Updated NET (NCAA Evaluation Tool) rankings, historically the most reliable predictor of March Madness field:
#1 Houston, future Big 12 member (next school year)
#2 Alabama, which Oklahoma beat
#4 Purdue, which WVU trailed by only 4 with 5 minutes to go before losing by 12
#9 Texas
#10 Kansas
#11 Baylor
#13 Iowa State, which WVU just upset
#17 Kansas State
#19 West Virginia (up from 21 last week)
#24 TCU
#25 Xavier, which beat WVU by single digit
#32 Auburn, which WVU upset (Auburn was #15 at tipoff time)
#35 Oklahoma State
#51 Pitt, which WVU trounced
#63 Oklahoma
#74 Texas Tech (ONE W in Big 12 which may get NINE teams in March Madness and by rule Big 12 teams will have to be spread over all 8 quads)
#77 Marshall (so much for being at WVU’s level!)
That's 90% of Big 12 teams in March Madness selection territory at this time. More tough games left, of course.
The Ratings Power Index (RPI) is made up of three components:
• A team's winning percentage
• Average opponent's winning percentage
• Average opponent's opponent's winning percentage
The NET includes more components than just winning percentage. It takes into account game results, strength of schedule (WVU IS 7TH IN THAT CATEGORY), game location, scoring margin, net offensive and defensive efficiency, and the quality of wins and losses.
#1 Houston, future Big 12 member (next school year)
#2 Alabama, which Oklahoma beat
#4 Purdue, which WVU trailed by only 4 with 5 minutes to go before losing by 12
#9 Texas
#10 Kansas
#11 Baylor
#13 Iowa State, which WVU just upset
#17 Kansas State
#19 West Virginia (up from 21 last week)
#24 TCU
#25 Xavier, which beat WVU by single digit
#32 Auburn, which WVU upset (Auburn was #15 at tipoff time)
#35 Oklahoma State
#51 Pitt, which WVU trounced
#63 Oklahoma
#74 Texas Tech (ONE W in Big 12 which may get NINE teams in March Madness and by rule Big 12 teams will have to be spread over all 8 quads)
#77 Marshall (so much for being at WVU’s level!)
That's 90% of Big 12 teams in March Madness selection territory at this time. More tough games left, of course.
The Ratings Power Index (RPI) is made up of three components:
• A team's winning percentage
• Average opponent's winning percentage
• Average opponent's opponent's winning percentage
The NET includes more components than just winning percentage. It takes into account game results, strength of schedule (WVU IS 7TH IN THAT CATEGORY), game location, scoring margin, net offensive and defensive efficiency, and the quality of wins and losses.
