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NJCat

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ESPN has published their pre-season BPI, and FWIW NU is #26. NU is surrounded by programs like TCU, Miami, Texas, St.John's, Butler and Indiana, so it is good company. I didn't know how BPI works so here is some help:

For the unfamiliar, an explanation of how BPI operates can be found here, but the Cliffs Notes version is that it bases its preseason ratings on four factors:

· Quantity of experience on roster.

· Quality of that experience.

· Recruiting rankings for incoming freshmen, with an extra emphasis on five-stars.

· Coach's past performance.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ulldogs-lead-espn-college-basketball-bpi-2018

The full BPI description is given here

http://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/...record-what-are-they-and-how-are-they-derived
 
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blockm2

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I question the inputs into any formula that suggests Illinois will be the 21st best team in the country, especially when it so drastically differs from other things like T-rank and the Vegas futures odds.
 
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NJCat

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blockm2 said:
I question the inputs into any formula that suggests Illinois will be the 21st best team in the country, especially when it so drastically differs from other things like T-rank and the Vegas futures odds.
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Good. Point.
 
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EvanstonCat

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blockm2 said:
I question the inputs into any formula that suggests Illinois will be the 21st best team in the country, especially when it so drastically differs from other things like T-rank and the Vegas futures odds.
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Well, FWIW, the BPI has been pretty strong in predicting how a team will end up. Something like the last several National Champions were in the top 4.

Of course, I think our BPI last year was probably a lot better than we ended up, so who knows.
 
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PURPLECAT88

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EvanstonCat said:
Well, FWIW, the BPI has been pretty strong in predicting how a team will end up. Something like the last several National Champions were in the top 4.

Of course, I think our BPI last year was probably a lot better than we ended up, so who knows.
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The last ten champs have been UNC twice, Duke twice, Nova twice, UConn twice, Kentucky and Louisville. With that group, you can give BPI four predictions, and I'll give my wife four guesses, and they'd do about the same.
 
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freewillie07

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EvanstonCat said:
Well, FWIW, the BPI has been pretty strong in predicting how a team will end up. Something like the last several National Champions were in the top 4.

Of course, I think our BPI last year was probably a lot better than we ended up, so who knows.
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Would be curious to know precisely what BPI had the Cats at last year.
 
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blockm2

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EvanstonCat said:
Well, FWIW, the BPI has been pretty strong in predicting how a team will end up. Something like the last several National Champions were in the top 4.
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That just means it got those few teams mostly correct, doesn't mean it was very predictive for everybody else.
 
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