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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 5211553, member: 7511"] There is absolutely no reason that you could not create a computerized selection system that would be every bit as good, if not better than the human system now in place. Whether through a series of algorithms or using AI, you could create a decision tree, weighting the various selection criteria, and adding hard factors such as AQ’s, separating teams from the same conferences in early rounds and so on. You could then beta test the program against prior year selections to validate it and then let it fly. After each year, a technical team could review the outcome, and adjust the program as needed to add or delete specific criteria, adjust the weighting, etc. If you really think the current system is better, I strongly suggest that you review the NCAA information on just how the present system works. The NCAA sends out a bunch of information to each member of the selection committee (AD’s & Conference Chairmen) who are supposed to review it on their own. Then they all show up over a couple days for coffee & donuts, dinner & cocktails and they take a series of votes. Every selection committee member shows up with their lists pretty much made up before they arrive. The chair of the committee can call for revotes and their may be some horse trading if a conflict occurs, but the idea that the 12 person committee pours over reams of data and thoroughly analyzes all of the relevant information before making their selections is simply not the case. [/QUOTE]

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