[NU Sports] Bubble?

[Beamsley, Jeff]

Seems like the committee has to create a series of filters that allows them to get to 60 or so teams and then they argue about the rest.

The pundits speculate every year on what those filters are going to be based on what past committees have used.

The filters this year appeared to be 20+ wins and then the quality of those wins (versus the quality of losses).  WKU with 15 wins is the only sub-20 team in the field and they are there because they won their tourney.

So even though NU had a high RPI, 18 wins wasn't enough to even be in the debate over who fills the last slots.

It's certainly possible, based on the nature of next year's committee that they will focus on something else and an 18 win team with "good" losses will get in.

Bottom line, at least for a team in the BT, get 20 wins including half your conference games.

Jeff

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The Washington coach was on the radio last night, and he didn't have any explanation of
how they didn't get picked, but he wasn't calling for changes to the system either.

Someone during the interview mentioned it was because of their pre-conference schedule and
one loss to a top RPI team. I guess beating everyone in a down conference doesn't count
any more.

rsl

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You're right.  Colorado is in.  But my original question stands.

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> Impossible. Cal did not win the Pac 12 tourney, colorado did
>
> Harry
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> How is it possible that Washington could win their conference regular 
> season
> championship and NOT make the NCAA tournament?  How could the once vaunted
> PAC-8/10/12/whatever only get one team (California) in the Dance, and
> they're only in the First Four?
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