(02-14-2018 06:43 AM)CougarRed Wrote:  Feb 12 Team Sheets Avg Rank

1 Virginia 1.5
2 Villanova 2
3 Purdue 5.2
4 Cincy 5.5
5 Duke 7.5
6 Xavier 7.7
7 Kansas 8.8
8 Mich St 9.3
9 Texas Tech 9.5
10 Auburn 10.3
11 UNC 10.7
12 Clemson 12.7
13 Ohio St 14.7
14 Tennessee 15.7
15 West Va 17.8
16 Wichita St 19.3
17 Gonzaga 19.7
18 Rhode Island 21
19 Arizona 21.3
20 Creighton 21.8
20 A&M 21.8
22 TCU 23.3
23 Kentucky 24.7
24 Oklahoma 24.8
24 St Mary's 24.8
26 Nevada 25.8
27 Butler 27.3
28 Miami 27.7
29 Michigan 28.3
30 Florida 29.8
31 Seton Hall 31.3
32 Florida St 32.5
33 Houston 34
33 Louisville 34
35 Arizona St 34.3
36 Missouri 36.5
37 Alabama 38.2
38 Arkansas 39.5

But on the Feb 12 seedings released by the committee, Cincy 8th and Wichita did not make the Top 16.

So the "human judges" are dinging us again compared to the computers, just like what the football committee did to UCF.

As of now Cincinnati has compiled an impressive list of solid wins but they desperately need a marquee win (top 10 team) to earn some respect by the committee. Unfortunately there are not really any remaining on the schedule. To put it in perspective, Buffalo on a neutral court is our best win right now according to the RPI.

Sweeping @Houston, @WSU, and WSU would position the Bearcats well for a #1 seed but even losing one of those knock them out of the #1 seed conversation without that statement win.

If Cincinnati had won @Xavier and lost to Houston for example, I think the Bearcats would be in the #1 seed line right now.