2021 Rankings

[XUFan09]

Great to see a 3rd BE team in the rankings...Keep up the good work.
I expect both X and The Hall to continue rising.

AP UConn 25th, arv X-38th

Coaches UConn-27th, X-32nd, SH-41st

X and Seton Hall play each other this week and no one else, so someone's rise is going to be stalled.

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

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NET RANKINGS 2020-21 (with Conference, Record, Road W-L, Neutral W-L, Home W-L, Non-Div. 1 W-L) – NCAA.com

First release of NET Rankings

5 Villanova
30 Creighton
44 Seton Hall
46 Xavier
48 UConn

63 Marquette
78 Providence
112 St. John's (NY)
149 Georgetown
155 DePaul
170 Butler

NET Rankings - Through Games on Monday January 11, 2021

7 Villanova
14 Creighton
21 UConn
38 Xavier
49 Seton Hall

72 Marquette
77 Providence
115 St. John's (NY)
152 Butler
157 Georgetown
169 DePaul

[kayako]

1/18 AP:

https://collegebasketball.ap.org/hometownsource/poll

3 Nova
11 Creighton
23 Uconn
Xavier receiving votes

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

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NCAA basketball tournament selection process - Wikipedia

Selecting the field

The committee officially considers predictive computer rankings, such as ESPN's BPI, Sagarin, and Pomeroy Ratings, which use additional factors considered by the committee, such as injured players in the case of the BPI. Additionally, committee members consider how teams do on the road and at neutral courts, strength of conference and schedule, non-conference strength of schedule, record against other selected tournament teams, and other extenuating factors. Finally, the "eye test" is often quoted by pundits as something the committee uses, however NCAA.org's sparse description of the selection process doesn't officially mention the "eye test".

New bracketing principles adopted for 2021 NCAA tournament – NCAA.com - January 15, 2021

The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee adopted new bracketing principles, effective only for the 2021 championship, as a result of the entire tournament being played in Indiana. This year’s bracket will be mostly determined by the overall seed list, which is the committee’s ranking of the 68 teams participating in the event. The committee’s intent will be to stay true to the S-curve for placing teams on the bracket, though the following existing principles will still be applied accordingly:

The committee will be charged with selecting the best 37 at-large teams to join the automatic qualifiers from the 31 conferences playing this season. Selection Sunday is March 14, and the Final Four will be played April 3 and 5. Exact preliminary-round playing dates will be announced later.

March Madness games will be played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum and Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, along with Mackey Arena in West Lafayette and Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. The tournament will be hosted by Ball State, Butler, the Horizon League, Indiana, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, and Purdue.

The NCAA bracket S-curve, explained – NCAA.com - January 15, 2021

2021 NCAA Tournament bracket will use new seeding rules and an 'S-curve' relying on overall seed list - David Cobb, CBS Sports - January 15, 2021

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NET RANKINGS 2020-21 – NCAA.com - through Games on Monday January 18, 2021

8 Villanova
23 Creighton
38 Xavier
39 UConn
53 Seton Hall

66 Marquette
82 Providence
98 St. John's (NY)
144 Butler
148 Georgetown
158 DePaul

2021 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings - kenpom.com - data through games on Monday January 18, 2021

Rank. Team • Conference • W-L

4. Villanova • BE • 8-1
12. Creighton • BE • 10-3
27. Connecticut • BE • 7-2
44. Seton Hall • BE • 9-5
49. Xavier • BE • 10-2

54. Marquette • BE • 8-6
64. Providence • BE • 7-6
84. St. John's • BE • 8-7
89. DePaul • BE • 2-4
91. Butler • BE • 4-7
112. Georgetown • BE • 3-8

[ArmyVet]

Gonzaga and Baylor look almost unbeatable. Nova sitting at 3 by not playing but unlikely to move up because the top two aren't losing anytime soon.

[gtmoBlue]

Nova hasn’t played in a month- c’mon SH (who also hasn’t in a week or so). C’mon
Mamu. A bunch of rust to knock off.

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

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NET Rankings One-day Volatility Snapshot

NET RANKINGS 2020-21 – NCAA.com - Through Games on Monday January 18, 2021

8. Villanova • Big East • 8-1
53. Seton Hall • Big East • 9-5

Seton Hall @ AP #3 Villanova, Line: Villanova -9

Tuesday January 19, 2021: AP #3 Villanova 76, Seton Hall 74

NET RANKINGS 2020-21 – NCAA.com - Through Games on Tuesday January 19, 2021

8. Villanova • Big East • 9-1
51. Seton Hall • Big East • 9-6

Very stable.

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

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NET RANKINGS 2020-21 – NCAA.com - Through Games on Tuesday January 26, 2021 • Big East Basketball Standings - 2020-21 - ESPN

8. Villanova • 10-1 (5-0)
25. Creighton • 11-4 (7-3)
36. Xavier • 10-2 (3-2)
43. UConn • 8-3 (5-3)
52. Seton Hall • 9-6 (6-3)

70. Providence • 8-7 (4-5)
81. Marquette • 8-7 (4-5)
93. St. John's • 9-7 (3-6)
126. Butler • 5-8 (4-6)
144. DePaul • 3-5 (1-5)
145. Georgetown • 3-8 (1-5)

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021 UPDATE

Latest AP Men’s Top 25 Basketball Poll - Donna Ditota, syracuse.com - Monday February 1, 2021

AP RANK • TEAM • POINTS • NO. OF BALLOTS

3) Villanova • 1,458 • 64 of 64 ballots
15) Creighton • 732 • 64 of 64 ballots

30) Xavier • 25 • 9 of 64 ballots
39) Connecticut • 5 • 1 of 64 ballots

2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings – Big East Conference - Through Games on Monday February 1, 2021

School • Conference W-L • Overall W-L • Home W-L • Road W-L • Neutral W-L • Streak

Villanova • 6-0 • 11-1 • 4-0 • 4-0 • 3-1 • W9
Creighton • 9-3 • 13-4 • 8-2 • 5-2 • 0-0 • W3

Xavier • 4-2 • 11-2 • 9-1 • 2-1 • 0-0 • W3
UConn • 5-3 • 8-3 • 4-2 • 3-1 • 1-0 • W1
Seton Hall • 6-5 • 9-8 • 5-3 • 4-4 • 0-1 • L3

St. John's • 6-6 • 12-7 • 7-2 • 4-4 • 1-1 • W5
Providence • 5-6 • 9-8 • 5-1 • 3-5 • 1-2 • L1
Butler • 4-7 • 5-9 • 4-4 • 1-5 • 0-0 • L2
Marquette • 4-8 • 8-10 • 5-7 • 3-3 • 0-0 • L4
Georgetown • 2-5 • 4-8 • 4-4 • 0-4 • 0-0 • W1
DePaul • 1-7 • 3-7 • 2-5 • 1-2 • 0-0 • L2

NET RANKINGS 2020-21 – NCAA.com - Through Games on Monday February 1, 2021

Rank • School • Conference • Overall W-L • vs. Quad 1 • vs. Quad 2 • vs. Quad 3 • vs. Quad 4

6. Villanova • Big East • 11-1 • 2-1 • 4-0 • 4-0 • 1-0
26. Creighton • Big East • 13-4 • 3-1 • 4-2 • 2-1 • 4-0

35. Xavier • Big East • 11-2 • 1-1 • 4-1 • 4-0 • 2-0
46. UConn • Big East • 8-3 • 1-2 • 2-0 • 2-1 • 3-0
57. Seton Hall • Big East • 9-8 • 2-6 • 1-2 • 5-0 • 1-0

73. Providence • Big East • 9-8 • 2-5 • 2-3 • 2-0 • 3-0
85. St. John's • Big East • 11-7 • 1-5 • 1-1 • 5-1 • 4-0
93. Marquette • Big East • 8-9 • 2-4 • 3-3 • 0-1 • 3-1
128. Georgetown • Big East • 4-8 • 0-4 • 1-2 • 2-2 • 1-0
135. Butler • Big East • 5-9 • 1-5 • 1-3 • 2-0 • 1-1
164. DePaul • Big East • 3-7 • 0-3 • 1-2 • 0-2 • 2-0

2021 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings - kenpom.com - Through Games on Monday February 1, 2021

6. Villanova
16. Creighton

29. Connecticut
44. Xavier
46. Seton Hall

63. Providence
73. Marquette
78. St. John's
94. Butler
108. DePaul
111. Georgetown

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

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NET RANKINGS 2020-21 – NCAA.com - Through Games on Monday February 1, 2021

Xavier Musketeers Schedule & Results 2020-21 - ESPN

OPPONENT’S NET RANKING • DATE • OPPONENT • RESULT

253 • Wed, Nov. 25 • vs. Oakland • Won 101-49
145 • Thu, Nov. 26 • vs. Bradley • Won 51-50
54 • Fri, Nov. 27 • vs. Toledo • Won 76-73
122 • Tue, Dec. 1 • vs. Eastern Kentucky • Won 99-96 OT
329 • Thu, Dec. 3 • vs. Tennessee Tech • Won 79-48
126 • Sun, Dec. 6 • @ Cincinnati • Won 77-69
18 • Thu, Dec. 10 • vs. Oklahoma • Won 99-77

73 • Sat, Dec. 12 • @ Providence • POSTPONED
57 • Wed, Dec. 16 • vs. Seton Hall • POSTPONED
164 • Fri, Dec. 18 • @ DePaul • POSTPONED
93 • Sun, Dec. 20 • vs. Marquette • Won 91-88
26 • Wed, Dec. 23 • @ 13 Creighton • Lost 66-61
57 • Thu, Dec. 31 • vs. Seton Hall • Lost 85-68

6 • Sat, Jan. 2 • vs. 4 Villanova • POSTPONED
85 • Thu, Jan. 7 • vs. St. John's • Won 69-61
73 • Sun, Jan. 10 • vs. Providence • Won 74-73
6 • Wed, Jan. 13 • vs. 3 Villanova • POSTPONED
57 • Sat, Jan. 16 • @ Seton Hall • POSTPONED
46 • Thu, Jan. 21 • @ 23 UConn • POSTPONED
128 • Tue, Jan. 26 • vs. Georgetown • POSTPONED
135 • Fri, Jan. 29 • @ Butler • POSTPONED
135 • Sat, Jan. 30 • @ Butler • Won 68-55

164 • Wed, Feb. 3 • @ DePaul • POSTPONED
6 • Sun, Feb. 7 • @ 3 Villanova
164 • Thu, Feb. 11 • vs. DePaul
46 • Sat, Feb. 13 • vs. UConn
86 • Tue, Feb. 16 • @ St. John's
135 • Sun, Feb. 21 • vs. Butler
73 • Wed, Feb. 24 • @ Providence
26 • Sat, Feb. 27 • vs. 15 Creighton

128 • Tue, March 2 • @ Georgetown
93 • Sat, March 6 • @ Marquette

Xavier is one of many teams having their schedule seriously disrupted this season. On Sunday, the Musketeers may miss their third game against Villanova.

Xavier postpones Wednesday’s game against DePaul - Joe Danneman, Fox19 News - February 1, 2021 at 4:35 PM EST

CINCINNATI - Just days after returning to the court, Xavier’s basketball team is back on pause. The team announced Monday afternoon that Wednesday’s game against DePaul is now postponed after a positive test in its Tier 1 group and due to the need for additional COVID-related testing precautions in the coming days, the trip to Chicago is off.

Xavier returned to the court Saturday against Butler after four consecutive postponements and 20 days between games. The Musketeers beat Butler to improve to 11-2 on the season and reached the NCAA’s minimum of 13 games played to eligible for the NCAA Tournament. A source told FOX19 that Xavier plans to play its next scheduled game on Sunday against Villanova if they have enough healthy players.

Xavier Musketeers POSTPONED Big East Games as of February 2, 2021 - ESPN

OPPONENT’S NET RANKING • DATE • OPPONENT

73 • Sat, Dec. 12 • @ Providence • POSTPONED
57 • Wed, Dec. 16 • vs. Seton Hall • POSTPONED
164 • Fri, Dec. 18 • @ DePaul • POSTPONED

6 • Sat, Jan. 2 • vs. 4 Villanova • POSTPONED
6 • Wed, Jan. 13 • vs. 3 Villanova • POSTPONED
57 • Sat, Jan. 16 • @ Seton Hall • POSTPONED
46 • Thu, Jan. 21 • @ 23 UConn • POSTPONED
128 • Tue, Jan. 26 • vs. Georgetown • POSTPONED
135 • Fri, Jan. 29 • @ Butler • POSTPONED

164 • Wed, Feb. 3 • @ DePaul • POSTPONED

Not very lucky so far. But things could be worse. Saint Louis is now 0-1 in conference play, and alone in 13th place in the Atlantic 10 Standings.