Peer Comparison
It's important, I think, not to forget the eleven peer schools that TK selected as the basis of comparison for UD. According to TK, these eleven in addition to UD are characterized by: similar institutional mission; strong commitment to men's basketball; big-time arenas; and strong fan support.
This is how UD currently ranks with respect to its peers according to Sagarin and based on RPI.
Sagarin:
Villanova 11
Georgetown 14
Marquette 32
St. Johns 41
Gonzaga 54
Xavier 56
Providence 77
Dayton 86
Seton Hall 92
Creighton 120
Saint Louis 161
DePaul 223
RPI
Georgetown 6
Villanova 9
Xavier 26
Saint Johns 28
Gonzaga 65
Dayton 66
Marquette 69
Providence 86
Seton Hall 88
Creighton 137
Saint Louis 165
DePaul 222
Middle of the pack....not good, not bad,...about average. Clearly we want to be better than that. More important, we want to show progress from year-to-year. Lack of discernable progress seems to be the most important issue.
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