MEDIA COORDINATION AND STATISTICS NEWSLETTER – January 2014
This newsletter is put together by the NCAA national office media coordination and statistics staff specifically for CoSIDA mem
bers and athletic communications professionals.
This will continue to come out the first Wednesday of the month. If you have any comments or anything you would like to see in the future, please contact Mark Bedics (
mbedics@ncaa.org). This is being sent to every email address that we have on file through the statistics sport databases. If there is anyone else that needs to be added that did not receive it, please let us know. Thank you.
• SID Information – With the new NCAA.org, the link for the SID page has changed so please bookmark the new link as the site contains valuable information - http://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/ncaa-media-coordination-and-statistics-information-sid
• Division I Basketball RPI Now Available ? – Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) information for Division I men’s and women’s basketball is now available at NCAA.com and will updated weekly from now until the conclusion of the 2013-14 regular season. The RPI ranks teams based upon a team's wins and losses and its strength of schedule and is one of many tools used by the respective Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Committee’s in the selection and seeding process for each championship.
Men’s Basketball RPI: http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-rpi
Women’s Basketball RPI: http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-women/d1/ncaa-womens-basketball-rpi
• Spring season schedules and results – baseball, softball, men’s lacrosse and women’s lacrosse - Schedules should be submitted by January 17. Rosters should be entered prior to the team’s first contest.
• Winter Season Regional Ranking Dates –
Division II
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MBB
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WBB
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1st Rank
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Feb. 19
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Feb. 19
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2nd Rank
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Feb. 26
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Feb. 26
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3rd Rank
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Mar. 5
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Mar. 5
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Selections
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Mar. 9
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Mar. 9
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Division III
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MBB
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WBB
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MIH
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WIH
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1st Rank
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Feb. 12
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Feb. 5
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Feb. 18
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Feb. 18
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2nd Rank
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Feb. 19
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Feb. 12
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Feb. 25
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Feb. 25
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3rd Rank
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Feb. 26
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Feb. 10
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Mar. 4
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Mar. 4
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Selections
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Mar. 3
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Feb. 24
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Mar. 9
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Mar. 10
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