The enemy of most Mississippi State baseball fans this year has been the RPI. The polls have always valued the Bulldogs more than the RPI has, and because of that, there are many fans who feared the RPI was killing the team’s chances of getting a national seed.
Well, our feelings toward the RPI changed a little bit this past Wednesday. The Bulldogs played a midweek game against Troy, and they entered the game 13th in the RPI standings. After the win, the Bulldogs jumped all the way to 8th.
While there weren’t any Mississippi State baseball fans complaining about it, there were a lot who were confused.