NET is nuts

[Fetz86]

It should be a rule, and would clear up a lot of people's frustration I think, that you are ineligible for the tournament if you have a losing conference record unless you win the auto-bid.

[yoda]

Yup, can’t wait for the day that a team with a losing record happens to catch fire & catch some breaks and makes it to the Final Four.

if it is a Power-5 team that does it, they’ll say “look, we told you so, we should give even more bids to Power-5 schools with losing records”

but if a midmajor does it, they’ll say “ OMG, this is a farce & a travesty! It should have never been allowed to happen. We need new rules to prohibit any mid-major from ever doing such a thing again. Give more bids to sub-.500 Power-5 teams!

[Stryker]

Absolutely. That is why the NCAA and the big conferences devised it to replace the RPI. They were tired of seeing mid-major conferences get multiple bids, "stealing" money away from the big boys, and getting upset in the tournament by mid-majors.
Currently, 14 of the 16 SEC teams have NET ranking better than the top MVC team (Drake at #60). - https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basket...l-net-rankings

14th place Oklahoma of the SEC has an NET of 53. They are 17-12, have lost 8 of their last 9 games.
They are likely to lose their last 2 scheduled games (vs. # 14 Missouri and at Texas) and get knocked out quickly in the SEC Tournament and end up 17-15. And they will still likely end up with a better NET than Drake because of how the formula rewards teams in major conferences.

I think the corruption will show itself eventually, and it is starting to happen IMO. I was watching CBS yesterday and they threw up the "last four in, 1st four out, next four out" list. Out of the 12 teams listed, only one, (SMU) was a mid-major. Basically they were saying only one mid-major team is on the bubble. That is CRAZY.

[egib52]

I think the corruption will show itself eventually, and it is starting to happen IMO. I was watching CBS yesterday and they threw up the "last four in, 1st four out, next four out" list. Out of the 12 teams listed, only one, (SMU) was a mid-major. Basically they were saying only one mid-major team is on the bubble. That is CRAZY.

SMU is in the ACC now, so I don't know that they qualify as a mid-major.

[Stryker]

SMU is in the ACC now, so I don't know that they qualify as a mid-major.

Yeah never mind. So they showed a graphic with 0 mid or low major teams on the bubble. That is absolutely insane. It is basically saying only power conference teams can get an at large.

[Da Coach]

Here is the current bracketology from ESPN, last updated Friday, 2/28. It will probably be updated again soon - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/st...ld-predictions
ESPN's Joe Lunardi still had Oklahoma in as one of the "Last Four In", despite being in 14th place in the SEC with a conference record of 4-12 (17-12 overall), and having lost 8 of their last 9 games!
Texas, also one of Lunardi's "Last Four In" is the 13th place team in the SEC with a conference record of 5-13. And Ohio State, another of his "Last Four In' has a record of 16-13, and 8-10 in the Big Ten. What a joke.
Drake is a 12 seed.


And from CBS Sports- https://www.cbssports.com/college-ba.../bracketology/
CBS's Jerry Palm has a slightly different bracket. He has Oklahoma safely in as an 11 seed.

[LittleBrave]

Here is the current bracketology from ESPN, last updated Friday, 2/28. It will probably be updated again soon - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/st...ld-predictions
ESPN's Joe Lunardi still had Oklahoma in as one of the "Last Four In", despite being in 14th place in the SEC with a conference record of 4-12 (17-12 overall), and having lost 8 of their last 9 games!
Texas, also one of Lunardi's "Last Four In" is the 13th place team in the SEC with a conference record of 5-13. And Ohio State, another of his "Last Four In' has a record of 16-13, and 8-10 in the Big Ten. What a joke.
Drake is a 12 seed.


And from CBS Sports- https://www.cbssports.com/college-ba.../bracketology/
CBS's Jerry Palm has a slightly different bracket. He has Oklahoma safely in as an 11 seed.

Just so sad. What justification will the committee spew for Drake if they end up 27-4, 6-1 vs Q1/Q2 teams, 10-0 in non-conf, having one of best road records in the country, and champs of the 9th best conference? Well, I know they'll come up with something, and their 0-2 record the past 2 seasons in the Big Dance doesn't help their case, even tho it's a totally different team and coaching staff. smh

[LittleBrave]

Just so sad. What justification will the committee spew for Drake if they end up 27-4, 6-1 vs Q1/Q2 teams, 10-0 in non-conf, having one of best road records in the country, and champs of the 9th best conference? Well, I know they'll come up with something, and their 0-2 record the past 2 seasons in the Big Dance doesn't help their case, even tho it's a totally different team and coaching staff. smh

With that sad, ALL disappointment for Drake will vanish should they reach 4 losses due to our BRAVES this weekend!

[Da Coach]

Joe Lunardi's bracket from yesterday - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/st...ld-predictions