The NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) is replacing the RPI as the main ranking system for the NCAA Tournament. It’s supposed to be a secret formula developed by Google and approved by the NCAA. It’s been puzzling people since it first appeared in late November and I’ve been trying to figure the puzzle out. Well, I have the basic picture figured out, using only five variables. Here’s how the ACC teams are doing. The best teams are at the bottom-right of each of these five plots.
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Q & A:
Q: What are these and how are they calculated?