Kevin Todd writes:
 
> Just wanted to point out that the 10th place team in the ECAC is not at #42
> in RPI...but is 34th...you are looking at the 12th placed team...
 
Oops, you're right.  That's what I get for counting from the bottom.
Doh!
 
The results of the number-crunching below are interesting.  Once again,
I'm not sure if the RPI is the right tool to use for comparing them, as
that's not what it's designed to do.
 
-- Erik
 
> Regardless, I did crunk some of the numbers of what I believe Adam was
> trying to point out...That the teams that in the ECAC that are say 7-10
> should be compared to the other league's 7-10 teams...then see what
> happens...and here is what happens;) (and yes I know that not all leagues
> have a 10th team, but close enough if the ECAC can be judged by its two
> extras, HE and WCHA can be judged by their 1 less hehe;))
>
> LEAGUE       AVE RPI        AVE RANK        TEAMS INCLUDED
> H.E                 .4401               33.67             Prov., Merr.,
> Amherst
> WCHA            .4467               34.00              M.T., Denver, A.A.
> CCHA             .4675               29.75              N.D., F.S., W.M.,
> A.F.
> ECAC             .4702               30.25              Prin., Cornell,
> UVM, SLU
>
> Does it show what Adam was saying that maybe if comparable teams were
> looked at across the board, a different story might emerge?  Not
> sure...what it does show is that if all 7-10 teams are compared...the 7-10
> in the ECAC *do* have a higher RPI and in two cases have a *much* higher
> RPI...take what you will from that...keep judging the ECAC by its 9-12
> teams if you want and they why not throw Maine in as the 4th team in HE
> even though they are a #6 school...doesn't make much sense to me to compare
> a 6th team to a 12th, but oh well:)
 
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