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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 3873109, member: 10"] This from Jerry Palm. So does that render many of the posts in this thread moot? [B][I]Q[/I][/B][I]: "Why is [insert your team here] seeded in your bracket much lower than its metrics?" [B]Talk to the Palm[/B]: Because metrics aren't that important. To see what is important, [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/bracketology-explaining-the-team-sheets-the-selection-committee-uses-to-compare-ncaa-tournament-resumes/']read this link here[/URL]. But here is a relatively recent example. In 2017, [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/WICHST/wichita-state-shockers/']Wichita State[/URL] fans were killing me because I had them squarely on the bubble while it was in the top 10 in KenPom. The Shockers won the MVC Tournament, ended up 8th in KenPom's rankings and earned a 10-seed in the bracket. If all you have is metrics, you have nothing. The resume has to back it up. Even Ken Pomeroy thinks using his metrics in the selection process is a bad idea. At a meeting we attended when the NCAA was exploring replacing the RPI, he told the NCAA folks that they should not use his ratings because he is not measuring what they are trying to reward.[/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/talk-to-the-palm-bracketology-mailbag-explores-the-race-to-no-1-seeds-in-2021-ncaa-tournament/[/URL] [/QUOTE]