It's pretty clear Tim Floyd is putting all his RPI boosting eggs in a neutral floor basket with UTEP's main, and pretty much only early RPI boosting opportunities in tournaments.
Granted, there aren't any guarantee road games, but neutral floor wins against Tennessee, and Xavier weren't sexy enough for 20-win teams of the past couple of seasons to boast a solid resume mark come selection Sunday.
UTEP jumps right into what could/should be some stiff compaction in Charleston, but other than that tourney, a road trip to New Mexico, and a possible matchup with Akron in the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational.