I know it is heresy is some quarters, but Ohio State may be able to help us. They've taken down 3 top 25 teams in the last 10 days. I'm not completely sure how RPI is calculated, but certainly in can't hurt that a team we beat is now winning against topflight competition. BTW, we've dropped to 47 in RPI. OSU is up to 23.
The more Ohio's opponents win, the more it will help Ohio's RPI.