Gained 2 spots over the course last week in NET. Right now we're in guaranteed spot territory with a NET of 28 as only one team ever in the NET or RPI top 30 has not made the tourney.
Some posters here like the metrics for making predictions, and I'm assuming wagers. Ultimately, though, selection and seeding comes down to the team sheets. Looking at the history of those and the committee selections there are some very strong trends that predict committee selection:
- NET/RPI top 45
- 20 wins in a P5 conference
- 7 or more Q1 wins (we have 4 right now, PU and MI are so close to being Q1 we should be rooting for them)
Its been awhile since I looked at the numbers but I think it was >95% of teams with at least one of those accomplishments gets a bid. Just something to keep in mind as we hit the toughest part of the schedule... losing a few (and maybe even all) of the next handful of games isn't the end of the world.
Some posters here like the metrics for making predictions, and I'm assuming wagers. Ultimately, though, selection and seeding comes down to the team sheets. Looking at the history of those and the committee selections there are some very strong trends that predict committee selection:
- NET/RPI top 45
- 20 wins in a P5 conference
- 7 or more Q1 wins (we have 4 right now, PU and MI are so close to being Q1 we should be rooting for them)
Its been awhile since I looked at the numbers but I think it was >95% of teams with at least one of those accomplishments gets a bid. Just something to keep in mind as we hit the toughest part of the schedule... losing a few (and maybe even all) of the next handful of games isn't the end of the world.