Newest NET ranking (ie, the one that counts)

[sun]

I think that's clearly true. But does the NET algorithm distinguish this? I haven't looked at any efficiency numbers for those games, so I'm curious if that would reveal the lopsided character of those games for the algorithm.

I recall reading an article about an NET update that said that (about) a 10 point win was in effect the maximum benefiit that would be weighted within the formula.
That was because blowouts had previously been given more weight, but apparently that was changed.

 

[Plebe]

I think that's clearly true. But does the NET algorithm distinguish this? I haven't looked at any efficiency numbers for those games, so I'm curious if that would reveal the lopsided character of those games for the algorithm.

Not as far as I know. Sport stat geeks have long talked about “game control” (in-game score margin and win probability) but I've never seen any report that this is specifically tracked by the NET.

However, I'm sure this is something the committee members would be watching for and, when the time comes, discussing. Obviously there's a huge difference between a 20-point deficit that shrinks to 10 in the final 3 minutes vs. a one-possession game that becomes a 10-point win in the final minute.