High school RPI is a good start, but it can be better in future

By design, the newly introduced Rating Percentage Index (RPI) for high school basketball in the state of Washington was created for one basic reason. Make sure the top teams in each state classification had the best chance of reaching their respective title games.

From early balloting it did a pretty good job, the proof, according to the Tacoma News Tribune’s Todd Milles, five No. 1 teams in the boys’ RPI, Union (4A), Nathan Hale (3A), Freeman (1A) and Kittitas (2B) as well as Bishop Blanchet (3A) and Cashmere (1A) all made it to play for the championships.

But as is the case with any new prod...