As we move into the Sweet 16 of this year’s NCAA Tournament
here is an update showing each team that remains, along with their SBPI
(SportsBoss Power Index) rating:
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ADJ RATINGS
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Team
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NCAA Seed
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REGION
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RANK
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Florida
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1
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SOUTH
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1
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Arizona
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1
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WEST
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2
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Virginia
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1
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EAST
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12
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Wisconsin
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2
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WEST
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6
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Michigan
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2
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MIDWEST
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15
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Iowa State
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3
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EAST
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23
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Louisville
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4
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MIDWEST
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4
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San Diego State
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4
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WEST
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13
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Michigan State
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4
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EAST
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17
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UCLA
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4
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SOUTH
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22
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Baylor
|
6
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WEST
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11
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Connecticut
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7
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EAST
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32
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Kentucky
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8
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MIDWEST
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14
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Stanford
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10
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SOUTH
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34
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Tennessee
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11
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MIDWEST
|
3
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Dayton
|
11
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SOUTH
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35
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As we can see from the above matrix of the 16 teams left in
the field 11 were ranked inside the Top 17 of the current SBPI – who has lost
from the SBPI Top 17 already?
- #5 Duke
- #7 Pitt (lost to #1 Florida)
- #8 Ohio State
- #9 Villanova
- #10 VCU
- #16 Syracuse
There are three Cinderella stories remaining according to
the SBPI and they are #32 UConn, #34 Stanford & #35 Dayton – meaning all
Sweet 16 teams are ranked in the Top 35 of the SBPI. Stanford will face Dayton with the winner
advancing to face either Florida or UCLA – so of the two biggest longshots
according to the SBPI still remaining in the field one of them will advance and
play in the Elite 8.
Tennessee has been ranked inside our Top 10 all season long,
and currently sit at #3 – so we are not surprised by their run thus far. Many other power ranking services have
recently caught on to how well the Vols are playing, but we have had them
ranked highly since first publishing our SBPI in early February. Baylor is another team that has ranked highly
in our SBPI since initial publishing, and they have reached the Sweet 16
currently sitting at #11.
The West region appears to be the toughest right now as all
4 teams remaining are ranked inside the Top 13 of SBPI, while the South region
has #1 Florida & three teams ranked #22 or worse. The Midwest is just behind the West with all
four teams inside the Top 15 of SBPI, while the East is on the weaker side
similar to the South with the top ranked team #12 Virginia.
Check back during the week for additional analysis on the
tournament.
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