define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); american south conference – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:35:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court The Sun Belt Is Tired Of Gettin’ Pushed Around http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/27/the-sun-belt-is-tired-of-gettin-pushed-around/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/27/the-sun-belt-is-tired-of-gettin-pushed-around/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:36:08 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=25882

Having had sand kicked in its face for long enough, the Sun Belt Conference has taken a long, cold look at itself in the mirror, and decided that it’s time to hit the gym.

On Monday, the conference announced that it planned to implement rules designed to increase the conference’s RPI rating. Specifically, the Sun Belt will mandate that its member basketball schools must only schedule non-conference opponents that, as ESPN.com’s Andy Katz reported, have a “three-year combined power rating within the top 150,” and/or teams that ended the previous season with an RPI within the top 150. The scheduling of games against [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/27/the-sun-belt-is-tired-of-gettin-pushed-around/feed/ 1