My system versus NCAA selection committee

[CJHawkeyes]

Well, not exactly. I added each team's winning percentage and opps' winning percentage which would produce the same results as my point system if every team played the same number of games. Nevertheless, it is a fair approximation. These rules disagreed with the selection committee on six teams. Objectivity favored VCU, Illinois State, Stephen F. Austin, Dayton, New Mexico, and IUPUI. The committee liked Kansas State, St. Joes, Kentucky, Arizona, Villanova, and Oregon. 6 mid-majors versus 5 of 6 majors. That said, listed below are the 65 teams that qualified in order of their rank under the objective rules followed by their seed according to those rules and their actual seed in the NCAAs.

1 Memphis 1 1
2 North Carolina 1 1
3 Tennessee 1 2
4 UCLA 1 1
5 Kansas 2 1
6 Duke 2 2
7 Texas 2 2
8 Wisconsin 2 3
9 Drake 3 5
10 Georgetown 3 2
11 Butler 3 7
12 Xavier 3 3
13 Vanderbilt 4 4
14 Louisville 4 3
15 Kent State 4 9
16 UNLV 4 8
17 Stanford 5 3
18 Indiana 5 8
19 Davidson 5 10
20 Michigan State 5 5
21 Connecticut 6 4
22 BYU 6 8
23 Washington State 6 4
24 South Alabama 6 10
25 Gonzaga 7 7
26 Pittsburgh 7 4
27 Western Kentucky 7 12
28 Notre Dame 7 5
29 Marquette 8 6
30 Saint Mary's (CA) 8 10
31 Clemson 8 5
32 Cornell 8 14
33 West Virginia 9 7
34 Oklahoma 9 6
35 Purdue 9 6
36 Texas A&M 9 9
37 USC 10 6
38 Oral Roberts 10 13
39 Arkansas 10 9
40 Miami 10 7
41 Mississippi State 11 8
42 Boise State 11 14
43 Baylor 11 11
44 Belmont 11 15
45 Cal State Fullerton 12 14
46 Kansas State 12 11
47 Siena 12 13
48 George Mason 12 12
49 Temple 13 12
50 Austin Peay 13 15
51 UMBC 13 15
52 Saint Joseph's 13 11
53 Kentucky 14 11
54 Arizona 14 10
55 Villanova 14 12
56 Portland State 14 16
57 American 15 15
58 Oregon 15 9
59 Winthrop 15 13
60 San Diego 15 13
61 Georgia 16 14
62 Texas-Arlington 16 16
63 Mount Saint Mary's 16 16
64 Mississippi Valley State 16 16
65 Coppin State 16 16

[ZOOMBAG]

Well, at least they gave UGA a #14 and not the usual #10-12 for upset major conf winners

[Lincoln Tower]

Well, at least they gave UGA a #14 and not the usual #10-12 for upset major conf winners

Usually more a timing thing than anything else. 4 of the 6 'BCS' leagues have their tourney final on Sunday, with the BT final usually withing an hour of the announcment. They pretty much have time for 2 scenarios. 1 for their last team in, and another for that team getting bumped for the upset tourney winner. Usually they reserve one spot, like #11 seed in the West, and either team gets that spot. They also have to make sure that they stay away from interconference matchups prior to the swet 16 as per the rules.

In 2003, Auburn was the last team in and a 13 loss Ohio State team was playing in the BT finals. They saved the 10 seed in one of the regions for either Aubrun, or Ohio State if they won. There were other at larges seeded lower, but that 10 seed worked for both an SEC team or a BT team.

If they ended the tourney earlier, like they should, then it would give the committee enough time to truly seed correctly. But the networks want the games more spread out, so this is what we get.

[CJHawkeyes]

Usually more a timing thing than anything else. 4 of the 6 'BCS' leagues have their tourney final on Sunday, with the BT final usually withing an hour of the announcment. They pretty much have time for 2 scenarios. 1 for their last team in, and another for that team getting bumped for the upset tourney winner. Usually they reserve one spot, like #11 seed in the West, and either team gets that spot. They also have to make sure that they stay away from interconference matchups prior to the swet 16 as per the rules.

In 2003, Auburn was the last team in and a 13 loss Ohio State team was playing in the BT finals. They saved the 10 seed in one of the regions for either Aubrun, or Ohio State if they won. There were other at larges seeded lower, but that 10 seed worked for both an SEC team or a BT team.

If they ended the tourney earlier, like they should, then it would give the committee enough time to truly seed correctly. But the networks want the games more spread out, so this is what we get.


They could use an objective system that automatically places teams as soon as games are completed.:D

[Lincoln Tower]

Whats your formula? I'd be interested to look at it....

[CJHawkeyes]

Whats your formula? I'd be interested to look at it....

Well, I just added winning percentage and opponents' wining percentage to get the seeds above. That is a very close approximation of the point system I beat over everyone's head during the football season.