did anyone notice Maryland lost?

[nwhoopfan]

Might have gone unnoticed in the excitement over Tennessee losing again. Purdue beat the Terps 75-65 in College Park.

 

[eebmg]

Might have gone unnoticed in the excitement over Tennessee losing again. Purdue beat the Terps 75-65 in College Park.

Heavily commented on in the TN/Alabama thread.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Heavily commented on in the TN/Alabama thread.

Oops. I haven't read all the way thru that thread yet.

 

[Charliebball]

I'm going to have a Boilermaker in their honor..................

 

[RockyMTblue2]

My cup runneth over ...

 

[Checkmate]

The Big 9. . . not a strong conference

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Purdue has a really good, young team. UConn could face them in the Paradise Jam next year.

 

[Plebe]

The Big 9. . . not a strong conference

I don't think any other conference has anywhere close to 9 teams in the RPI top 70.

The Big Ten might not end up with more than one hosting team, but they're gonna have a slew of teams seeded 5 through 11.

 

[Checkmate]

I don't think any other conference has anywhere close to 9 teams in the RPI top 70.

The Big Ten might not end up with more than one hosting team, but they're gonna have a slew of teams seeded 5 through 11.

And the BIG has two top twenty teams.

The PAC 12 has 5 top 20 teams and 8 top 70.

 

[Plebe]

And the BIG has two top twenty teams.

The PAC 12 has 5 top 20 teams and 8 top 70.

Not sure which site you're looking at. I'm counting seven top 70 teams in the Pac-12.

Pac-12 Conference Standings 2018 Womens College Basketball - WarrenNolan.com

 

[Ozimoto]

Not surprised. Maryland has a tendency to have at least one or two games a season where they lay an egg and lose a game or two they should win.

 

[Checkmate]

Not sure which site you're looking at. I'm counting seven top 70 teams in the Pac-12.

Pac-12 Conference Standings 2018 Womens College Basketball - WarrenNolan.com

Here is the site. The top 70 is a very low standard for strength of conference- there are teams with losing records it. I think top 70 is about the number of P5 teams, granted there are a few non P5 teams that are good.

http://www.rpiratings.com/womrate.ph
The Jeff Sagarin/CBN Women's College Basketball Ratings | RPIRatings.com

 

[Plebe]

Here is the site. The top 70 is a very low standard for strength of conference- there are teams with losing records it. I think top 70 is about the number of P5 teams, granted there are a few non P5 teams that are good.

http://www.rpiratings.com/womrate.ph

Where in the top 70 are you seeing a team with a losing record?

As far as I can tell, the top 70 team with the worst record is Oklahoma, who at 13-12 is in the top 30 because their strength of schedule is so high.

 

[Checkmate]

Where in the top 70 are you seeing a team with a losing record?

As far as I can tell, the top 70 team with the worst record is Oklahoma, who at 13-12 is in the top 30 because their strength of schedule is so high.

corrected link; The Jeff Sagarin/CBN Women's College Basketball Ratings | RPIRatings.com

Kentucky and Iowa State have losing records

 

[Plebe]

corrected link; The Jeff Sagarin/CBN Women's College Basketball Ratings | RPIRatings.com

Kentucky and Iowa State have losing records

Kentucky is 95. Iowa State 102. Not top 70.

 

[Checkmate]

Kentucky is 95. Iowa State 102. Not top 70.

#57 and #68 on the Sagarin ratings

 

[Fightin Choke]

I don't think any other conference has anywhere close to 9 teams in the RPI top 70.

The Big Ten might not end up with more than one hosting team, but they're gonna have a slew of teams seeded 5 through 11.

The ACC has 9 in the top 70, and one team ranked 72nd. The B1G has 10 teams in the top 70, but perhaps it changed after you posted.

But how often is a team ranked 51st-70th given an at-large bid? I think the top 50 might be a better metric for selection as an at-large, but I haven't looked at the numbers.

 

[Plebe]

#57 and #68 on the Sagarin ratings

Uh, okay.
My original statement was on RPI top 70.

Edit to add: The Sagarin ratings are even more flattering of the Big Ten. It ranks 10 of their teams #62 or higher.

 

[Orangutan]

I don't think any other conference has anywhere close to 9 teams in the RPI top 70.

The Big Ten might not end up with more than one hosting team, but they're gonna have a slew of teams seeded 5 through 11.

The ACC also has 9 and Virginia Tech just outside the top 70 at 72.

Edit: Choke beat me to it...great minds

 

[Plebe]

The ACC also has 9 and Virginia Tech just outside the top 70 at 72.

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True indeed.

 

[Fightin Choke]

I hate making tables on this site but...

Conf.__Top 70__Top 50__Top 25__#Teams
AAC_____4______3______2_____11
ACC_____9______7______5_____15
B1G_____10_____7______4_____14
B12_____5______4______2_____10
BE _____5______4______2_____10
P12_____7______7______3_____12
SEC_____7______7______5_____14

Obviously the RPI is not the be-all, end-all, but the hosting 16 will most likely come from the top 25. The at-large selections will probably come from the top 50, but teams 51-70 teams still have ~3 games and their conference tournaments to improve their resume.

I was struck by the similarity between the BE and the B12. Obvouisly the B12 has 2 very good teams (presently RPI 5th and 11th), but the lack of B12 depth surprised me.

 

[Oldbones]

Might have gone unnoticed in the excitement over Tennessee losing again. Purdue beat the Terps 75-65 in College Park.

Technically a loss, I guess, but Maryland won the offensive boards big, won steals by wide margin, had fewer turnovers, shut Purdue down completely in the second quarter, and actually led into the fourth quarter, so it is least a 75 per cent win.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

I hate making tables on this site but...

Conf.__Top 70__Top 50__Top 25__#Teams
AAC_____4______3______2_____11
ACC_____9______7______5_____15
B1G_____10_____7______4_____14
B12_____5______4______2_____10
BE _____5______4______2_____10
P12_____7______7______3_____12
SEC_____7______7______5_____14

Obviously the RPI is not the be-all, end-all, but the hosting 16 will most likely come from the top 25. The at-large selections will probably come from the top 50, but teams 51-70 teams still have ~3 games and their conference tournaments to improve their resume.

I was struck by the similarity between the BE and the B12. Obvouisly the B12 has 2 very good teams (presently RPI 5th and 11th), but the lack of B12 depth surprised me.

Your RPI comments are spot-on, although when I would (in a few years) try to guess who was in, I usually looked in the top 70 just in case there was someone that got in for "odd" reasons. Very few of the top 50 RPI teams will not get in, and very few over 50 by at-large selection.

As to the Big 12, there isn't much past Baylor and Texas. Odd how they "pair" up - OK State and West Virginia have had decent years, OK State has one WTF loss and West Virginia about that. Then Oklahoma and TCU not setting the world on fire, K State and Iowa State having off years, and Kansas and Texas Tech, ugh.