The NCAA is ditching the RPI for its own metric system.
The new NCAA Evaluation Tool, which will be called the “NET,” will be the primary tool for sorting, evaluating and ranking teams, beginning this upcoming season. The NET will rely on game results, strength of schedule, game location, scoring margin, net offensive and defensive efficiency, and the quality of wins and losses, according to its explanation on the NCAA’s website here.
Dan Gavitt, senior vice president of basketball for the NCAA, said, “What has been developed is a contemporary method of looking at teams analytically, using results-based and predictive metrics that will assist the Men’s Basketball Committee as it reviews games throughout the season.