Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Purdue | Metrics + record |
2 | Houston | Metrics + record |
3 | UConn | Record + pedigree + good metrics |
4 | North Carolina | Metrics + record |
5 | Tennessee | Metrics + record |
6 | Iowa State | Metrics + record |
7 | Auburn | Metrics + record |
8 | Duke | Record + pedigree |
9 | Arizona | Metrics + record |
10 | Kansas | Record + pedigree |
11 | BYU | Metrics + record |
12 | Alabama | Metrics - record |
13 | Wisconsin | Metrics + record |
14 | Illinois | Metrics + record |
15 | Marquette | Metrics + record |
16 | Creighton | Metrics + record |
17 | Kentucky | Metrics + record |
18 | Texas Tech | Record + metrics |
19 | New Mexico | Record + metrics |
20 | San Diego State | Metrics |
21 | Gonzaga | Decent metrics + WCC pedigree |
22 | Dayton | Record + Metrics |
23 | TCU | Decent metrics and just beat Baylor on the road |
24 | Indiana State | Record + metrics |
25 | Utah State | Record + metrics |
6 losses = be top 25 in both Kenpom and Barttorvik / 5 losses = be top 30 in both Kenpom and Barttorvik / 4 losses = be top 35 in both Kenpom and Barttorvik / 3 or 2 losses = be top 40 in both Kenpom and Barttorvik. This approach gives me a list of 24 teams. TCU and Gonzaga are the two who narrowly missed the cut, and then I kicked out Baylor for skidding hard.