02-12-2020, 11:39 AM | #11 |
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There are some really terrible brackets on bracketmatrix. I sent them this email:
In my opinion, automated systems that produce extreme outliers should be removed from the matrix. There are a handful of these with 5-year average scores below -30, including KPI, TeamRankings, RealTimeRPI, and Numberfire. It's likely that some sites set up algorithms years ago that have suffered from a lack of maintenance or are not representative of current selection methodologies. I believe they should be purged. RealTimeRPI is a particularly bad offender right now. They have San Diego St as a 6 seed (no others have them lower than 3) and Cincinnati as a 5 seed. |
02-12-2020, 11:49 AM | #12 |
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02-13-2020, 01:50 PM | #13 |
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I wonder how many teams in the last 5 years have made the tourney as an at large with 3 Tier 3 losses?
I can't imagine its a ton. I think those losses could hurt us if we are near the cutoff line. Also... It sucks, but right now, it seems like Houston or UC needs to win the Conference tourney. IF UConn or a team outside of the field wins it, it could be our spot they are taking. |
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In 2016: 0 teams with 3 tier 3 losses in the tourney in 2017: 0 Teams with 3 tier 3 losses in 2018: 0 teams with 3 tier 3 losses in 2019: 1 team with 4 tier 3 losses (Arizona State) I only spent 5 minutes looking at each year so I may have missed one but what I have found so far is that just 1 team in 4 years has made the tourney with 3 or more tier 3 losses. Lets look at the rest of Arizona State's Resume: 3-4 in Q1 9-3 in Q2 5-2 in Q3 6-2 in Q4 So at least in the last 4 years, AZ St has the worst losses to make the tourney. BUT they combatted those 4 dreadful losses with 12 Q1 and Q2 wins Today UC is: 2-5 in Q1 5-0 in Q2 5-3 in Q3 3-0 in Q4 Our resume is fragile and thin: UConn is a tier 2 win, but if they fall one more spot, they are a Q3 win SMU is a tier 2 win, but they are just 2 spots from falling out On the other side: Vermont and Tulsa could move in to tier 2 territory if they keep winning If we win out: 3-5-Q1 8-0-Q2 8-3-Q3 3-0-Q4 It would put us very close to matching Arizona States Q1 and Q2 win total. But if we don't pick up the Houston win. I truly think we are left out unless we get a win against Houston in the conference tourney. Making the tourney with 3 tier 3 losses isn't unprecedented but its very rare. |
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02-13-2020, 02:48 PM | #15 | |
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2018: Nevada, Arizona St, Providence, St Bonaventure, NC St 2017: Butler, West Virginia, Dayton, Providence 2016: Miami, Kentucky, Indiana, Providence, Syracuse, Tulsa, Vanderbilt 2015: Michigan St, Oklahoma, Providence, Xavier, NC St, Cincinnati, Iowa, Georgia, BYU, St Johns, Mississippi, Oklahoma St, Purdue, LSU |
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But I also spent time just looking at the lower seeds. In 2019 you have VCU: but I only count 2 tier 3 losses in the regular season I haven’t checked the rest. |
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02-13-2020, 03:09 PM | #18 |
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Kenpom is irrelevant. You need to look at whatever the committee was using on their team sheets that year (NET or RPI). VCU lost two Q3 games in the regular season and then one in the conference tournament. That's still considered by the committee.
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So the reality is: we can only use 1 year then And that’s last year. |
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02-13-2020, 03:17 PM | #20 |
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NET is what the committee uses today. The rankings are available. There's no reason not to use them. RPI quadrant records are available before that. Your point is about tier 3/4 losses. The definition of what qualifies is determined by the committee. Use that definition.
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