[EKUAlum05]

It seems there is more complaint to the RPI system in the lower 3 classes than the upper 3. Any hypothesis why is seems a little more accurate in some and not in others?

1. The "scheduling up" bonus points have a larger effect the smaller the class. See KCD as a prime example. If you are a team like KCD who schedule mediocre schools from bigger classes (Atherton, Thomas Nelson, Seneca, Iroqouis, Southern, it really benefits you to get those massive bonus points. Meanwhile, 5A and 6A teams have less ability for those bonuses.

2. Out of State scheduling is trickier. Most of your big schools should always be on pretty equal footing or playing down when scheduling most out of state teams. There is a lot more variance in the smaller schools.

For example, look at Ashland.

Ashland didn't get the reward they deserved for beating 9-1 Ironton,OH and they got penalized too harshly for losing to 9-1 Spring Valley (comparable to a KY 6A school)


If you are a smaller school who has to play out of state it would now seem to be prudent to schedule for wins because at best you beat a .500 RPI team and if you lose it is as if you lost to a .500 RPI team which is brutal.