Bring On The Cats

Note: This edition is late, due to work commitments and my gradually decreasing interest in college basketball as this disappointing season trudges on, so it does not take into account Saturday's games.

Shout-outs to Alabama, Howard, Long Beach State, North Florida and UTEP, who managed not to lose this week.

No other K-State non-con opponents could say the same thing.

Of course, of those who won, only Alabama and Long Beach are legitimately decent teams.

Alabama's win was good enough to poke briefly back into the RPI top 30 and count the Tide as a signature win, although that likely will be short-lived in the wake of Anthony Grant suspending four starters and watching his team fall today at LSU.

Associated Press Ranking = 34

ESPN/USA Today Ranking = NR

Overall Record = 17-6

Big 12 Record = 6-5

Top 50 Record = 3-4

RPI = 51

SOS = 85

Signature Wins (RPI 1-30) = Alabama, Missouri

Quality Wins (RPI 31-100) = Virginia Tech, Long Beach State, Texas

Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = none

• Charleston Southern (14-10, 8-6 Big South) | RPI = 175: Loss to Liberty (74-75)
• Loyola Chicago (5-18, 0-13 Horizon) | RPI = 313
• UMES (5-17, 2-7 MEAC) | RPI = 310: Loss to Norfolk State (60-72)
• George Washington (8-16, 3-6 A-10) | RPI = 184: Loss at Temple (72-79)
• Virginia Tech (13-11, 2-7 ACC) | RPI = 93: Loss at Miami (49-65)
• West Virginia (16-9, 6-6 Big East) | RPI = 37: Loss to Notre Dame (51-55)
• North Florida (13-13, 7-6 A-Sun) | RPI = 158: Win over Florida Gulf Coast (68-62)
• Alabama (16-7, 5-4 SEC) | RPI = 29: Win at Auburn (68-50)
• Southern Illinois (8-17, 5-9 MVC) | RPI = 231: Loss to Missouri State (54-56)
• UTEP (11-13, 4-6 C-USA) | RPI = 177: Win over Tulsa (64-55)
• Long Beach State (18-6, 11-0 Big West) | RPI = 34: Win at Pacific (74-66)
• Howard (6-18, 3-8 MEAC) | RPI = 299: Win at Morgan State (54-46)
• No. 7 Kansas (19-5, 9-2 Big 12) | RPI = 5: Win at No. 6 Baylor (68-54)
• No. 4 Missouri (22-2, 9-2 Big 12) | RPI = 9: Win at Oklahoma (71-68)
• No. 6 Baylor (21-3, 8-3 Big 12) | RPI = 6: Loss to No. 7 Kansas (54-68)
• Oklahoma (13-10, 3-8 Big 12) | RPI = 84: Loss to No. 4 Missouri (68-71)
• Texas (15-9, 5-6 Big 12) | RPI = 54: Win at Texas A&M (70-68)
• Oklahoma State (12-12, 5-6 Big 12) | RPI = 106: Win over Iowa State (69-67)
• Texas Tech (7-16, 0-11 Big 12) | RPI = 233: Loss at Kansas State (46-65)
• Iowa State (17-7, 7-4 Big 12) | RPI = 45: Loss at Oklahoma State (67-69)
• Texas A&M (12-11, 3-8 Big 12) | RPI = 154: Loss to Texas (68-70)