NET Ratings (Updated 2/12)

UGA and Arkansas bubble

The announcer during our game said he would not be surprised if 10 to 13 SEC teams go dancing. That’s absurd.

Bama only 6th?

10 for sure will. I'd even say 11. 12 or 13 is possible but the problem is the the top few teams have been feasting on the teams in the 8-14 range and eating them alive. 15 of the 16 SEC teams had above average nonconference resumes but when you go 6-12 in league play it's just tough to get in the tourney

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NET when Tennessee loses again, but played good defense

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Not sure how or why they claim to factor in road wins and W/L. It's just a copy-paste from KenPom. There's almost nothing Houston or Tennessee could do at this point to finish the season outside the top 10 in NET.

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There's almost nothing Houston or Tennessee could do at this point to finish the season outside the top 10 in NET.

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Do NOT get me started on Houston

Pretty unprecedented when you think about it.

The Big Ten has 18 teams and may get up to 10 teams in. So just over half of the conference.

The SEC with 16 teams may get up to 13 in. Over 3/4 of the conference.

And The ACC has fallen off a cliff… 4 teams in out of 16.

The tables have turned.

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What has bitten us this season is the trend where we get a semi comfortable lead in the second half and then relax on the defensive end. Happened again last night, even though we extended the lead because our offensive efficiency was ridiculous.

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Yep - a garbage time stat in basketball would sure be helpful

@ Carolina - 34 1st half pts, 45 2nd half pts, led 70-52 (+18) with 10 mins left (Carolina scored 27 pts the last 10 mins, never got within 10)

Creighton - 31 1st half pts, 44 2nd half pts, led 65-52 (+13) with 7 mins left (Creighton scored 23 pts last 7 minutes)

South Dakota St - 33 1st half pts, 49 2nd half pts, led 77-56 (+19) with 10 mins left (SDSU scored 26 pts last 10 mins)

Oklahoma - 29 1st half pts, 50 2nd half pts, led 66-40 (+26) with 13 mins left (Oklahoma scored 39 pts over last 13 mins)

Vanderbilt - 31 1st half pts, 56 2nd half pts, led 67-45 (+22) with 12 mins left (Vanderbilt scored 42 pts over the last 12 mins)

Georgia - 28 1st half pts, 41 2nd half pts, led 66-45 (+21) with 10 mins left (Georgia scored 24 pts over the last 10 mins)

@ Arkansas - 34 1st half pts, 47 2nd half pts, led 67-50 (+17) with 9 mins left (Arkansas scored 31 pts over the last 9 mins)

@ Texas - 31 1st half pts, 49 2nd half pts, led 56-34 (+22) with 17 mins left (Texas scored 46 pts the last 17 mins)


It's still frustrating because we shouldn't slack off, but we clearly get to a point in games where we have a huge lead and defensive intensity falls off slightly and we are mentally content scoring with teams. It drives Oats nuts, but it's silly to be counted the same as defensive metrics in a close game - because they are not the same.

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I can’t remember if last year a NET of 44ish made you bubble

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There isn’t a crystal clear cut region. Apparently your own NET is secondary to the NET of everyone you’ve played and beaten (your “Resume”)

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This is also why people shouldn't dismiss Bama as a NC contender due that KenPom top 21 offense, top 31 defense thing. They can (and usually do) defend well when it matters.

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I mean it's pretty clear based on each individual game (and how often it has happened). And the way we play means you really have to focus to lock in defensively, which means any slight let down on that end can turn you into a run and gun offense only type team.....which is exactly what has happened to us with big leads in the back half of 2nd halves this season.

It pisses Oats off, and I don't love it either, but it makes sense and the numbers show it is clearly something that doesn't happen when games are in doubt. We're a top 20-25 defense in those situations. We're a 100-125 defense when we're up 15+ with less than 10 minutes left.