STORMINSPANK'S HAWKEYE RAMBLINGS: Iowa's Rankings / A Look at the Big Ten

STORMINSPANK'S HAWKEYE RAMBLINGS

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Sunday, January 14, 2007

Iowa's Rankings / A Look at the Big Ten

Iowa's Rankings

RPI: 109 (moved down 1 spot)
Pomeroy: 68 (moved up 2 more spots)
Sagarin: 94 (up 6 spots)
Greenfield: 102 (up 2 spots)
Massey: 99 (down 1 spot)
Composite link from 26 ratings: 92 (up 22 spots)

Iowa's Highest Ranking - 57 (Lynch)
Iowa's Lowest Ranking - 124 (SAP)

How Weak is the Big Ten?

Looking at some RPI stats:

10. Wisconsin
13. Ohio State
22. Michigan
28. Michigan State
37. Illinois
44. Purdue

6 teams in the Top 45 RPI. While not world beaters, these teams all have respectable RPIs.

Michigan is at 57.

The thing is this, though. The BT is 5th in conference RPI.