Seth Davis dings our lack of true road games
This seems like the SI saw du jour...all we need is Grant Wahl to pile on Winn and Davis
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...houghts/1.html
• Speaking of schedules, it's absolutely mystifying to me that a high-powered program like Duke, which everyone knew was going to be at least a top-15 team coming into the season, is not playing a single true nonconference road game this season. Come on, Coach K! For years, I've heard other coaches grumble that Mike Krzyzewski was playing a lot of his "road" games at regional or neutral sites -- or even at non-neutral neutral sites like Madison Square Garden (aka Cameron North), where Duke will be playing Pittsburgh later this month.
Does the RPI factor true road vs neutral?
The Duke staff is very savvy at scheduling for maximum RPI strength...I am guessing that the RPI formula doesn't take into account true road vs neutral court...does anyone know for sure? Does the RPI even factor in home vs away?
If it doesn't impact the RPI, then Duke really has no motivation to schedule home and homes at home courts.