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This is not necessarily what I think the committee will do, but this is what they should do. These are the teams that should be in, and the seeds they should be, based on a formula I came up with that blends RPI with several other measures.
These were completed prior to today's games, so obviously OSU would no longer be in the 1 spot. I did have to add St. Bonaventure later.
NCAA field
1 - Kentucky, Syracuse, Ohio State, North Carolina
2 - Michigan State, Kansas, Missouri Duke
3 - Wichita State, Indiana, Baylor, Wisconsin
4 - Memphis, Marquette, Georgetown, Louisville
5 - New Mexico, Florida State, Vanderbilt, Michigan
6 - Florida, St. Louis, Creighton, UNLV
7 - Gonzaga, Kansas State, Temple, Murray State
8 - Alabama, Iowa State, Cincinnati, Virginia
9 - Purdue, St. Mary's, California, Texas
10 - Harvard, San Diego State, Connecticut, Notre Dame
11 - VCU, Xavier, Southern Mississippi, Long Beach State
12 - Belmont, West Virginia, North Carolina State, BYU/Miami
13 - Northwestern/Middle Tennessee, South Dakota State, Ohio, New Mexico State
14 - Davidson, St. Bonaventure, Colorado, Montana
15 - Lehigh, Loyola Maryland, Lamar, UNC Asheville
16 - Detroit, Long Island, Vermont/Norfolk State, Western Kentucky/Mississippi Valley State
NIT field
1 - Seton Hall, Arizona, Iona, Drexel
2 - Minnesota, South Florida, Colorado State, Saint Joseph's
3 - Tennessee, Oregon, Washington, Marshall
4 - La Salle, Dayton, Illinois, Mississippi State
5 - Stanford, Akron, Mississippi, Massachusetts
6 - Oral Roberts, Central Florida, Northern Iowa, Wyoming
7 - Denver, Cleveland State, Nevada, Bucknell
8 - Texas Arlington, Valparaiso, Stony Brook, Savannah State
First 4 out of NIT - Pittsburgh, UCLA, LSU, Illinois State
Next 4 out of NIT - Virginia Tech, Iowa, George Mason, Buffalo
These were completed prior to today's games, so obviously OSU would no longer be in the 1 spot. I did have to add St. Bonaventure later.
NCAA field
1 - Kentucky, Syracuse, Ohio State, North Carolina
2 - Michigan State, Kansas, Missouri Duke
3 - Wichita State, Indiana, Baylor, Wisconsin
4 - Memphis, Marquette, Georgetown, Louisville
5 - New Mexico, Florida State, Vanderbilt, Michigan
6 - Florida, St. Louis, Creighton, UNLV
7 - Gonzaga, Kansas State, Temple, Murray State
8 - Alabama, Iowa State, Cincinnati, Virginia
9 - Purdue, St. Mary's, California, Texas
10 - Harvard, San Diego State, Connecticut, Notre Dame
11 - VCU, Xavier, Southern Mississippi, Long Beach State
12 - Belmont, West Virginia, North Carolina State, BYU/Miami
13 - Northwestern/Middle Tennessee, South Dakota State, Ohio, New Mexico State
14 - Davidson, St. Bonaventure, Colorado, Montana
15 - Lehigh, Loyola Maryland, Lamar, UNC Asheville
16 - Detroit, Long Island, Vermont/Norfolk State, Western Kentucky/Mississippi Valley State
NIT field
1 - Seton Hall, Arizona, Iona, Drexel
2 - Minnesota, South Florida, Colorado State, Saint Joseph's
3 - Tennessee, Oregon, Washington, Marshall
4 - La Salle, Dayton, Illinois, Mississippi State
5 - Stanford, Akron, Mississippi, Massachusetts
6 - Oral Roberts, Central Florida, Northern Iowa, Wyoming
7 - Denver, Cleveland State, Nevada, Bucknell
8 - Texas Arlington, Valparaiso, Stony Brook, Savannah State
First 4 out of NIT - Pittsburgh, UCLA, LSU, Illinois State
Next 4 out of NIT - Virginia Tech, Iowa, George Mason, Buffalo
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