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It's a strict formula... by cbiebel
So occasional irregularities would tend to creep in, but why so shocked at Stanford #2? They are 14-1 with a win over Baylor and their lone loss is on the road to a Gonzaga team whose only loss is to ND.
Syracuse is a little high at #4, but not that much. Their two losses were both on the road by a total of 6 points, include a 2 point loss at Oregon. MSU is punished in the RPI for padding its schedule with crappy teams (six of their opponents so far have an RPI worse than 200). Only eight of UConn's opponents to date are in the top 100, and one of those is just barely inside. That's what's hurting them.