Ken Pom: The Ballad of Illinois State vs Marquette

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Ken Pom: The Ballad of Illinois State vs Marquette

Postby EMT » Mon Mar 13, 2017 4:53 pm

This year, as it has every season since 1981, the selection committee for the NCAA men’s basketball committee relied on something called the Rating Percentage Index as its primary analytical tool to pick the teams and seed the field. The RPI was a useful tool in 1981, when computer rankings were far more rudimentary. But in the three-plus decades since, many folks—including myself—have noted the metric’s flaws. For one thing, the RPI doesn’t account for a team’s margin of victory. The strength of schedule component is also quite primitive, as it’s mostly based on an opponent’s record. This allows shrewd schedulers to game the system by loading up on teams that are weaker than their record indicates.


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Re: Ken Pom: The Ballad of Illinois State vs Marquette

Postby CPJays » Mon Mar 13, 2017 5:53 pm

The Mo Valley was terrible this year, like historically bad. A decade ago the league was a consistent multibid league. Now, not only did Crieghton leave, but the bottom of the league has gone way downhill.
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Re: Ken Pom: The Ballad of Illinois State vs Marquette

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Re: Ken Pom: The Ballad of Illinois State vs Marquette

Postby kayako » Mon Mar 13, 2017 6:30 pm

Jet915 wrote:Coach Mueller sent out a funny tweet.....
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I kind of want Jay Wright to accept this little challenge. But alas, we already have to play home-and-home with 4 mid-majors every single year.
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Re: Ken Pom: The Ballad of Illinois State vs Marquette

Postby Jet915 » Mon Mar 13, 2017 8:05 pm

Sounds like it worked, Ole Miss looks like they are gonna set something up.
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