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Double-T Nation Daily Diatribe :: 12.19.09

Seth C — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:34:07 -0000

Missouri Governor Does Not Think Highly of Texas Tech: The Missouri governor will start back-tracking, but when you start a sentence by saying, "I'm not going to say anything bad about ___" then he's going to start saying something bad about someone:

"I'm not going to say anything bad about the Big 12, but when you compare Oklahoma State to Northwestern, when you compare Texas Tech to Wisconsin, I mean, you begin looking at educational possibilities that are worth looking at," Nixon, a Missouri graduate, said "If a significant conference with a long history of academic and athletic excellence talks about you joining them, you shouldn't just say, 'We're from the old Big 8 and I remember when ...

Ryan Hyatt has already suggested that Governor Nixon kiss Texas Tech's ass (he didn't cuss, but I will) and I would concur. I also happen to know a few law school that are some of the higher ups in the Mizzou Legislature and will also convey Hyatt's message.

On a personal note, I'm sure this will turn into who has the better school meme and I think that's one of those circular arguments that you would never win because you'll never be able to convince the party across from you of your point of view ("My school is better than your school" "No it's not, my school is better that your school", etc.). I've always believed that the education that a person receives is more or less dependent on what that person wants to get out of it. For example, if Person A goes to Harvard (or some other fancy school) and decides that he doesn't care about education and just goes through the motions then Person A will probably not be very educated despite having a degree from Harvard. Person B could get an education from State U and put additional time and effort into bettering Person B then that person will have a degree from State U, but probably be more educated. Bottom line, I believe that education is a personal thing, not a thing based on where you went to school.

Game Tonight:
#16/20 Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Wichita St. Shockers
Television: None
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Charles Koch Arena : Wichita, Kansas
Preview: Link :: Game Day Thread: 6:00 p.m. post today

Hostile Shockers: LAJ's Courtney Linehan writes that the Red Raiders are preparing themselves for a very hostile crowd in Wichita tonight and here's PF D`Walyn Roberts:

"Our coaches keep telling us to make sure we talk on the court because we aren’t going to be able to hear them when they call out plays and stuff," forward D’walyn Roberts said.

And head coach Pat Knight talks about what to expect from Wichita St. and he likes playing in hostile environments:

"They’re going to pose a lot of problems because they can push the ball up, they defend," Knight said. "Playing in that environment will be tough but we have to."

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"We’ve got to start playing in some hostile environments," Knight said. "Just putting ourselves on the butcher’s block will help us, I think, when we play on the road in the Big 12."

Defensive Raiders: Wichita Eagle's Paul Sullentrop writes that the Shockers can expect a more defensive minded group of Red Raiders and Wichita St. head coach agrees:

"They get out in passing lanes," WSU coach Gregg Marshall said. "They can sit down and guard you. They've got some guys with some length that can block the shot if you don't finish strong around the basket."

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"We've got to eliminate easy baskets that they're going to get, and we've got to get some," Marshall said. "Grinding it out for 40 minutes — they probably have better players on paper."

Scotty Young = Texas APSE Player of the Year. Congrats to Texas Tech QB commit Scotty Young, who was named the Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Player of the Year. A huge honor, congrats for sure!

Red Raiders Wary of Spartans: SAEN's Jerry Briggs writes that Texas Tech is very wary of Michigan St. and defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill explains:

"I know what type of players they recruit at Michigan State and the players they recruit in the Big Ten," Tech defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill said. "They have a very talented football team. Their staff, they do a great job on the road (recruiting) and they do a great job coaching."

Spartans Embracing the Challenge: Two articles from the great state of Michigan regarding the Spartans embracing the challenge of playing without suspended players: freep.com's Shannon Shelton and mlive.com's Howie Beardsley. Here's Michigan St. QB Kirk Cousins:

"This has tested our leadership, tested us as players and how we respond to adversity," he said. "But at the same time, we’re very excited about the opportunity we have.

"We’re a 6-6 team going to play in a January bowl game on a Saturday night as the only game on prime-time. Bottom line is, we need to play well. There’s going to be a lot of eyes on Michigan State, and we need to represent well and win the game."

And MSU head coach Mark Dantonio looks at the Red Raiders:

"When you look at them offensively, you look at them in five facets," Dantonio said. "What do they do? They run the zone. They run a little bit of full bubble, a draw. They run a pass game, naturally. They run the three-step pass game, and they run the screen game. And those are the things that you have to stop. They do those things over and over and over."

Miscellaneous Links: Rivals.com's All Big 12 freshman team features SS Cody Davis and WR Alexander Torres (congrats to both!) . . . Dr. Saturday's Matt Hinton nominates Graham Harrell as one of the quarterback of the decade (I previously missed Michael Crabtree's nomination for receiver) . . .

RPI WATCH: 12/18/09

BracketCat — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:45:09 -0000

Only one opponent played last night. But it's an opponent we should be rooting for to win every single game from here on out. And they won. Good for them.

Current Kansas State AP Ranking = 17

Current Kansas State Record = 9-1

Current Kansas State RPI = 1

Current Kansas State SOS = 2

Great Wins (RPI 1-50) = Loyola, Dayton, UNLV

Solid Wins (RPI 51-100) = IUPUI, Washington State, Xavier

Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = none

Loyola (7-2, 1-1) | RPI = 45
Western Illinois (4-6, 0-2) | RPI = 320
Boston (4-6) | RPI = 146
No. 20 Ole Miss (9-1) | RPI = 35
Dayton (7-2) | RPI = 27
IUPUI (8-3, 2-0) | RPI = 60
No. 22* FHSU (7-1)
Washington State (8-2) | RPI = 88
Xavier (6-3) | RPI = 61
UNLV (9-1) | RPI = 27: Win over Weber State (72-63)
Alabama (7-3) | RPI = 87
UAPB (0-8) | RPI = 281
Cleveland State (4-7, 0-2) | RPI = 235
South Dakota (6-4) | RPI = 139
Missouri (6-3) | RPI = 161
No. 16 Texas A&M (8-2) | RPI = 18
Colorado (6-4) | RPI = 229
No. 2 Texas (9-0) | RPI = 5
Oklahoma State (9-1) | RPI = 42
Baylor (8-1) | RPI = 72
No. 1 Kansas (9-0) | RPI = 21
Nebraska (7-2) | RPI = 151
Iowa State (7-3) | RPI = 155
Oklahoma (7-3) | RPI = 142
No. 23 Texas Tech (9-0) | RPI = 18

*Division II Top 25

Big 12 Basketball Games This Weekend and Open Thread

Evan Pfaff — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:00:18 -0000

Listed below The Jump are all Big 12 games happening this weekend. Who do you like? Who is going to get upset? Who is going to upset a foe?

Feel free to discuss any in the comments section.

Saturday, December 19

Michigan at Kansas - 11:00 a.m.
Texas vs. North Carolina - 1:00 p.m.
Arkansas Pine-Bluff at Missouri - 7:00 p.m.
Jackson St. at Nebraska - 7:00 p.m.
Texas Tech at Wichita St. - 7:00 p.m.
Citadel at Texas A&M - 8:00 p.m.
Kansas State vs. Alabama - 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 20

Bradley at Iowa State - 1:00 p.m.
UT Arlington at Baylor - 2:00 p.m.

Friday Afternoon Big12Hoops.com Link Dump - 12.18.2009

Evan Pfaff — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:00:17 -0000

The goal of the Friday Afternoon Big12Hoops.com Link Dump is to help you ease into the weekend by giving you things to occupy your time at work until the clock strikes 5pm.

All the links available after the Jump

Big 12 North

Colorado Boulder Daily Camera - CU men's basketball team looks for consistency

Kansas Lawrence Journal World - Aldrich sets lofty goal: Junior wants to be Academic All-American

Kansas St Manhattan Mercury - Attention-grabbers No. 17 Wildcats now go from hunter to hunted

Iowa St GoCyclones.com - McDermott thinks ISU is "right there"

Missouri Columbia Daily Tribune - Tiller facing one-game suspension

Nebraska Lincoln Journal Star - Anderson gets double-double in Husker win

Big 12 South

Baylor Waco Tribune-Herald- John Werner: Baylor's Drew favors expanding March Madness

Oklahoma Norman Transcript - First-half woes irk Sooner women (Women)

Oklahoma St Stillwater NewsPress - Oklahoma State's Marshall Moses finding his own path

Texas Austin American-Statesman - For Horns' Jai Lucas, the wait is over

Texas A&M AggieSports.com - NBA experience made Sloan, Davis better

Texas Tech RedRaiders.com - Tech has learned from pressure situations

Non Big 12 Links

HogsHeaven.com The Revolution - On the 1st Day of Christmas, My Owner Gave To Me: A Future Without Vinny [NFL]

SI.com Bengals owner Brown on Henry: 'He was starting to blossom' [NFL]

CBSSports.com Rams cancel practice, term it swine flu 'precaution' [NFL]

CBSSports.com Bowl Rankings: Rating all 34, from Pasadena to pizza [College Football]

Yahoo! Sports Knight: college hoops lacks integrity [College Basketball]

ESPN.com Pitt coach Jamie Dixon sas move to the Big Ten would be a mistake [College Basketball]

Beyond The Boxscore Worth the Money? [MLB]

ESPN.com Seattle Mariners' Cliff Lee expresses disbelief, shock over trade [MLB]

Fantasy Football Projections - CBSSports.com | ESPN.com [Fantasy Football]

Game Preview :: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Wichita St. Shockers

Seth C — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:00:27 -0000

INFORMATION:	Detail
OPPONENT:	Wichita State Shockers (9-1, 0-0)
LOCATION:	Charles Koch Arena : Wichita, Kansas
DATE:	December 19, 2009
TIME:	7:00 p.m. CST
TV:	None
RADIO:	Affiliates
GAME CAST:	Fox Sports

Wichita State: The Shockers haven't really played anyone other that Pitt, where they lost on a neutral court, 55-68, and creamed Iowa, 74-57. That's not a knock (Texas Tech has only played Washington and Oregon St.) so it's hard to determine what exactly the Shockers actually are. What we do know is that the Shockers have been fantastic defensively, ranking 37th in the nation in adjusted defensive efficiency and have held opponents to 43.8% eFG% (anything below 50% is pretty good). That's really good. One other note, the Shockers and Red Raiders have both played TCU. WSU handled the Frogs 80-68, a 12 point win at home, and the Red Raiders beat the Frogs by 10, 80-70, on the road.

Texas Tech: The focus of the team has been an improved defense and that's certainly been true for the best part of the year. And despite the improved defense, the Red Raiders are also playing at a decent level offensively, shooting 51% eFG%. Leading the way are Texas Tech's most important players as John Roberson (51.7%), Mike Singletary (48.3%) and D`Walyn Roberts (61.2%) are all shooting at fairly high rates.

Wichita State: Much like Texas Tech, the Shockers are a fairly balanced team, but sophomore G Toure` Murry (6-4/194) is averaging 13.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.8 steals a game. Murry is doing a ton for the Shockers this year, but junior F/C J.T. Durley (6-7/240) is second on the team in scoring and averages 11.0 points and 3.9 rebounds. Just keep in mind that the Shockers have seven players who average at least 7 points a game this year. Just think balance.

Texas Tech: PG John Roberson has been on a bit of a roll the last two games where he's averaged 23 points on 61.9% shooting. Roberson's shooting percentage overall, 44%, isn't outstanding, but it is an improvement on past years where his shots have seemed questionable and typically not in the flow of the offense. Seems like the Washington game (doesn't that seem like ages ago?) and the TCU game, Roberson took what the defense was giving him. That's a good sign for Roberson and the entire offense.

Wichita State: Pretty tough to find much fault with either team here, but in WSU's only loss of the year, against Pitt, the Shockers were out-shot at the free throw line 30-18. Other than the free throws and the fact that Pitt shot slightly better from the field, I think it may have been the fact that Pitt simply wore down the Shockers.

Texas Tech: In these early games against non-conference opponents that may not have quality big men, PK has reduced the minutes given to Darko Cohadarevic and Robert Lewandowski (only about 8 minutes a game, compared with 2008 where Lew had almost 16 minutes a game). I know that PK is playing the guys that he thinks can and will get the "W" but I also tend to think that PK has to be somewhat careful not to eliminate the big guys prior to Big 12 play. The conference has quality post players and Darko and Lew need to be ready to play.

Double-T Nation Daily Diatribe :: 12.18.09

Seth C — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:31:39 -0000

Year End Photos: Hat-tip to SBN, the Boston Globe's best sports photos of the year: Part I and Part II. Part III is to post today.

Game Tomorrow Tonight:
#16/20 Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Wichita State Shockers
Television: None
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Charles Koch Arena : Wichita, Kansas
Preview: Noon post :: Game Day Thread: 6:00 p.m. post tomorrow

Ease Up on the Fast Start: FWST's Dwain Price writes that Pat Knight is not getting carried away about Texas Tech's fast start and gives credit to the players:

"I always tell people there’s no secret to coaching," he said. "If you’ve got good players it makes you a good coach. I really like this group of kids, and I think we’ve got a lot of good players."

PK has been really consistent with his stance regarding how the lack of athletes limited what he could do on defense and offense. I think I like the honesty and for everyone watching the games from last year to this year, it's obvious that that there are more athletes on this year's squad. PK also acknowledges that it's what happens in the conference that matters the most:

"No matter how well you do in the preseason, you’re still going to be judged on what you do in the conference," he said. "I just think these next five games are going to be important for us to get our confidence, to get our defense down.

"We’re still working on our rotation and just trying to get these guys more experience before we get into conference play."

Unexpected Hoops Success: Storming the Floor's Eric Angevine writes that Santa delivered unexpected hoops success to this Texas Tech squad:

Texas Tech (9-0): Honestly, I thought Pat Knight taking over for his father had echoes of a previous Big 12 nepotism case: Sean Sutton's disastrous tenure at Oklahoma State. But the younger Knight has put together a canny schedule that gives his team challenges (Oregon State and Washington) mixed in with confidence-builders over decent mids. We'll know more in a couple of weeks, as the Red Raiders travel to Wichita State and New Mexico before starting the tough Big 12 schedule.

Shockers Getting to the Line: Wichita Eagle's Paul Sullentrop writes that the success of Wichita St. has been their ability to get to the free throw line:

The Shockers are both making free throws and taking more. Last season, opponents shot 69 more free throws than WSU and made 56 more. After 10 games, WSU is outscoring opponents by 18 points (162-144) on one more attempt (212- 211).

"I know a good stat is being able to make more free throws than your opponent attempts," Marshall said. "My teams have not always done that, have rarely done that, because we shoot a fair amount of three-point shots. At the same time, I don't want there to be a (large) discrepancy."

Interview with Pat Knight: ESPN's Andy Katz interviews Michigan St.'s Tom Izzo, New Mexico's Steve Alford and Texas Tech's Pat Knight. PK starts around the 27 minute mark.

Big 12 and Miscellaneous Links: Rush the Court's Patrick Sellars checks in on the Big 12 . . . Blogger So Dear (a Wake Forest blog) interviews StatSheet's Robbie Allen . . . former Texas Tech coach Bob Knight says things that really surprise no one and asks how in the hell can Kentucky's John Calipari be coaching at Kentucky despite leaving two schools on probation (I know, it's not Calipari's fault, it's someone else's fault) . . .

Smith to Sign, Langley Signed Up: LAJ's Don Williams has a good update on the status of DE's Donald Langley and Scott Smith. I probably won't get to a post about Smith until tomorrow morning, but Williams article is good insight as why there was a delay in Smith's LOI:

Two years ago, Scott Smith left the University of California, where his college football career started. But in choosing a new school, he remembered a piece of advice from one of the former Cal assistants: After going on a recruiting visit, take two days to think it over before making any decisions.

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"Two days passed, and I thought about where I wanted to be, and that was Texas Tech," Smith said, adding that one of the former Cal coaches told him to impose a two-day waiting period after returning from a visit before making any pledges.

For those of you wanting to know a little more about Smith, he's coming from the same JUCO as DE Daniel Howard, Butler Co. CC and Smith is currently rated the 4th best JUCO player by Rivals.com and this isn't just by position, this is overall.

Langley has already sent in and the staff has received his letter of intent and he certainly is no lacking in confidence:

"If I can be recruited on a national level two times and go to a big-time program like Texas Tech, it can’t be just me talking a good game," Langley said. "The proof’s on film. I really am excited about the opportunity to go to Texas Tech and get coached by coach (Charlie) Sadler and coach (Mike) Leach and coach Ruffin (McNeill)."

As an aside, Langley is the 41st best JUCO in the aforementioned Rivals rankings.

RPI WATCH: 12/17/09

BracketCat — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:15:17 -0000

by Laura Rauch - AP

Thanks to the Worldwide Leader, Frank and his Wildcats are sucking up all the national attention. Take that, Lew Perkins! (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)

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As an astute reader pointed out last night, Kansas State indeed moved up to No. 1 in the RPI.

So I guess I was wrong about No. 2 being the pinnacle — we managed to pass Duke after all.

I still say enjoy it while it lasts. After Alabama, we play a trio of teams that will put at least a small dent into that ranking. But once we get into the meat of Big 12 play, I could see it settling into the Top 10 or Top 15 and staying there for the duration.

Frank couldn't have planned this non-conference schedule any better if had tried. Not only are Dayton, Xavier and UNLV living up to expectations, but Loyola — who just netted a really nice road win — and Washington State appear to be better than expected, and IUPUI quickly is looking like a front-runner in its conference. Brave, Mr. Martin.

Wednesday night's results are after the jump. A couple of close ones, but our opponents pulled them out in the end and vaulted us to the top overall spot.

Current Kansas State AP Ranking = 17

Current Kansas State Record = 9-1

Current Kansas State RPI = 1

Current Kansas State SOS = 2

Great Wins (RPI 1-50, bold = RPI 1-25) = Loyola, Dayton, UNLV

Solid Wins (RPI 51-100) = IUPUI, Washington State, Xavier

Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = none

Loyola (7-2, 1-1) | RPI = 45: Win at Bradley (68-65)
Western Illinois (4-6, 0-2) | RPI = 320
Boston (4-6) | RPI = 146
No. 20 Ole Miss (9-1) | RPI = 35: Win over UTEP (91-81 in overtime)
Dayton (7-2) | RPI = 27
IUPUI (8-3, 2-0) | RPI = 60
No. 22* FHSU (7-1)
Washington State (8-2) | RPI = 88
Xavier (6-3) | RPI = 61
UNLV (8-1) | RPI = 24
Alabama (7-3) | RPI = 87: Win over Samford (60-45)
UAPB (0-8) | RPI = 281: Loss at No. 22 Georgia Tech (65-53)
Cleveland State (4-7, 0-2) | RPI = 235
South Dakota (6-4) | RPI = 139
Missouri (6-3) | RPI = 161
No. 16 Texas A&M (8-2) | RPI = 18
Colorado (6-4) | RPI = 229
No. 2 Texas (9-0) | RPI = 5
Oklahoma State (9-1) | RPI = 42: Win at Stanford (71-70)
Baylor (8-1) | RPI = 72
No. 1 Kansas (9-0) | RPI = 21
Nebraska (7-2) | RPI = 151
Iowa State (7-3) | RPI = 155
Oklahoma (7-3) | RPI = 142
No. 23 Texas Tech (9-0) | RPI = 18

*Division II Top 25

Big 12 Pac-10 Hardwood Series Tally - Game 11

Evan Pfaff — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:36:50 -0000

Big 12 Pac 10 Hardwood Series (Photo courtesy big12sports.com)

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This count will be updated at the completion of each game of the Big 12 / Pac-10 Hardwood Series this weekend. Feel free to comment on any game.

Official Tally

Big 12 - 9

Pac 10 - 2

UPDATE: Big XII Wins Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series!

Game dates, times and recaps listed below the Jump

(All times Central)

Sunday, November 29

Nebraska - 51
USC - 48
Recap

Thursday's Games

Texas Tech - 99
(12) Washington - 92
OVERTIME
Recap

(2) Texas - 69
USC - 50
Recap

Baylor - 64
Arizona State - 61
Recap

Friday's Games

Oregon State - 74
Colorado - 69
Recap

Saturday's Games

Missouri - 106
Oregon - 69
Recap

Kansas St.- 86
Washington State - 69
Recap

California - 82
Iowa St. - 63
Recap

Sunday's Games

Kansas - 73
UCLA - 61
Recap

Oklahoma 79
Arizona 62
Recap

Wednesday, December 16 Games

Oklahoma St - 71
Stanford - 70
Recap

Tuesday, December 22 Games

Texas A&M at Washington - 10pm

Double-T Nation Daily Diatribe :: 12.17.09

Seth C — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:32:43 -0000

Not So Fast My Friend: LAJ's Don Williams wrote last night that although some of the recruiting services have reported that DE Scott Smith (4* / 6-7 / 275) has signed his letter of intent, as of 10:30 p.m. last night, the coaching staff has not yet received those letters of intent from Smith or from DT Donald Langley. If Smith and Langley sign and send in the letters of intent, both would start school in January and participate in spring practices. I don't subscribe to any recruiting services so I have no idea as to the actual status of either player. If something happens and it's free information, please feel free to throw up a FanPost or FanShot.

The good news is that the Red Raiders did receive a letter of intent from Sulphur Spring's OL Beau Carpenter (6-7 / 275) who will also participate in spring practices. Here's Carpenter on his commitment and the type of player he is:

"It’s definitely the place I’ve wanted to go ever since I started getting recruited,’’ Carpenter said. "It’s a similar offense, and when I visited I fell in love with it. It’s a great place with an amazing fan base, and I really love the town.’’

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"I’ve been told I have a lot of good natural (traits) for an offensive lineman,’’ he said. "I have a good low pad level, I have real good feet and quick feet, and they like how I get after people. I’m really aggressive on the field.’’

Beau, welcome to Texas Tech.

Davis Q&A: The SAEN has a Q&A with S Cody Davis and Davis talks about what a win against Michigan St. would mean:

What would a victory against Michigan State mean to the Red Raiders as you transition into next year? It’s a springboard ... It really means a lot for the offseason and jump-starting into next year. You really want to start it off right and have something to build off of, instead of having a bad taste in your mouth the whole offseason, so we look forward to ending it the right way, and sending the seniors off with a win.

Young 4-A Offensive Player of the Year: Texas Tech commit QB Scotty Young was named as the 4-A offensive player of the year and first-team quarterback. Here's Young on the honor:

He finishes his high school career with 8,964 passing yards and 129 touchdowns in two years at the helm of an explosive Ryan offense and remains a verbal commit to play at Texas Tech next year. The 129 career touchdowns is fourth all-time in the state of Texas.

"It’s exciting," Young said. "It’s a really cool award for the whole team. It’s great to be thought of like that. We had a really good offense last year, and we were able to take that as a foundation and make it even better this year."

Grabbing the Spotlight: IndyStar's Terry Hutchens writes that Pat Knight and the Texas Tech Red Raiders are off to the Red Raiders best start in 80 years. PK talks about what the national recognition means:

"The national exposure is great for the community, the university and the players' confidence, especially after coming off a down year last year," Knight said. "It just gives these kids some confidence that they can play with some of the better teams in the country, and it really helps us get prepared for the Big 12."

And PK believes that the Big 12 may be the best conference in the country:

"We've talked about this before, but we've got to publicize this league as a basketball league," Knight said. "I think we've always had one of the top two leagues in the country every year, but sometimes we get overlooked. We shouldn't be sitting there on (NCAA Tournament) Selection Sunday worried if we're going to get six teams in. We should always get six teams and maybe seven in a year like we have this year."I think, hands down, you could argue that this is the best league in the country."

KenPom's Scouting Report: For those of you who don't visit KenPom, you should, especially if your a stats guy or gal, and yesterday, KenPom released their predicted record and player tempo-free stats. Right now, KenPom's computer models have the Red Raiders winning 20 games, including 8 conference games. I think I could live with that.

RPI WATCH: 12/16/09

BracketCat — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:00:33 -0000

If you were wondering, there was no RPI Watch yesterday because none of our opponents played Monday night.

But a few of them did Tuesday night. Hit the jump to see how they did.

Current Kansas State AP Ranking = 17

Current Kansas State Record = 9-1

Current Kansas State RPI = 2

Current Kansas State SOS = 3

Great Wins (RPI 1-50, bold = RPI 1-25) = Loyola, Dayton, UNLV

Solid Wins (RPI 51-100) = IUPUI, Washington State, Xavier

Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = none

Loyola (6-2, 1-1) | RPI = 40
Western Illinois (4-6, 0-2) | RPI = 320
Boston (4-6) | RPI = 146
No. 25 Ole Miss (8-1) | RPI = 34
Dayton (7-2) | RPI = 27
IUPUI (8-3, 2-0) | RPI = 60
No. 22* FHSU (7-1)
Washington State (8-2) | RPI = 88
Xavier (6-3) | RPI = 61
UNLV (8-1) | RPI = 24: Win at Southern Utah (77-59)
Alabama (6-3) | RPI = 91
UAPB (0-7) | RPI = 302
Cleveland State (4-7, 0-2) | RPI = 235: Loss to Robert Morris (78-70)
South Dakota (6-4) | RPI = 139
Missouri (6-3) | RPI = 161
No. 16 Texas A&M (8-2) | RPI = 18
Colorado (6-4) | RPI = 229
No. 2 Texas (9-0) | RPI = 5: Win over UTPA (104-42)
Oklahoma State (8-1) | RPI = 31
Baylor (8-1) | RPI = 72: Win over Jackson State (90-60)
No. 1 Kansas (9-0) | RPI = 21
Nebraska (7-2) | RPI = 151
Iowa State (7-3) | RPI = 155
Oklahoma (7-3) | RPI = 142
No. 23 Texas Tech (9-0) | RPI = 18

*Division II Top 25