Bracktology - week of January 23

[bballnut90]

I can't believe the NCAA committee would put UConn in Portland and USC in Albany as it's all about the $!
Both USC and UConn draw huge # of fans, but not if they have to go 3,000 miles!

I feel like this is brought up as a concern every few years. UCONN has never been left out of a regional that's within 2-3 hours of Storrs whether they're a 1 or 2 seed. They'll be in Albany for regionals.

 

[oldhusky]

Nothing but click bait for CC and ESPN.

And to that extent being sound, logical and correct takes a back seat to controversial and engaging debates, particularly with the teams that have the biggest fan bases.

 

[BRS24]

Megan Gauer's Bracketlogy from HerHoopStats

"March is quickly approaching and we'll be moving to (at least) weekly bracketology updates from here on out. The Big Ten and ACC have claimed the crown for the most teams in right now, but the Pac-12 still leads the way at the top with five teams currently on track to host the first two rounds. There is not much movement on the top seed line since the last update, but UConn is starting to make a compelling case to ascend to a No. 1 seed. The Huskies are owners of 12 straight wins and are holding steady with the top strength of schedule in the country. A win over Notre Dame this weekend could push them there. Elsewhere, Vanderbilt and Tennessee have both entered the field putting the SEC back amongst the top conferences with eight teams in."​

Ohio St back in, Gonzaga & Louisville are new entries to top 16, and Baylor, ND, and VA Tech drop out.

 

[DallasDomer]

For your educational purposes, below is the list of criteria. Also, despite many naysayers on this board, Charlie really does a credible job of picking who the committee will pick and where they will be seeded (often much to the BYers chagrin). The NET is ONE component of the criteria.

Criteria used by the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee to evaluate a team includes (alphabetically):​

• Bad losses
• Common opponents
• Competitive in losses
• Conference record
• Early performance versus late performance
• Head-to-head
• NET ranking
• Non-conference record
• Observable component
• Overall record
• Regional rankings
• Significant wins
• Strength of schedule

Out of curiosity I asked Warren Nolan if he thought "Significant wins" and "Bad losses" was related to the quadrant wins and losses. He's not on the committee but has seen a lot of selections happen. Short answer in his opinion is it depends.

"I do not think "significant wins" or "bad losses" are specific to a quadrant. Since the seeding is an iterative process, what might be considered a "significant win" for teams being considered for seeds 1-4 will not be exactly the same as a "significant win" for the seeds 9-12."

2024 Women's College Basketball Home Page | WarrenNolan.com

2024 Women's College Basketball Home: NET, RPI, ELO, Scores, Schedules, Rankings, Predictions, Bracket Projection, Simulations, Nitty Gritty, Strength of Schedule, Conference Ranking, Statistics, Streaks

www.warrennolan.com

 

[Rowdy831]

UConn wins ever game but South Carolina and they will be in Albany 2. They could be the 4th 1 or the 1st 2 in that region and still make a deep run in the tournament. ND is a big game for seeding but after that it is clear sailing if they take care of conference business.

 

[BRS24]

Jan 26 update here.

Y'all - I saw the ESPN headline at least 5x over the last 24 hrs and forgot CC has updates 2x per week. No ins/outs to top 16, only OSU and Texas swapped the 3 and 4 spots in Portland 2 region.

"South Carolina would have remained No. 1 overall even with a loss in Baton Rouge. Stanford and UCLA each have one more top-25 NET win, but South Carolina's top-50 wins lead the country (tied with UConn). South Carolina is the only unbeaten team left. Kansas State is the only one-loss team. The Gamecocks' schedule has been far more difficult than the Wildcats' (10th vs. 46th). With its dominance on both offense and defense, accomplished against a challenging schedule -- plus recent losses by the UCLA, Colorado, Iowa and NC State -- South Carolina has built up a cushion at No. 1 that can absorb a single loss, perhaps even a second. With no top-50 NET opponents on tap for the next two weeks, that cushion will likely grow even bigger leading into the Gamecocks' game against UConn on Feb. 11."​

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