Let’s start by saying this, the RPI in basketball has no bearing on anything, other than for a tiebreaker for district seeding.
But people love rankings and ratings, so here you go.
The initial RPI ratings were released on Monday, here’s how the KHSAA explains how it is calculated: factoring in a team’s strength of schedule, measures a team’s strength relative to other teams, based largely on the strength of its schedule (margin of victory is not a factor), RPI is calculated from the team’s winning percentage (WP), the opponents’ winning percentage (OWP) and the opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage (OOWP). RPI is calculated from the team’s winning percentage (WP), the opponents’ winning percentage (OWP) and the opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage (OOWP). These three components are combined to produce the RPI using the following formula: RPI = (WP * WPVAL) + (OWP * OWPVAL) + (OOWP * OOWPVAL).
OOWPVAL shall be .30 (30%).
WPVAL shall be .35 (35%).
OWPVAL shall be .35 (35%).
There’s your math lesson for the day.
In the boys RPI, three NKY teams show up in the top 10. Covington Catholic is No. 3, Highlands is No. 4 and Holy Cross is No. 10. Three others are in the top 50. Lloyd Memorial is No. 22, Dixie Heights is No. 34 and Campbell County is No. 46.
The full boys RPI can be seen here.
In the girls RPI, Holy Cross and Campbell County claim the top two spots statewide. Holy Cross is No. 1, Campbell County No. 2. Six NKY teams are in the top 10. Simon Kenton is No. 4, Bishop Brossart is No. 6, Cooper is No. 8 and Notre Dame is No. 9. Two others are in the top 30 as St. Henry is No. 25 and Highlands is No. 26.
The full girls RPI can be seen here.