The first ever Stats Corner article (see here) was an explanation of the new NET Ranking the NCAA is using to offer suggestions, as an “organizational piece” (NCAA official website quote), to help the committee decide who gets into the tournament. Other quotes from the NCAA describe the NET ranking as “not a deciding factor” and “not going to determine if a team is in or out of the bracket.” You can come up with your own translation how this will affect mid-majors. This week we are going to look at the NET ranking (as of February 24th) for the bottom 6 teams in the Mountain West (the ones who are not playing in the post-season) and next week, we cover the top five teams and look at their post season chances.
Stats Corner: NET Ranking the Bottom 6
