Cushing is second at 54.70%, followed by Milton, Deerfield, and Kent. The easiest schedule of any team under consideration is Dexter, with their opponents' opponents' winning percentage at 48.60%.
The top five teams' winning percentage are Dexter at 92.11%, Kent at 90.48%, Gunnery at 87.50%, Nobles at 84.78%, and Cushing at 81.82% The lowest winning percentage of any team under consideration is Tabor at 57.50%.
What about the large and small school tournaments?
As you may know, after the top eight teams are chosen from both large and small schools, the remaining top eight large schools are selected based solely on RPI for their tournament, and the remaining top eight small schools are also selected based solely on RPI for their's. Below is a chart of all large schools and all small schools with their RPI. Their rank (by size) and male enrollment is also attached.
|
Large Schools |
|
Small Schools |
|
|
|
14. Kent-285 |
0.62240 |
|
41. Gunnery-178 |
0.60539 |
|
23. Nobles-228 |
0.61374 |
|
48. KUA-160 |
0.59378 |
|
16. Cushing-269 |
0.60212 |
|
56. Dexter-136 |
0.58134 |
|
19. Belmont Hill-247 |
0.59078 |
|
35. Brewster-196 |
0.54537 |
|
3. Choate-423 |
0.58523 |
|
39. Pomfret-186 |
0.52588 |
|
25. Westminster-223 |
0.58462 |
|
49. Winchendon-160 |
0.52493 |
|
7. NMH-342 |
0.57915 |
|
57. Hebron-134 |
0.51602 |
|
9. Milton-321 |
0.57507 |
|
52. South Kent-153 |
0.51462 |
|
10. Salisbury-304 |
0.57170 |
|
58. Berwick-130 |
0.50963 |
|
4. Avon-407 |
0.55567 |
|
43. Groton-175 |
0.50930 |
|
15. Tabor-285 |
0.55540 |
|
47. Tilton-161 |
0.50915 |
|
2. Exeter-536 |
0.55571 |
|
44. St. George's-174 |
0.50056 |
|
26. Berkshire-218 |
0.55003 |
|
59. Vermont-125 |
0.49418 |
|
8. Deerfield-323 |
0.54038 |
|
61. Hoosac-71 |
0.48201 |
|
1. Andover-543 |
0.53951 |
|
42. Middlesex-175 |
0.48118 |
|
12. Hotchkiss-296 |
0.53152 |
|
37. Canterbury-193 |
0.48138 |
|
17. St. Paul's-263 |
0.52532 |
|
45. Rivers-172 |
0.46337 |
|
13. Taft-293 |
0.52194 |
|
50. Holderness-155 |
0.45512 |
|
27. Governor's-216 |
0.51606 |
|
54. Kents Hill-140 |
0.44186 |
|
29. Lawrence-210 |
0.51133 |
|
53. Millbrook-141 |
0.43459 |
|
18. St. Sebastian's-254 |
0.50945 |
|
40. St. Mark's-186 |
0.41455 |
|
6. Brunswick-342 |
0.50920 |
|
38. Brooks-192 |
0.41227 |
|
28. Proctor-211 |
0.50879 |
|
60. NYA-104 |
0.40900 |
|
21. BB&N-241 |
0.50323 |
|
34. Albany-198 |
0.40444 |
|
30. New Hampton-210 |
0.49945 |
|
32. Rye Country Day-203 |
0.39240 |
|
24. Williston-226 |
0.49290 |
|
33. Portsmouth Abbey-198 |
0.38962 |
|
11. TP-300 |
0.45212 |
|
46. King Low-163 |
0.38567 |
|
5. Loomis-370 |
0.44055 |
|
51. Pingree-154 |
0.38265 |
|
22. Thayer-241 |
0.42156 |
|
36. Kingswood-Oxford-194 |
0.36823 |
|
20. Worcester-242 |
0.39922 |
|
55. Harvey-138 |
0.35996 |
|
31. Roxbury Latin-206 |
0.38543 |
|
|
|
In case you are wondering why we haven't run quite as many articles this February concerning playoff standings, it's primarily because the new playoff system, aside from taking longer to calculate, no longer depends on the arbitrary .500 level plateau. This means that as we near the end of the season, there is less variation at the top of the standings because of the results of teams hovering around the .500 mark. Changes can still be made and teams can jump in, however this year there will be fewer surprises in the final weekend based on the RPI. In other words, the teams at the top know where they are and their own play determines where they will be come time for the playoffs.
Concerning the 15 game limit:
There are currently seven teams that are below the 15 game minimum necessary for their records to count towards the RPI standings and be eligible for any of the three playoff tournaments. The schools (and games played) are Portsmouth Abbey (14), Roxbury Latin (14), Hoosac (13), Middlesex (13), Rye Country Day (8), Harvey (7), and King-Low (2). Of these nine schools, all but Roxbury Latin are considered small schools under NEPSIHA's definition*. After looking at hypothetical finishes to the season, it appears that any team under ten wins will not reach the 15 game minimum and once their games are removed from all standings, Hoosac and Portsmouth Abbey will have played exactly 15 games. This means that there could be quite a snowball effect if games late in the season are canceled. This is because many of the teams above depend on Hoosac and Portsmouth Abbey reaching the 15 game plateau in order for their games to count. Although the current highest-ranked team in this group is St. George's (currently ranked 12th for small schools in RPI), having one of these teams' records invalidated would create a lot of changes for the playoffs.
* With a male enrollment of 206, Roxbury Latin is the smallest of the large schools with only three more male students than small school Rye Country Day.
Sun. 2/21/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Feb. 22
Cushing @ Lawrence, 4:15 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
St. George's @ BB&N, 4:30 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Gunnery @ Millbrook, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
Thayer @ Governor's, 5:00 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Noble & Greenough @ Groton, 5:00 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Brewster Academy @ Andover, 5:00 pm
Wed. Feb. 24
Westminster @ Andover, 3:00 pm
Middlesex @ BB&N, 3:00 pm
Thayer @ Groton, 3:00 pm
Greenwich @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:00 pm
Brooks @ St. Mark's, 3:00 pm
Newton Country Day @ EIL Tournament, time TBA
Tabor @ Cushing, 3:15 pm
Exeter @ Winchendon, 4:00 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:00 pm
Milton @ Pomfret, 4:00 pm
St. George's @ St. Paul's, 4:00 pm
Kents Hill @ NYA, 4:00 pm
Berkshire @ Taft, 4:15 pm
Deerfield @ Williston-Northampton, 4:15 pm
Choate @ Hotchkiss, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ Kimball Union, 4:30 pm
Millbrook @ Rye Country Day, 4:30 pm
Rivers @ Lawrence, 5:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Governor's, 5:30 pm
NE Falcons @ Kent, 5:30 pm
Tilton @ Proctor, 6:00 pm
Fri. Feb. 26
Southfield @ Rivers, 3:15 pm
Tabor @ Thayer, 4:00 pm
New Hampton @ Tilton, 4:15 pm
St. Paul's @ Holderness, 4:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm
Proctor @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 6:00 pm
Berkshire @ Pomfret, 6:00 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Sat. Feb. 27
NYA @ Hebron, 12:00 pm
Greenwich @ Southfield, 12:00 pm
Newton Country Day @ EIL Tournament, time TBA
Rivers @ Tilton, 1:15 pm
Exeter @ Andover, 2:00 pm
BB&N @ Thayer, 2:00 pm
Gunnery @ Canterbury, 2:00 pm
Brooks @ Governor's, 2:00 pm
Groton @ St. Mark's, 2:00 pm
Stanstead College @ Holderness, 2:00 pm
Middlesex @ St. George's, 2:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Kimball Union, 2:15 pm
Cushing @ Choate, 2:30 pm
Taft @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Millbrook @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:00 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Brewster Academy, 3:45 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Deerfield, 4:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Milton, 4:00 pm
New Hampton @ Kents Hill, 4:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Lawrence, 4:15 pm
Pomfret @ Winchendon, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Kent, 6:30 pm
Mon. 2/15/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Feb. 15
Millbrook @ Berkshire, 5:15 pm
NE Jr. Falcons @ Pomfret, 6:45 pm
Tues. Feb. 16
Choate @ Kingswood-Oxford, 4:30 pm
Wed. Feb. 17
Canterbury @ Millbrook, 2:15 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Williston-Northampton, 2:15 pm
Kent @ Hotchkiss, 2:30 pm
Middlesex @ Lawrence, 2:30 pm
Taft @ Westminster, 2:30 pm
NYA @ Kents Hill, 2:30 pm
Pomfret @ St. Mark's, 2:45 pm
Andover @ Noble & Greenough, 3:00 pm
Cushing @ Deerfield, 3:00 pm
Groton @ Brooks, 3:00 pm
St. Paul's @ BB&N, 3:15 pm
Southfield @ Newton Country Day, 3:30 pm
Choate @ Berkshire, 4:00 pm
Tabor @ Exeter, 4:00 pm
Brewster Academy @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:00 pm
St. George's @ Milton, 4:00 pm
Holderness @ Vermont Academy, 4:00 pm
Kimball Union @ Tilton, 4:30 pm
Dana Hall @ Pingree, 4:30 pm
Hebron @ Proctor, 5:00 pm
Rye Country Day @ Morristown Beard, 5:00 pm
Berwick @ Winsor, 5:15 pm
Gunnery @ Greenwich, 5:15 pm
Rivers @ Governor's, 5:30 pm
Fri. Feb. 19
Rivers @ NYA, 3:00 pm
Pingree @ Newton Country Day, 3:30 pm
Southfield @ St. Paul's, 4:00 pm
Winsor @ Thayer, 4:15 pm
Dana Hall @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:30 pm
Brewster Academy @ Exeter, 5:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Hebron, 5:00 pm
Vermont Academy @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:00 pm
Milton @ Andover, 5:15 pm
Rice @ Kimball Union, 5:30 pm
Brooks @ Middlesex, 6:00 pm
Mid-Fairfield @ Gunnery, 6:45 pm
Sat. Feb. 20
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Exeter, 1:30 pm
Winsor @ Portsmouth Abbey, 1:30 pm
Governor's @ Lawrence, 2:00 pm
Newton Country Day @ Berwick, 2:00 pm
Cushing @ Pomfret, 2:15 pm
Kents Hill @ Thayer, 2:15 pm
Berkshire @ Westminster, 2:30 pm
Kent @ Kingswood-Oxford, 2:30 pm
Brooks @ Tabor, 2:30 pm
Millbrook @ Greenwich, 2:30 pm
Groton @ St. George's, 2:30 pm
Canterbury @ Winchendon, 3:00 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Loomis-Chaffee, 3:00 pm
Hebron @ New Hampton, 3:00 pm
Tilton @ Vermont Academy, 3:00 pm
BB&N @ St. Mark's, 3:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Deerfield, 3:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Noble & Greenough, 3:30 pm
NEWHL @ Holderness, 3:45 pm
Gunnery @ Southfield, 4:00 pm
Proctor @ Rivers, 4:00 pm
Choate @ Taft, 4:30 pm
Pingree @ Middlesex, 4:30 pm
Milton @ Brewster Academy, 5:00 pm
Mon. Feb. 22
Cushing @ Lawrence, 4:15 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
St. George's @ BB&N, 4:30 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Gunnery @ Millbrook, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
Thayer @ Governor's, 5:00 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Noble & Greenough @ Groton, 5:00 pm (rescheduled from 2/10)
Brewster Academy @ Andover, 5:00 pm
Tues. 2/9/10 -- updates on Wed.
Wed. Postponements and Cancellations
There's a winter storm watch in effect for Connecticut and Massachusetts starting Wednesday morning and extending through late Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Snowfall amounts of over 12" are predicted, with less the farther north you go. We will have all the latest postponements and cancellations here. A note for coaches: please email information@ushr.com with the relevant info, and update your team's schedule on USHR in order to ensure that the changes appear on future weekly composite schedules. Thanks.
Wed. Feb. 10 Snow-outs:
Nobles @ Groton -- rescheduled to 2/22 (time TBA)
Thayer @ Governor's -- rescheduled to Mon. 2/22 at 5:00 pm
Kent @ Canterbury -- rescheduled to Thurs. 2/11 at 5:00 pm
Holderness @ Brooks -- rescheduled to Thurs. 2/11 at 4:00 pm
Cushing @ Lawrence -- postponed; no makeup date yet
Williston @ Choate -- no makeup date announced
St. Mark's @ Milton -- rescheduled to Fri. 2/12 at 4:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Middlesex -- rescheduled to Thurs. 2/11 at 5:00 pm
NMH @ K-O -- no makeup date announced
Taft @ Greenwich -- no makeup date announced
St. George's @ BB&N -- rescheduled to Mon. 2/22 at 4:30 pm
Berkshire @ Pomfret -- no makeup date announced
Hotchkiss @ Loomis -- no makeup date announced
Deerfield @ Westminster -- no makeup date announced
Winchendon @ Southfield -- rescheduled to Thurs. 2/11 @ 3:45 pm
Mon. 2/8/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Feb. 8
St. George's @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:30 pm (postponed)
Tues. Feb. 9
Kent @ Canterbury, 4:00 pm
Rye Country Day @ Princeton Day School, 5:00 pm
Wed. Feb. 10
Exeter @ Kimball Union, 1:30 pm
Cushing @ Lawrence, 2:15 pm
Brewster Academy @ Proctor, 2:30 pm
Gunnery @ Millbrook, 2:30 pm
Williston-Northampton @ Choate, 3:00 pm
St. Mark's @ Milton, 3:00 pm
St. Paul's @ Middlesex, 3:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ Groton, 3:30 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Kingswood-Oxford, 3:30 pm
Taft @ Greenwich, 3:30 pm
Vermont Academy @ Tilton, 3:30 pm
Tabor @ Andover, 3:45 pm
Thayer @ Governor's, 3:45 pm
St. George's @ BB&N, 4:00 pm
Berkshire @ Pomfret, 4:00 pm
Kent @ Canterbury, 4:00 pm
Hotchkiss @ Loomis-Chaffee, 4:00 pm
Hebron @ Berwick, 4:00 pm
Kents Hill @ New Hampton, 4:00 pm
Pingree @ Winsor, 4:15 pm
Deerfield @ Westminster, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ Brooks, 4:30 pm
Winchendon @ Southfield, 4:45 pm
Thurs. Feb. 11
Stanstead College @ Rice, 5:30 pm
Fri. Feb. 12
Governor's @ Andover, 4:30 pm
St. Paul's @ Tilton, 4:30 pm
BB&N @ Noble & Greenough, 5:00 pm
Rivers @ Cushing, 5:15 pm
Newton Country Day @ Portsmouth Abbey, 5:30 pm
N.E. Falcons @ Williston-Northampton, 6:00 pm
Southfield @ Proctor, 6:00 pm
Westminster @ Loomis-Chaffee, 6:30 pm
NEWHL @ Vermont Academy, 7:00 pm
Sat. Feb. 13
Exeter @ Brewster Academy, 12:00 pm
Proctor @ Holderness, 1:30 pm
Lawrence @ Thayer, 2:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Gunnery, 2:00 pm
Deerfield @ Berkshire, 2:15 pm
Tabor @ Pomfret, 2:15 pm
Governor's @ St. Paul's, 2:30 pm
Hotchkiss @ Taft, 2:30 pm
Middlesex @ Milton, 2:30 pm
St. Mark's @ Rivers, 2:30 pm
Kimball Union @ Williston-Northampton, 3:00 pm
Westminster @ Noble & Greenough, 3:15 pm
Brooks @ St. George's, 3:30 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Cushing, 4:30 pm
Kent @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Winchendon, 5:00 pm
Choate @ Loomis-Chaffee, 6:00 pm
Hebron @ Canterbury, 7:00 pm
Millbrook @ Kent, 7:00 pm
Sun. Feb. 14
Kents Hill @ Canterbury, 11:30 am
Exeter @ Brewster Academy, 12:00 pm
Hebron @ Winchendon, 1:00 pm
Mon. Feb. 15
Millbrook @ Berkshire, 5:15 pm
NE Jr. Falcons @ Pomfret, 6:45 pm
Mon. 2/1/10
This Week's Schedule
Mon. Feb. 1
Hebron @ NYA, 4:00 pm
Westminster @ Kingswood-Oxford, 5:00 pm
NEWHL @ Millbrook, 6:30 pm
Tues. Feb. 2
Tilton @ New Hampton, 4:30 pm
Wed. Feb. 3
Hotchkiss @ Berkshire, 2:00 pm
Tabor @ Rivers, 2:30 pm
Groton @ Middlesex, 2:30 pm
Proctor @ Vermont Academy, 2:30 pm
Andover @ Exeter, 2:45 pm
Brewster Academy @ Cushing, 3:00 pm
Loomis-Chaffee @ Gunnery, 3:00 pm
Taft @ Williston-Northampton, 3:00 pm
Thayer @ Brooks, 3:00 pm
Kimball Union vs. Kents Hill, 3:00 pm (@ Rochester, NH)
Canterbury @ Lawrenceville, 3:30 pm
St. Paul's @ St. Mark's, 3:30 pm
Stanstead College @ Tilton, 3:30 pm
Greenwich @ Kent, 4:00 pm
Lawrence @ Milton, 4:00 pm
Holderness @ Hebron, 4:00 pm
Noble & Greenough @ St. George's, 4:15 pm
Governor's @ BB&N, 4:30 pm
Westminster @ Pomfret, 4:30 pm
Berwick @ Pingree, 4:45 pm
Kingswood-Oxford @ Millbrook, 4:45 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Choate, 5:00 pm
NEWHL @ Deerfield, 6:30 pm
Thurs. Feb. 4
Princeton Day School @ Rye Country Day, 5:00 pm
Fri. Feb. 5
Pingree @ NYA, 4:00 pm
Hebron @ Middlesex, 4:30 pm
Cushing @ BB&N, 4:30 pm
New Hampton @ Vermont Academy, 4:30 pm
Northfield Mt. Hermon @ Kimball Union, 6:00 pm
Lawrence @ Tabor, 6:30 pm
Sat. Feb. 6
Taft vs. Andover, 12:30 pm (@ Harvard University)
Vermont Academy @ Northfield Mt. Hermon, 1:00 pm
Hebron @ Rivers, 1:00 pm
Kents Hill @ Southfield, 1:00 pm
Greenwich @ Winchendon, 1:00 pm
Winsor @ Berwick, 1:45 pm
Brooks @ Noble & Greenough, 2:00 pm
Thayer @ Portsmouth Abbey, 2:00 pm
Bay State Breakers @ Middlesex, 2:00 pm
Lawrence @ Groton, 2:30 pm
Governor's @ St. George's, 3:00 pm
Tabor @ St. Mark's, 3:30 pm
Pingree @ Tilton, 4:00 pm
Proctor @ Kimball Union, 4:30 pm
Holderness @ NYA, 4:30 pm
Sun. Feb. 7
Rice @ Stanstead College, 11:00 am
Mon. Feb. 8
St. George's @ Portsmouth Abbey, 4:30 pm
