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Message: [QUOTE="DefenseBB, post: 3445072, member: 7492"] I am an analyst by trade, so I am operating under the understanding that the NCAAT Committee uses RPI with some minor leeway on their assessments (teams need to be over .500; SoS, good Q1 wins-Quadrant 1 is defined as the top 50 RPI schools; schools playing better lately vs. schools stinking lately-tOSU vs. WVU). I need to reach out to my peers here to correct any flaws my hypothesis I am about to postulate on. [LIST] [*]There are 32 conferences with automatic bids. [*]16 of the those conferences have teams within the top 48-50 RPI ratings. [*]That means 16 conferences are outside the 48-50 range that will get a bid. [*]64 teams in the NCAAT minus 16 teams outside means the top 48 schools to vie for the remaining slots (16 automatic bids and the 32 at-large bids). [*]So, in theory, if your team is ranked 49 or higher in RPI, you are on the outside looking in with only a handful of regular season conference games to go to move your RPI. [*]That's my understanding. What am I missing? [/LIST] Now having said that, I am dumbfounded then that #54 Tennessee at 17-8, with a Quadrant 1 record of 1-8 with the 1 win over #28 LSU could be a) Ranked by any voter (6 freakin votes this week) b) or even considered on the bubble with 4 straight losses, 5-5 last 10 record. What hasn't been mentioned is UCF is at #41 RPI with a 1-4 Q1 (#17 Central Mich) yet I haven't heard them mentioned in or even as a bubble team, why? UCF SoS is #42 while Tenn is #75, UCF OOC is #20 while Tenn is #258. UCF has 4 straight wins, 6-4 in their last 10. Seriously, Tenn does not deserve to be in the NCAAT. There was some debate on Nebraska who is 16-10 but whose RPI is #86, SoS is #53, OOC is #264. Their Q1 is 3-9: their wins are #10 Iowa, #31 Duke, #35 Mich while they have 2 bad losses of Mich St #92, #71 Minn . The last good win came on Jan 19th, a month ago. They are 3-9 in their last 12. Why are they even a discussion at #86??? Next... What say you my knowledgeable colleagues because clearly I am confused. [/QUOTE]

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