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Make way for undefeated Daemen in the RPI.
The third-year independent program from New York climbed six spots to No. 4 in the latest RPI rankings that the NCAA released on Monday.
The Wildcats concluded their abbreviated regular seasons at 10-0 but were limited with their options scheduling opponent because of the coronavirus pandemic. Daemen culminated its undefeated season sweeping a two-match road series against St. Francis Brooklyn last week.
A team’s RPI ranking is calculated using a mathematical formula that includes its winning percentage, strength of schedule and opponents’ strength of schedule.The RPI also is one of the criteria categories the selection committee uses to determine the NCAA Tournament field.
Hawai’i, Lewis and BYU all remain unchanged atop the new RPI rankings for the second consecutive week.
An updated RPI rankings will be released each Monday throughout the regular season and conference tournaments. The final RPI rankings before the seven-team NCAA Tournament will be unveiled on Selection Sunday.
RPI rankings (April 11)
1. Hawai’i — .632
2. Lewis — .611
3. BYU — .609
4. Daemen — .604
5. D’Youville — .594
6. Penn State — .590
7. Loyola — .574
8. Ball State — .569
9. McKendree — .568
10. Mount Olive — .565
11. Long Beach State — .561
12. Ohio State — .558
13. Pepperdine — .561
14. UCLA — .548
15. NJIT — .545
16. George Mason — .545
17. North Greenville — .540
18. UC Santa Barbara — .538
19. Belmont Abbey — .524
20. Purdue Fort Wayne — .509
21. Lincoln Memorial — .508
22. Barton — .504
23. Queens — .503
24. Grand Canyon — .499
25. Limestone — .494
26. Emmanuel — .487
27. King — .476
28. UC San Diego — .472
29. Lindenwood — .461
30. Quincy — .450
31. Concordia-Irvine — .440
32. Charleston — .438
33. Erskine — .429
34. USC — .428
35. Saint Francis — .425
36. Stanford — .416
37. Lees-McRae — .403
38. UC Irvine — .402
39. St. Francis Brooklyn — .390
40. CSUN — .390
41. Tusculum — .368
42. Sacred Heart — .329
43. Alderson Broaddus — .204