Few are the hoopaholics who were sad to see the demise of the NCAA tournament selection benchmark known as the RPI.
It was flawed. To say the least.
It has been replaced by a super secret formula -- locked in the same safe with Colonel Sanders’ fried chicken recipe I am told -- known as the NET.
I’d explain it, if I could. But, I dunno. So I shan’t.
What’s observable is the high regard the algorithm holds for such outliers as #7 Houston or #8 North Carolina State. As well as the disregard for such “better” teams like #24 Auburn.