If all goes according to plan, by next March the NET worth of Tad Boyle's Colorado basketball team will spark an invitation to the NCAA Tournament.
On Wednesday, the NCAA announced a shift in the primary metrics used to evaluate credentials for the 68-team NCAA tourney. The Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), in play for over 35 years, no longer will be the primary barometer for inclusion, and seeding, in the tournament field.
Instead, the upcoming 2018-19 season will introduce the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET), which reorganizes some of the priorities of the RPI while adding new dynamics to the equation.