The RPI has long been a source of frustration for college basketball fans. Yours truly wrote extensively over the years about how easy it was to manipulate the index, leading to incomplete results at best.
So, when the NCAA announced earlier this year it would be RIP for the RPI, shouts of rejoice rang out across the country. Finally (it seemed), the governing body most known for its inconsistency and out-of-touch leaders would be moving into the analytics age. The NCAA Tournament, already a fantastic annual spectacle, would be made even better as the 68 teams would be selected and seeded more appropriately.