Selection Committee Analytics

How about those seeds?

Jesse Fischer • March 13, 2017
Photo: oatsy40

As a follow up from my last post, I wanted to take a quick look at selection committee seeding relative to The Numbers.


I'll leave it to the reader for detailed analysis but below are some quick observations.

Snubs

Higher RPI than The Numbers (tier 1)

RPI increased seed rank for higher tier teams?

  • Arizona (6)
  • Butler (13)
  • Minnesota (18)
  • Dayton (28)

Higher RPI than The Numbers (tier 2)

RPI minimal impact on lower tier teams?

  • VCU (40)
  • Nevada (47)
  • UNC-Wilmington (49)

Lower RPI than The Numbers

RPI lowered seed rank?

  • West Virginia (15)
  • Virginia (17)
  • Wisconsin (29)
  • Wichita State (38)
  • Kansas State (46)

Lower Seed Rank than RPI/The Numbers

Non-power conference bias?

  • SMU (21)
  • Saint Mary's (25)
  • Wichita State (38)

Higher Seed Rank than RPI/The Numbers

What does the committee know that The Numbers don't?

  • Florida State (10)
  • Maryland (23)