How Rhode Island MBB's 2018 NCAA Tournament Resume Stacks Up
Rhode Island MBB's NCAA Tournament Resume:
25-7 overall record
15-3 regular season conference record
2-5 in Quadrant 1 games
Three top-50 wins (*Two best wins were without E.C. Matthews playing)
Five top-100 wins
One "bad loss" - A Quadrant 3 home loss vs. Saint Joseph's
1-3 vs. RPI Top 25 (*E.C. Matthews and Cyril Langevine missed Rhode Island's neutral court victory over Seton Hall)
3-3 vs. RPI Top 50 (*E.C. Matthews was injured in the Nevada game and missed the Virginia and Alabama games due to injury)
5-6 vs. RPI Top 100
13-6 vs. RPI Top 150
12-0 vs. RPI Sub 150
Non-conference SOS ranking of #58 (through March 10 games)
Non-conference RPI ranking of #67 (through March 10 games)
Overall SOS ranking of #54 (through March 10 games)
Overall RPI ranking of #14 (through March 10 games)
Overall Ken Pomeroy ranking of #48 (through March 10 games)
Overall ESPN BPI ranking of #31 (through March 10 games)
2017-2018 Atlantic 10 regular season champions
Currently, Rhody MBB looks to be in a great position to secure at least a #9 seed in the 2018 NCAA tournament.