Breaking Down the Buzzketball Schedule, RPI Style

Every time March rolls around, teams that sit on the bubble are compared to each other, and one of the chief metrics of comparison is the RPI. Barring the incredibly awesome scenario of the Hokies winning the ACC tournament, I think it's safe to assume Buzz's Bunch will be on said bubble, so let's take a look at the schedule based on preseason RPI rankings courtesy of Teamrankings.com

Top 10:
The Hokies will be playing 4 preseason Top 10 teams, evenly split home and away. There will be trips to Kentucky (5) and Duke (9), while Cassell should be rocking against UNC (4) and...Duke again (9)

11-25:
Virginia Tech will play 6 games in this bracket, also evenly split home and away. Home: UVA (23), FSU (24), and Louisville (15). Away: Louisville (15), Notre Dame (19), and UVA (23)

26-50:
The Hokies will play 4 or 5 in this bracket depending on how things go in Madison Square Garden. 2 home games against Miami (34) and Clemson (50). 2 away games against Wake Forest (41) and Miami (34). There is also the chance for a neutral site game against Providence (48)

51-100:
Hopefully the Hokies will separate from the pack with a strong record in these 6 games. Home against Iowa (59), Pitt (64), and NC State (96). On the road against Ole Miss (56), Syracuse (57), and Georgia Tech (53).

101-150:
Nothing. Not 1 game.

151+:
Ugh. 10 to 11 games in the bottom bracket, again depending on MSG. Only 1 road game as that's up to Boston College (170). A neutral site game against St. Louis (218) is guaranteed, but Washington (190) could also be involved. 8 home games and they are awful. Detroit Mercy (290), The Citadel (275), Houston Baptist (211), Moorhead State (210), Radford (256), Maryland-Eastern Shore (331), Presbyterian (346), and ending the non- conference schedule against dead last NC A&T (351).

Ugh.

So, hoping the Hokies run the table against the 10 151+ teams, all 6 against the 51-100s, go 3-2 against the 26-50s, and successfully defend the Cassell, a 24 win team, not counting the ACC tournament, should be doable.