This weekend, the NCAA Selection Committee will release their Top 16 teams for the NCAA Tournament. This does not mean that these will be the 16 teams on the top 4 seed lines come March, but it will provide an interesting look into the Committee’s thinking and decision-making process. I detailed earlier this year in my Bracketology 101 post the means and methods the Committee uses to determine the 68 teams in the Tournament field. They will conduct a mock exercise this week, only determining their Top 16 teams rather than the full field of 68. Last year was the first time this exercise was conducted, spurred by the success of the College Football Playoff Committee’s weekly rankings reveal.
NCAA Selection Committee Will Show How New Elements Impact Decision-Making
