The committee might not use conference affiliation, and conference record on the team sheet, or as part of the official discussion, but let's face it - these guys know all of these teams very well, and undoubtedly have been following this season closely. I'd bet that most if not all come to the final meeting with their own seeding defined as part of their homework or notes. Any numbers of factors or bias can influence their opinions prior to meeting.
For what its worth I read a site that compared a couple metrics and found that ESPN's SOR (strength of record) ranking was most accurate in predicting the seeding.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bpi/_/dir/asc/view/overview/sort/sorrank
For what its worth I read a site that compared a couple metrics and found that ESPN's SOR (strength of record) ranking was most accurate in predicting the seeding.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bpi/_/dir/asc/view/overview/sort/sorrank