Matt Stamey/The Gainesville Sun
College basketball has become a numbers game. Not just in shooting percentage or 3-point percentage or points per possession. But in RPI and BPI and KenPom.com index ratings as well.
How teams schedule often determine the difference between an NCAA bid or an NIT invite. With the SEC only earning three NCAA Tournament berths in 2016, coaches from around the league are trying to build more challenging schedules for the 2016-17 season.
But many also have been left bewildered about the criteria the NCAA Selection Committee has used to determine at-large bids.