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LU has a good chance to win the next four but, ironically, their RPI will get worse even by going 4-0 since the four opponents have a poor W-L record. Fortunately Cabrini doesn’t count at all in the RPI.
Yes, very tough opening schedule. The only tougher one I remember for a PL team for the first six might be Bucknell’s in 2005-06: (1) opened at Rider, who was the MAAC co-champ the year before; (2) played Syracuse, who went on to win the Big East tournament, in the Carrier Dome; (3) At Niagara, who was the other MAAC co-champ; (4) At DePaul, who was a fairly good Big East team featuring a future NBA player; (5) At Yale, a middle-of-the-pack Ivy; and (6) home vs #4 Villanova. The best part was the Bison going 5-1 over that stretch, beating Syracuse and DePaul on the road and giving Nova a good game.