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WVU is 73.

The athletics Twitter account says this is our highest ranking since this system started.


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This is the new system that the committee uses to seed the tournament and pick at larges, right? RPI is not used anymore?

(12-06-2021 12:58 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  This is the new system that the committee uses to seed the tournament and pick at larges, right? RPI is not used anymore?

Correct

FWIW. 35 would place us at the top of the new look AAC as well.

Amazing what just a couple of upgrades in the schedule can do.
But my question is whether that's the highest mark we can get to this season ...

UTSA Ouch better invest in basketball.........

(12-06-2021 02:22 PM)DuelingDragon Wrote:  Amazing what just a couple of upgrades in the schedule can do.
But my question is whether that's the highest mark we can get to this season ...

It will drop like a rock when get in CUSA play unfortunately.

(12-06-2021 02:22 PM)DuelingDragon Wrote:  Amazing what just a couple of upgrades in the schedule can do.
But my question is whether that's the highest mark we can get to this season ...

Will take a hit when we get into conference play...

35 UAB
96 Louisiana Tech
104 North Texas
116 Middle Tenn.
150 FIU
185 Western Ky
193 Marshall
199 Rice
201 Charlotte
226 Fla. Atlantic
232 UTEP
241 Old Dominion
313 UTSA
315 Southern Miss

Where does the at large conversation start with the net rankings? top 50?

(12-06-2021 02:51 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  Where does the at large conversation start with the net rankings? top 50?

Only if you're P5 or Big East. Otherwise, you'd better be above 30.

Old Dominion and UTEP shouldn’t be so low.

(12-06-2021 03:27 PM)DuelingDragon Wrote:  Old Dominion and UTEP shouldn’t be so low.

I think you are correct. KenPom has ODU at 181 and UTEP at 162. The Massey Composite has them at 210 and 189 respectively.

(12-06-2021 03:09 PM)BlazerFromMD Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 02:51 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  Where does the at large conversation start with the net rankings? top 50?

Only if you're P5 or Big East. Otherwise, you'd better be above 30.

Correct.

These rankings are essentially meaningless for us. The only C-USA team going to the dance is the winner of the conference tournament.


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(12-06-2021 03:27 PM)DuelingDragon Wrote:  Old Dominion and UTEP shouldn’t be so low.

To be fair, I don't think we should be so high.

There already rumblings the the NCAA should make the NET calculations public...

These rankings are hard to understand. How is Iona so far below us when they have a Q1 win over Alabama?

(12-06-2021 04:21 PM)DuelingDragon Wrote:  These rankings are hard to understand. How is Iona so far below us when they have a Q1 win over Alabama?

We have a Q1 win over SLU and a close Q1 loss to USF, putting us at 1-1. They are 1-2 in Quad 1 wins. That, I imagine, is how we are above them. As for them being 60 and us 35? Slightly puzzling. Interestingly, Alabama has only played one Q1 game so far.

Does WVU at Legacy count as a home game? Since home/neutral wins are counted different. I doubt they’ll be 30 when we play for a Q1 home win, but a top 50 WVU for neutral site Q1 could happen if they topple UConn before we play, I guess?

(12-06-2021 02:35 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 02:22 PM)DuelingDragon Wrote:  Amazing what just a couple of upgrades in the schedule can do.
But my question is whether that's the highest mark we can get to this season ...

Will take a hit when we get into conference play...

35 UAB
96 Louisiana Tech
104 North Texas
116 Middle Tenn.
150 FIU
185 Western Ky
193 Marshall
199 Rice
201 Charlotte
226 Fla. Atlantic
232 UTEP
241 Old Dominion
313 UTSA
315 Southern Miss

For comparison, thanks to @TulsaHop:

AAC 2.0 NET rankings
UAB 35
Memphis 65
Wichita 66
UNT 104
SMU 131
ECU 144
Temple 183
Tulane 186
Rice 199
Charlotte 201
Tulsa 216
FAU 226
USF 279
UTSA 313