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RankSchoolConferenceRecord
1ArizonaPac-128-0
2HoustonBig 1210-0
3BYUBig 128-1
4PurdueBig Ten9-1
5CreightonBig East8-1
6BaylorBig 128-0
7UConnBig East9-1
8MarquetteBig East8-2
9TennesseeSEC6-3
10Iowa St.Big 127-2
11PrincetonIvy League9-0
12Indiana St.MVC8-1
13OklahomaBig 129-0
14ClemsonACC9-0
15Texas A&MSEC7-2
16AlabamaSEC6-3
17KansasBig 128-1
18Fla. AtlanticAAC7-2
19IllinoisBig Ten7-2
20WisconsinBig Ten7-3
21VirginiaACC8-1
22Colorado St.Mountain West9-1
23Washington St.Pac-127-1
24AuburnSEC6-2
25New MexicoMountain West9-1
26CincinnatiBig 127-1
27James MadisonSun Belt8-0
28South CarolinaSEC8-1
29Mississippi St.SEC7-2
30San Diego St.Mountain West7-2
31Utah St.Mountain West7-1
32UtahPac-127-2
33GonzagaWCC6-2
34DukeACC6-3
35Ohio St.Big Ten8-2
36Miami (FL)ACC7-1
37Grand CanyonWAC8-1
38North CarolinaACC7-2
39KentuckySEC7-2
40McNeeseSouthland4-2
41PittsburghACC7-3
42DaytonAtlantic 107-2
43FloridaSEC6-3
44Louisiana TechCUSA6-2
45IowaBig Ten5-4
46San FranciscoWCC5-3
47DrakeMVC8-1
48TCUBig 127-1
49App StateSun Belt5-2
50NorthwesternBig Ten6-1
51VillanovaBig East7-4
52St. John's (NY)Big East6-2
53NevadaMountain West7-1
54ProvidenceBig East7-2
55WashingtonPac-126-3
56LibertyCUSA6-3
57NC StateACC6-2
58George MasonAtlantic 107-2
59ButlerBig East8-2
60ColoradoPac-126-2
61TexasBig 127-2
62Virginia TechACC7-3
63UC IrvineBig West5-4
64MemphisAAC6-2
65UCFBig 126-2
66UICMVC5-3
67OregonPac-126-2
68Southern CaliforniaPac-125-3
69Kansas St.Big 128-2
70XavierBig East5-5
71DuquesneAtlantic 107-2
72HofstraCAA5-3
73Southern Ill.MVC5-2
74RutgersBig Ten6-3
75St. BonaventureAtlantic 107-2
76Purdue Fort WayneHorizon8-1
77SMUAAC5-4
78NebraskaBig Ten7-2
79Michigan St.Big Ten4-4
80Texas TechBig 126-2
81UMass LowellAmerica East4-3
82Saint Joseph'sAtlantic 107-2
83CornellIvy League6-2
84Ole MissSEC8-0
85Saint Mary's (CA)WCC4-5
86DelawareCAA5-3
87LongwoodBig South7-1
88Wake ForestACC6-3
89Portland St.Big Sky5-2
90MassachusettsAtlantic 105-2
91Boston CollegeACC7-3
92UNC GreensboroSoCon6-1
93North TexasAAC4-3
94ToledoMAC5-4
95SyracuseACC6-3
96MichiganBig Ten4-5
97MissouriSEC7-3
98Seton HallBig East5-4
99High PointBig South6-3
100CharlotteAAC5-4
101George WashingtonAtlantic 108-2
102Wichita St.AAC6-3
103BradleyMVC6-3
104TulaneAAC6-2
105AkronMAC5-3
106OaklandHorizon6-5
107Missouri St.MVC7-3
108DavidsonAtlantic 106-3
109Arizona St.Pac-126-3
110Youngstown St.Horizon5-3
111HarvardIvy League6-3
112ArkansasSEC6-4
113EvansvilleMVC6-2
114RichmondAtlantic 105-5
115Boise St.Mountain West4-3
116MaristMAAC6-2
117Prairie ViewSWAC3-3
118ColgatePatriot5-4
119Kent St.MAC5-3
120MinnesotaBig Ten7-3
121HawaiiBig West5-1
122Western Caro.SoCon6-2
123UCLAPac-124-3
124IndianaBig Ten7-2
125NIUMAC4-4
126UNCWCAA4-2
127GeorgiaSEC6-3
128Wright St.Horizon3-5
129Seattle UWAC5-3
130VCUAtlantic 104-5
131SFAWAC4-5
132DrexelCAA5-5
133LipscombASUN5-5
134Tarleton St.WAC5-2
135Florida St.ACC4-4
136Col. of CharlestonCAA4-4
137VermontAmerica East6-3
138South Dakota St.Summit League3-5
139Weber St.Big Sky3-3
140Santa ClaraWCC6-3
141BelmontMVC7-3
142SamfordSoCon5-2
143Loyola ChicagoAtlantic 105-4
144CanisiusMAAC5-5
145California BaptistWAC4-2
146Long Beach St.Big West5-4
147Penn St.Big Ten5-5
148Oral RobertsSummit League2-4
149DenverSummit League4-4
150San Jose St.Mountain West5-5
151YaleIvy League4-5
152Morehead St.OVC4-3
153MonmouthCAA5-4
154Georgia TechACC5-3
155Utah ValleyWAC4-4
156New HampshireAmerica East5-4
157LouisianaSun Belt3-4
158TulsaAAC5-2
159Oklahoma St.Big 123-5
160Air ForceMountain West7-3
161UNIMVC2-7
162Utah TechWAC4-4
163ColumbiaIvy League5-3
164UT ArlingtonWAC3-4
165Western Ky.CUSA4-3
166WoffordSoCon4-5
167OhioMAC5-4
168Southern U.SWAC3-6
169TempleAAC4-3
170MaineAmerica East7-4
171Saint Peter'sMAAC3-5
172WyomingMountain West4-3
173Bowling GreenMAC5-3
174Norfolk St.MEAC5-3
175LMU (CA)WCC5-4
176LSUSEC5-4
177UC Santa BarbaraBig West3-3
178Sam HoustonCUSA4-5
179North Dakota St.Summit League4-4
180La SalleAtlantic 108-2
181Georgia St.Sun Belt3-5
182MarylandBig Ten5-4
183UT MartinOVC3-4
184FurmanSoCon3-5
185MerrimackNEC3-6
186UAlbanyAmerica East5-3
187North Ala.ASUN3-4
188RadfordBig South5-4
189NichollsSouthland2-6
190PennIvy League4-5
191StanfordPac-124-4
192Illinois St.MVC5-4
193West VirginiaBig 124-5
194BryantAmerica East4-5
195ETSUSoCon3-4
196Notre DameACC4-5
197Northern Ariz.Big Sky5-5
198Northern Ky.Horizon4-5
199Oregon St.Pac-125-3
200The CitadelSoCon4-4
201Cal St. FullertonBig West4-4
202IonaMAAC3-6
203UNLVMountain West3-4
204Gardner-WebbBig South2-6
205South Fla.AAC3-4
206Jacksonville St.CUSA3-6
207Texas St.Sun Belt3-5
208HowardMEAC3-5
209Eastern Wash.Big Sky1-6
210Cleveland St.Horizon5-5
211Kennesaw St.ASUN5-3
212San DiegoWCC6-4
213UC San DiegoBig West3-5
214TowsonCAA5-5
215Southern UtahWAC2-6
216ChattanoogaSoCon4-3
217NortheasternCAA4-6
218Little RockOVC4-5
219Saint LouisAtlantic 105-5
220WinthropBig South5-3
221FordhamAtlantic 104-5
222MontanaBig Sky2-4
223St. Thomas (MN)Summit League4-4
224CSUNBig West4-3
225Rhode IslandAtlantic 104-4
226Abilene ChristianWAC3-6
227QuinnipiacMAAC6-2
228SIUEOVC4-4
229TroySun Belt2-5
230Murray St.MVC2-5
231Tennessee St.OVC3-3
232South DakotaSummit League4-3
233MarshallSun Belt3-6
234GeorgetownBig East5-4
235Lamar UniversitySouthland3-5
236PortlandWCC4-5
237BinghamtonAmerica East5-4
238Fresno St.Mountain West4-4
239Arkansas St.Sun Belt3-7
240Alabama St.SWAC2-4
241PepperdineWCC4-7
242South AlabamaSun Belt4-4
243UNC AshevilleBig South2-5
244Queens (NC)ASUN4-5
245Miami (OH)MAC3-5
246IdahoBig Sky4-4
247BellarmineASUN1-7
248BrownIvy League2-8
249CaliforniaPac-123-6
250Southern Miss.Sun Belt3-4
251Idaho St.Big Sky2-6
252UABAAC4-5
253StetsonASUN3-4
254Ball St.MAC5-2
255Montana St.Big Sky2-4
256FairfieldMAAC3-6
257Boston U.Patriot2-6
258Mount St. Mary'sMAAC3-6
259UTEPCUSA3-4
260UC RiversideBig West2-6
261PresbyterianBig South5-4
262ElonCAA4-4
263Jackson St.SWAC2-7
264DePaulBig East2-7
265Old DominionSun Belt2-6
266JacksonvilleASUN5-3
267ULMSun Belt2-3
268RiceAAC2-6
269BucknellPatriot3-7
270East CarolinaAAC5-4
271Stony BrookCAA3-5
272Austin PeayASUN2-6
273Kansas CitySummit League2-6
274MercerSoCon3-5
275Delaware St.MEAC4-7
276Central Conn. St.NEC2-6
277Green BayHorizon3-6
278LouisvilleACC4-5
279Texas SouthernSWAC0-7
280Western Ill.OVC2-6
281Robert MorrisHorizon1-7
282Eastern Ky.ASUN1-4
283WagnerNEC3-4
284NavyPatriot2-6
285FDUNEC4-5
286UC DavisBig West2-5
287North DakotaSummit League4-4
288VanderbiltSEC4-5
289Middle Tenn.CUSA4-6
290Northern Colo.Big Sky2-4
291DartmouthIvy League1-6
292ManhattanMAAC3-5
293Eastern Ill.OVC2-5
294A&M-Corpus ChristiSouthland2-5
295New OrleansSouthland1-5
296Cal PolyBig West2-7
297ValparaisoMVC3-6
298UIWSouthland2-6
299FIUCUSA3-7
300N.C. CentralMEAC2-7
301Florida A&MSWAC1-4
302UTSAAAC4-4
303Western Mich.MAC2-7
304Bethune-CookmanSWAC3-4
305OmahaSummit League1-6
306AmericanPatriot4-6
307USC UpstateBig South2-6
308FGCUASUN1-8
309UTRGVWAC1-7
310William & MaryCAA3-6
311Tex. A&M-CommerceSouthland2-6
312Eastern Mich.MAC4-4
313North FloridaASUN4-5
314Sacramento St.Big Sky1-7
315Central Mich.MAC3-6
316CSU BakersfieldBig West2-5
317LehighPatriot0-7
318Sacred HeartNEC3-7
319CampbellCAA2-6
320MilwaukeeHorizon2-6
321Tennessee TechOVC1-6
322AlcornSWAC0-7
323Chicago St.DI Independent3-8
324Loyola MarylandPatriot1-9
325Southeastern La.Southland0-7
326Le MoyneNEC1-7
327NJITAmerica East2-7
328LindenwoodOVC2-6
329New Mexico St.CUSA1-6
330UMBCAmerica East4-7
331Ark.-Pine BluffSWAC1-7
332RiderMAAC1-7
333HamptonCAA1-5
334Alabama A&MSWAC1-7
335LIUNEC1-7
336VMISoCon0-8
337NiagaraMAAC1-6
338South Carolina St.MEAC1-8
339UMESMEAC1-6
340LafayettePatriot0-10
341Saint Francis (PA)NEC2-5
342Southern Ind.OVC0-9
343Southeast Mo. St.OVC1-7
344Coastal CarolinaSun Belt1-6
345Army West PointPatriot1-8
346Northwestern St.Southland0-8
347Detroit MercyHorizon0-9
348Morgan St.MEAC1-8
349IUPUIHorizon1-7
350Charleston So.Big South1-5
351Ga. SouthernSun Belt0-9
352Central Ark.ASUN1-9
353Holy CrossPatriot2-8
354PacificWCC4-7
355BuffaloMAC0-9
356GramblingSWAC0-6
357N.C. A&TCAA0-8
358StonehillNEC1-10
359Houston ChristianSouthland0-7
360Coppin St.MEAC1-10
361SienaMAAC2-8
362Mississippi Val.SWAC0-9

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Men’s Basketball and NET Rankings: A Deeper Dive

Introduction to NET Rankings

Ever tuned into a men’s basketball game and wondered how those net rankings were determined? Well, welcome to the world of the NCAA Evaluation Tool, commonly known as NET.

What is the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET)?

The NCAA launched this new ranking system as an evolution in assessing team performance. Unlike older systems, NET provides a comprehensive picture, factoring in multiple elements from game results to game locations and opponent ranking.

Why the new ranking system matters?

In the fluid landscape of college basketball, where every dribble counts, having an accurate and holistic ranking system is crucial. This is where NET shines, becoming an instrumental tool, especially when it’s March Madness season!

The Quadrant System Explained

A crucial part of NET is the Quadrant System. But what are these quadrants?

Quadrant 1: Home 31-75 Neutral, 51-100 Away

This is the crème de la crème. Wins here are gold. Think of it as playing against top-tier teams in high-pressure situations.

Quadrant 2: Home 31-75 Neutral

Still highly valuable, but slightly less intense than Quadrant 1 games.

Quadrant 3: Home 76-160 Neutral, 101-200 Away

Mid-tier games fall under this category. While wins are crucial, losses here can be significant setbacks.

Quadrant 4: Home 161+ and Neutral 201+

This quadrant represents the lower tier of games. Winning is expected for top teams, but an upset can drastically hurt a team’s net rank.

Breaking Down the Components

Team Value Index and its significance

In essence, the Team Value Index gauges the quality of a team’s wins. It’s an intricate balance, considering both who you beat and where you beat them.

Adjusted Win Percentage: What does it reveal?

This metric zeroes in on the team performance, revealing patterns in winning. Do teams fare better at home or away? It provides a clear snapshot.

Defensive Efficiency and Net Efficiency: The balance

Both components offer insight into a team’s defensive prowess. It’s not just about scoring; it’s about how well you can defend. A high defensive efficiency rating means you’re locking down opponents, while net efficiency evaluates the team’s overall balance.

The Importance of Game Location

Game locations, be it home, neutral, or away, significantly affect the NET ranking. High-pressure away games against top-tier teams are gold mines for boosting rankings, but they come with increased risks.

Team Sheets: A Snapshot of Performance

These are basically a team’s resume. Everything from wins, losses, to opponent’s free throw attempts can be found here. They provide a snapshot of how teams fare under different conditions.

NET Rankings and March Madness

Come March, all eyes are on the NCAA tournament. Predicting the landscape is no easy task, but with NET rankings, we have a reliable compass, guiding us through the chaos, helping in assessing teams based on their season-long performances.

Conclusion: The Evolution of College Basketball Rankings

From relying solely on win-loss records to now, delving deep with metrics like net efficiency, the world of men’s basketball rankings has evolved. And as fans, it only adds layers to our enjoyment, understanding the sport’s nuances as we cheer our teams on.

Moreover, the selection committee has shown a pronounced inclination towards the quadrant 1 games when determining the brackets for the NCAA tournament. This not only rewards teams for playing tougher opponents but also gives us fans thrilling games to watch.

Speaking of rewarding, the system takes into account offensive efficiency just as meticulously as its defensive counterpart. After all, a game where you score prolifically but allow just as many points can be as problematic as a low-scoring one.

Another crucial statistic? Opponent’s turnovers. In games I recall like the ones with scores 23-11 or 26-8, the ability of a team to force mistakes and capitalize on them made all the difference.

Now, while the top tiers, especially quadrant 1 home games and those in the neutral 1-50 away category, get a lot of attention, it’s worth noting that every game counts. Even matches that don’t seem to impact a national champion race or determine conference champions can play a pivotal role in NET rankings. A game at home 1-30 neutral can have as much impact on the team sheets as any big-ticket game.

To put this into perspective, consider this: A game where the score is 14-18 can shift the total points average of a team, affecting their rank. Games with scores like 5-27 or 17-15 might seem outliers, but they provide invaluable data, especially when analyzing close games.

Of course, there are certain scores, say 20-13 or 9-23, that resonate with fans due to their historical significance or sheer unpredictability. These numbers, like 26-9, 31-6, 8-23, 9-22, and 11-21, aren’t just statistics; they tell tales of underdogs triumphing or giants faltering.

Remember the game with a scoreline of 16-17? It was a nail-biter, emphasizing how even a single point can have monumental consequences, whether you’re aiming for a quadrant 1 home advantage or trying to bolster your standing in the eyes of the selection committee.

One important component often overlooked is the away games, even those that fall in categories like away 241. Every match, every point, every play contributes to the broader narrative, defining the journey of teams through the season.

Whether you’re analyzing scores like 19-14, 23-13, or 15-16, the NET system ensures that each data point, each game, and each moment is valued. After all, in the road to March Madness and the quest to be crowned the national champion, every dribble counts.

In Closing

With the ever-growing emphasis on analytics in sports, tools like NET rankings in college basketball serve as a beacon. They offer a comprehensive look into team performances, weighing in on everything from offensive efficiency to the ability to force opponent’s turnovers. For fans, players, and analysts, the NET system has added layers of depth, enriching the beautiful game of basketball.

NET has been around for 5 years now as the preferred tool of the NCAA selection committee. More elements than only winning percentage are included in the NET. It considers game outcomes, the difficulty of the opponent’s schedule, the venue of the game, the scoring margin, net offensive and defensive efficiency, and the caliber of victories and losses. It serves as both a predictive and results-driven metric.

After consulting with the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, leading basketball analytics specialists, and Google Cloud Professional Services, the NET rankings methodology was upgraded in the summer of 2018.

The 2017-18 season’s late-season games, including those from the NCAA tournament, served as the initial test sets for a rating algorithm that made use of machine learning methods. The model was improved until it was as accurate as feasible by using it to forecast game results in test sets.

The NET makes advantage of that model.

A team’s first game counts the same as its 30th game because the NET rankings did not take into account the game order or date.

The NET will no longer use winning percentage, adjusted winning percentage, or scoring margin as a result of the modifications announced in May 2020. After consulting with Google Cloud Professional Services, which collaborated with the NCAA to create the original NET, the committee decided to make the alteration.