The Sun Belt Conference has scrapped its plans to introduce a new "pod" scheduling system, citing a desire to take more time to study the NET rankings -- which were utilized for the first time by the NCAA tournament selection committee last season -- and their impact on the league's postseason aspirations.
In the NET rankings last season, Georgia State and Georgia Southern, the Sun Belt's best teams, were ranked 126th and 128th in the NET. Per teamrankings.com, Georgia State and Georgia Southern would have had rankings of 50th and 78th under the old RPI system.