Despite the emergence of numerous advanced statistical methods for evaluating college basketball teams, the NCAA tournament selection committee hasn’t evolved beyond RPI—but that is starting to change. Beginning this season, the NCAA is going to place a greater emphasis on winning road games against quality opponents.
“The emphasis of performing well on the road is important, as was the need for teams not to be penalized as much for road losses. Beating elite competition, regardless of the game location, will still be rewarded, but the committee wanted the team sheets to reflect that a road game against a team ranked 60th is mathematically more difficult and of higher quality than a home game versus a team ranked 35th.