[Husker] Nebraska's RPI problem

[BRADALAN at aol.com]

Thanks for the stats and analysis Jay,
 
Looking at your post and the schedule, a couple of things stand out that I  
think helped the Huskers overcome the poor RPI.
 
First and most obvious, 51-13, Big 12 regular season and tourney  titles.
 
Second, although the Huskers played 22 games against teams with horrible  
RPIs, they won all 22, and most of them very convincingly.  One or two  losses 
against that level of competition might have cost them a lot.  
 
Third, the Huskers only lost 2 (yes two) series this season.  They  went 1-2 
against Texas and Creighton.  Anyone know Creighton's RPI?   (And yes I know 
they lost to USC and Texas State, but those were single games in  a tournament, 
not series.)
 
Finally, only five (5) of the Husker's 13 losses were by more than 1 run,  
and two of those were by only 2 runs.  The 3 larger margins were 4-1 to  Baylor, 
5-1 at OU, and that 11-4 debacle against Texas.  This indicates  that even 
against their better competition, the Huskers had very few "bad  days."
 
Okay that was four things.
 
Great season for the most part, now let's hope that they can carry on and  
get back to Rosenblatt!
 
Go Big Red!
 
Brad Bredenkamp