Penn's best win

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With the loss to St. Joseph's on Saturday night, Penn pretty much guarenteed that its highest quality win this season will be its victory over Hawaii. How does this best win compare to the best wins in other seasons where the Quakers have gone to the NCAA Tournament? Here's how:

2005-06: Hawaii (currently 79th in the RPI)
2004-05: St. Joe's (51st RPI)
2002-03: Villanova (65th)
2001-02: Temple (47th)
1999-2000: California (78th)
1998-99: Temple (16th)

And how did these wins translate into NCAA Tournament seeding?

2004-05: 13 seed
2002-03: 11 seed
2001-02: 11 seed
1999-2000: 13 seed
1998-99: 11 seed

Actually, the more I look at things, the more this team seems to resemble the 1999-2000 team. Our best wins will end up about at around the same place in the RPI. Both teams went 1-3 in the Big 5, with the losses coming by close margins. The 1999-2000 team went 14-0 in the Ivy League, with all but two wins coming by double-digit margins. Looks like Penn is on track for a similar Ivy season. A perfect conference slate would most likely yield a 13 seed.