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UCLA drastically expands lead atop new RPI rankings

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The gulf between UCLA and the rest of the field continues to grow in the RPI.

The Bruins’ lead expanded to more than three-hundredths of a percentage point in the latest RPI rankings that the NCAA released Monday.

This climb in the RPI follows UCLA sweeping a two-match road series against Grand Canyon during the weekend. The Bruins entered that series already holding the No. 1 ranking by about one-hundredth of a percentage point.

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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 remained at No. 2 in the RPI for the second straight week, while Penn State moved ahead of Long Beach State for No. 3 in the rankings.

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 3)

1. UCLA – 0.68379
2. Hawai’i – 0.65342
3. Penn State – 0.64955
4. Long Beach State – 0.64009
5. Grand Canyon – 0.62483
6. BYU – 0.60234
7. UC Irvine – 0.59173
8. Loyola – 0.58875
9. Ohio State – 0.58567
10. Ball State – 0.58083
11. Charleston
12. Pepperdine
13. Concordia
14. Purdue Fort Wayne
15. Stanford
16. Princeton
17. George Mason
18. Daemen
19. Lincoln Memorial
20. Lindenwood
21. CSUN
22. Long Island
23. Lewis
24. NJIT
25. USC
26. UC Santa Barbara
27. Saint Francis
28. UC San Diego
29. Limestone
30. Queens
31. North Greenville
32. McKendree
33. Edward Waters
34. King
35. Harvard
36. Quincy
37. Erskine
38. Central State
39. Belmont Abbey
40. Mount Olive
41. St. Francis Brooklyn
42. D’Youville
43. Tusculum
44. Sacred Heart
45. Lees-McRae
46. Emmanuel
47. Merrimack
48. Barton
49. Missouri S&T
50. Fairleigh Dickinson
51. Benedict
52. Maryville
53. Fort Valley State
54. Alderson Broaddus
55. American International
56. Kentucky State
57. Morehouse