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Late Thursday night, the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee revealed its Top 16 teams if the tournament selection were to happen today. Reveals like this are important in that they take some of the speculation out of bracketology work; the top teams no longer have to guess where they stand. Analysts can review trends and determine what factors in a team’s resume that this particular committee likes better than others.
One note before we dig in: Thursday’s results — including Iowa’s loss at Indiana — were not factored into the committee’s rankings. It's doubtful that outcome would have changed much for Iowa anyway, but it’s still worth noting that the reveal wasn’t updated to account for that result.
1—South Carolina (SEC)
2—Indiana (Big Ten)
3—Stanford (PAC 12)
4—UConn (Big East)
2 Seeds
5—LSU (SEC)
6—Utah (Pac 12)
7—Iowa (Big Ten)
8—Duke (ACC)
3 Seeds
9—Maryland (Big Ten)
10—Notre Dame (ACC)
11—Michigan (Big Ten)
12—Texas (Big 12)
4 Seeds
13—Virginia Tech (ACC)
14—North Carolina (ACC)
15—Villanova (Big East)
16—Ohio State (Big Ten)
ESPN and the Committee’s Top 10 teams were all the same. The only difference of note in their top 10s was the Committee had Duke on the 2-line (8th overall) with Maryland as a 3-seed (9th overall), while ESPN switched the two with each other.
More substantially, ESPN was much higher on Ohio State (11th) than the Committee (16th). That’s bad news for Iowa, because Iowa’s win in Columbus is one of the best on its resume. Hopefully Ohio State will pick things up again and improve its standing.
The only team the Committee had in its top 16 that ESPN didn’t was Villanova (ESPN had FSU instead).
MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/wbb-selection-committee-first-top-16-reveal
Late Thursday night, the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee revealed its Top 16 teams if the tournament selection were to happen today. Reveals like this are important in that they take some of the speculation out of bracketology work; the top teams no longer have to guess where they stand. Analysts can review trends and determine what factors in a team’s resume that this particular committee likes better than others.
One note before we dig in: Thursday’s results — including Iowa’s loss at Indiana — were not factored into the committee’s rankings. It's doubtful that outcome would have changed much for Iowa anyway, but it’s still worth noting that the reveal wasn’t updated to account for that result.
Selection Committee’s Top 16
1 Seeds1—South Carolina (SEC)
2—Indiana (Big Ten)
3—Stanford (PAC 12)
4—UConn (Big East)
2 Seeds
5—LSU (SEC)
6—Utah (Pac 12)
7—Iowa (Big Ten)
8—Duke (ACC)
3 Seeds
9—Maryland (Big Ten)
10—Notre Dame (ACC)
11—Michigan (Big Ten)
12—Texas (Big 12)
4 Seeds
13—Virginia Tech (ACC)
14—North Carolina (ACC)
15—Villanova (Big East)
16—Ohio State (Big Ten)
Similarities and Differences Between Committee and ESPN
The biggest difference for Iowa fans is that ESPN had Iowa 5th overall and the Committee had Iowa 7th overall. That said, ESPN thought the gap between 4 through 7 was fairly small, and there’s a good chance the Committee feels the same.ESPN and the Committee’s Top 10 teams were all the same. The only difference of note in their top 10s was the Committee had Duke on the 2-line (8th overall) with Maryland as a 3-seed (9th overall), while ESPN switched the two with each other.
More substantially, ESPN was much higher on Ohio State (11th) than the Committee (16th). That’s bad news for Iowa, because Iowa’s win in Columbus is one of the best on its resume. Hopefully Ohio State will pick things up again and improve its standing.
The only team the Committee had in its top 16 that ESPN didn’t was Villanova (ESPN had FSU instead).
MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/wbb-selection-committee-first-top-16-reveal
