Selection Sunday is exactly two months away, March 17th. If you’re like me you’ve already started diving into all the relevant data surrounding the teams that will likely be heading to the dance. But even if you’re just the casual fan, you’re going to start hearing all about how these teams are ranked, and what that means for their seeding.
It used to be that a team’s “ranking” referred to one thing: The AP Poll. Since 1949 members of the media have been voting on college basketball, and today it’s the most visible “Top 25” in the sport.