That we’re even discussing a 15-14 team as an at-large contender suggests the NCAA Tournament is in serious need of changes and a return to basics in its selection process
Tag: RPI
Scanning the Nation Notebook – Jan. 16, 2019: Why there’s no talk of Georgia State as an at-large contender, Texas Tech, Maryland, Wofford & more
There’s little talk of Georgia State as an at-large team in mid-January, but there probably would’ve been a year ago. Plus, notes on Texas Tech, Maryland, Loyola Chicago, Wofford, Purdue’s Trevion Williams and more.
Bracket preview reactions show need for philosophical discussions on tourney data
Even when there was no reason to be outraged, people were about the results of the NCAA’s bracket preview. Their misplaced anger shows the continued need for discussion of metrics-on all sides.
Possible RIP to RPI misses point about tourney selection issues
Blaming the RPI for NCAA Tournament selection inconsistencies is only finding a scapegoat for real-but correctable-problems in the tourney’s selection process.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 16, 2014
In the middle of December the college basketball season grinds to a slow crawl, like one of those heavy coal trains taking its sweet time to cross and leaving you stuck at an intersection for an interminable amount of time. We also have now passed the one-month mark for the season, so it’s a good time to take an early look at some RPI numbers. It’s still early in the season, and especially too early to look at individual team RPI numbers too much yet, but we’re starting to get a drift of the pecking order for conferences.
Cal: Bears’ At-Large Prospects Remain Endangered
Cal’s artificially high RPI might not fool the selection committee if the Bears need an at-large bid to make the NCAA Tournament.
