Latest committee top 16

[southie]

Indiana's best wins are over Michigan, Ohio State and Northwestern; it's unclear if the Buckeyes would be top 16 if eligible. Presumably the other two only narrowly missed the cut.

Oregon not even close; best wins are over Oregon State and Washington State. (Will either of these teams make the NCAAT? WSU seems to be fading a bit, but OSU is charging hard.)

So, Louisville, Baylor, Indiana, and Oregon with no Top 16 wins. Of those teams, who has "good" losses against other Top 16 teams?

• Louisville (NC State)
• Baylor (Arkansas)
• Indiana (Maryland, Tennessee)
• Oregon (Stanford, Arizona, UCLA, Stanford, Arizona, UCLA)

Then, you have #16 Arkansas with wins over UConn and Baylor. And, their 7 losses all to Top 16 teams: Maryland, Texas A&M (twice), Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee. Anyone have a more impressive schedule than the Hawgs? Yet, that only gets them the last Top 16 ranking by the committee.

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What the above sort of tells me is that committee is still more enamored by and impressed with a team's Won/Loss record than who those wins and losses are coming against.

 

[Vowelguy]

Anyone have a more impressive schedule than the Hawgs? Yet, that only gets them the last Top 16 ranking by the committee.

Don't understand this statement.
The schedule isn't enough; you've got to perform against that schedule. Arkansas is 2-7 against the top 16. I think they deserve to be in the top 16, but no better than a #4 seed.

 

[southie]

Don't understand this statement.
The schedule isn't enough; you've got to perform against that schedule. Arkansas is 2-7 against the top 16. I think they deserve to be in the top 16, but no better than a #4 seed.

The statement is pretty simple; and yes, I stated "schedule", not resume' (won/loss). Yes, Arkansas is 2-7 against the Top 16, while Baylor and Louisville are 0-1, Indiana is 0-2, and Oregon is 0-6. Yet, Arkansas is only #16? No one can tell me with a straight face that Arkansas' body of work is not better than at least 5 or 6 teams ranked ahead of them.

 

[MSGRET]

Their loses are good loses when it comes to the NET rating system. Maryland was a neutral site loss, Texas A&M loses was Home & Home so a ding on their loss at home and a plus for their loss on the road. The other five loses was as the visiting team which is a plus for them when it comes to the NET. Loss at home is bad vs a loss on the road.

 

[GRIFFBIFF20]

I guess that the latest (Today's) AP Poll is going to take another knock. BUTLER beat DePaul !! (So much for the # 3 seed in the Big East. The # 3 seed in the Big East Tournament could end up being Seton Hall and "AEH". Who would have thought that at the beginning of the season.)