We are coming off projecting 66 of the Field of 68: we had
in Temple & Colorado State vs. the committee awarding bids to UCLA &
Boise State, who were our last two cuts.
Here we test each region’s strength using SBPI on three
levels:
- Entire region (taking the top SBPI rating of the teams involved in the 4 play-in games)
- Top 8 in each region
- Top 4 in each region
|
AVG RANK
|
TOP 8 AVG RANK
|
TOP 4 AVG RANK
|
|
|
SOUTH
|
78.8
|
23.8
|
16.5
|
|
EAST
|
84.3
|
22.0
|
10.3
|
|
WEST
|
66.2
|
20.0
|
8.0
|
|
MIDWEST
|
66.1
|
30.3
|
30.8
|
For comparison purposes here is what the 2014 NCAA
Tournament field appeared:
|
AVG RANK
|
TOP 8 AVG RANK
|
TOP 4 AVG RANK
|
|
|
SOUTH
|
72.8
|
20.8
|
14.0
|
|
EAST
|
76.4
|
20.0
|
12.0
|
|
WEST
|
70.8
|
21.9
|
13.0
|
|
MIDWEST
|
65.7
|
24.4
|
14.3
|
The lower a score above the tougher the region – meaning we
see some interesting scenarios. We can
really see numerically here how EASY the Midwest, Kentucky’s region sets
up. Why does it appear as such on in the
Top 4 & Top 8 categories? Because #3
seed Notre Dame is ranked #54 in SBPI & #4 seed Maryland checks in at #57.
Let’s also check in on the mid/low major teams that are
making their 2nd straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament via
earning an automatic berth & compare their SBPI rating this year to last
year:
|
2015
|
2014
|
|
|
ALBANY
|
167.4
|
151.2
|
|
COASTAL CAROLINA
|
190.4
|
130.6
|
|
GONZAGA
|
327.2
|
287.9
|
|
HARVARD
|
248.5
|
273.1
|
|
MANHATTAN
|
179.4
|
244.8
|
|
NEW MEXICO STATE
|
187.2
|
199.3
|
|
NORTH DAKOTA STATE
|
170.2
|
253.6
|
|
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
|
233.7
|
190.4
|
|
TEXAS SOUTHERN
|
144.7
|
118.0
|
|
VCU
|
366.6
|
362.5
|
|
WOFFORD
|
208.0
|
175.6
|
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