BirdsEyeView wrote:
I get that, but Shockernet users and you are not on the committee.
The committee looked and decided we really want to exclude Monmouth so which of all the stats available can we use to justify excluding them? Ditto for Syracuse, but from the opposite perspective (how to include them). This is the problem. They most likely used RPI for some inclusions, KenPom for others, BPI for others and so on.
Vandy has a crap RPI, so they ignored that and looked at your other stats.
We agree on principle man, I just don't agree with Vanderbilt being in the list of schools that they had to find a reason to include. They have a pretty strong resume compared to the rest of the bubble.
It's obvious they pick and choose what metrics they want to use for who. I agree Monmouth should have been in over Syracuse, etc. They need a consistent metric that's measurable and known by everyone heading into the season. I agree with 99% of your post. If you wouldn't have named Vanderbilt I would have agreed with 100%. We're not far off here.