Well, it is that time of the year again when we can begin speculating about the NCAA Tournament picture. Before we get into it, let's go over a few notes:
- The Committee looks at: Strength of Schedule, Head-to-Head Competition, RPI (wins against top 5, top 10, and top 20, losses verse teams outside the top 20 in RPI)
- There are 10 automatic qualifiers and eight at-large bids
- Only the top eight teams are seeded
- The #1 and #2 seeds play the winner of play-in games
- The four lowest rated AQs must play in the play-in game
- A team must have a winning record to be an at-large bid
- Non-seeded teams are placed with geographic consideration
- First round matchups are determined with consideration given to separate conference oppenents
This year, we have a pretty solid 1-5 grouping of teams.