After a run of frustrating Selection Sundays, this year’s NCAA Tournament selection committee did much improved work, even as there is still more work to do.
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Storylines we’re watching for on Selection Sunday 2019
This year’s NCAA Tournament selection on paper appears to have as many variables as can be remembered in some time. Here are some of the storylines of the selections we’ll be following as the bracket is unveiled Sunday night.
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.
Non-conference scheduling a product of what selection committee values
Non-conference schedules like Georgetown’s will continue to happen as long as the NCAA Tournament selection committee allows them to.
Bracket impressions: Little changes with selection committee fixations
As a whole, this year’s selections for the 2017 NCAA Tournament were not filled with a ton of injustices in selection. Before handing out bouquets, though, it must be noted: that does not mean they were without significant errors.
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 – Wednesday, January 25, 2017
It’s become obvious in recent years that the NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee, commonly known by most as the selection committee for the sport’s tournament field, feels the need to regularly throw out trial balloons under the guise of making the event “better.” Even if those balloons are filled with lead.
