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Kenpom reveals clear anti-SEC, pro-B1G bias in NCAA Tourney selection
Posted on 3/14/22 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 3/14/22 at 5:20 pm
Kenpom is widely considered the best and most accurate ranking system in college basketball, as most of you probably know. The rankings can be found at kenpom.com (NCAA tournament teams are highlighted red).
If you analyze the rankings and selections, it doesn't take long to realize how favorably the Big Ten (B1G) was treated compared to all other conferences, in particular the SEC.
Every B1G team in the bubble-range received a bid (6 out of 6), including 18-13 Rutgers at #74 (#77 in the NCAA's official "NET" rankings).
By contrast, none of the SEC teams were selected, including 23-12 Texas A&M at #43 (in both Kenpom and NET).
So, what exactly was the selection committee's rationale for putting in Rutgers over Texas A&M?...
The SEC deserves an explanation considering how much money this cost the conference (payouts are based on # of bids/wins). Money that should be going to the SEC, going to the Big Ten instead. Not to mention, how unfair it is to the teams.
Here's a graphic that helps illustrate it:
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If you analyze the rankings and selections, it doesn't take long to realize how favorably the Big Ten (B1G) was treated compared to all other conferences, in particular the SEC.
Every B1G team in the bubble-range received a bid (6 out of 6), including 18-13 Rutgers at #74 (#77 in the NCAA's official "NET" rankings).
By contrast, none of the SEC teams were selected, including 23-12 Texas A&M at #43 (in both Kenpom and NET).
So, what exactly was the selection committee's rationale for putting in Rutgers over Texas A&M?...
The SEC deserves an explanation considering how much money this cost the conference (payouts are based on # of bids/wins). Money that should be going to the SEC, going to the Big Ten instead. Not to mention, how unfair it is to the teams.
Here's a graphic that helps illustrate it:
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This post was edited on 8/9/22 at 8:12 pm
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Posted on 3/14/22 at 5:25 pm to zounami
Missouri and Ole Miss ruined everyone's strength of schedule.
Posted on 3/14/22 at 5:25 pm to zounami
Sankey is gonna have to grow a pair. I believe our rep either is or was an Alabama AD (I'm assuming he'd be the SEC monitor). I don't know if he fought the good fight or if he just let the committee run roughshod without challenge but we need better representation and Sankey needs to raise some hell over it. There's no justification for a ton of what happened.
Posted on 3/14/22 at 5:26 pm to dbeck
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Missouri and Ole Miss ruined everyone's strength of schedule.
We had a top SOS.
Posted on 3/14/22 at 5:26 pm to zounami
Aggie definitely got hosed
Posted on 3/14/22 at 5:50 pm to zounami
We get a good amount of bias in football. Though not apples to apples because football doesn't have a 64 team tournament, we definitely get preferential treatment. Maybe its because of perceived fan support in the SEC vs. B1G?
Posted on 3/14/22 at 6:05 pm to zounami
Looks like Wake Forest got screwed also.
Posted on 3/14/22 at 6:20 pm to Auburn80
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Looks like Wake Forest got screwed also.
and SEC-bound Oklahoma, the highest-ranked team to NOT receive a bid
This post was edited on 3/14/22 at 6:23 pm
Posted on 3/14/22 at 6:21 pm to TMRebel
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We get a good amount of bias in football. Though not apples to apples because football doesn't have a 64 team tournament, we definitely get preferential treatment. Maybe its because of perceived fan support in the SEC vs. B1G?
True, but that "bias" is justified. This particular bias is NOT, as I explained in the OP.
This post was edited on 3/14/22 at 6:25 pm
Posted on 3/14/22 at 6:34 pm to zounami
The east coast and big ten teams will always get the benefit of the doubt. The SEC will not in basketball. On the other side, the SEC will always get the benefit of the doubt in football.
Posted on 3/14/22 at 6:38 pm to zounami
TAMU and OU definitely got hosed.
Posted on 3/14/22 at 6:42 pm to zounami
If the Big Ten shows like they did last year, they should lose all of the respect they once had.
Last year nine Big 10 teams made the tournament, ONE team made the Sweet-16, ZERO made the Elite Eight.
That's almost impossible to do for a P5 conference.
Last year nine Big 10 teams made the tournament, ONE team made the Sweet-16, ZERO made the Elite Eight.
That's almost impossible to do for a P5 conference.
Posted on 3/14/22 at 6:46 pm to colbycovington
I'm guessing some of those Big 10 teams were overseeded or the ones on the bubble shouldn't have been invited.
Posted on 3/14/22 at 6:50 pm to razorjm
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On the other side, the SEC will always get the benefit of the doubt in football.
That’s a load of crap. In the last 10 years, about any of the 2 loss SEC teams were demonstrably better than the non-SEC teams in the playoff. The fact that the SEC provides the NCAA champion damn near every year, should mean an automatic playoff spot, rather than some some of the bullshite teams that have been included.
Posted on 3/14/22 at 6:51 pm to zounami
The committee would have been all about OU if they were a Big 10 team.
Posted on 3/14/22 at 6:51 pm to TMRebel
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We get a good amount of bias in football. Though not apples to apples because football doesn't have a 64 team tournament, we definitely get preferential treatment. Maybe its because of perceived fan support in the SEC vs. B1G?
We get preferential treatment because we've earned it. The SEC has beat the hell out of just about everyone for a long time now. Has the Big Ten really earned the respect they're getting as a basketball conference as of late? I know they sucked in the tournament last year. Based the data above, I won't be shocked if they suck again this year as well, and I hope they do. I love to hate the Big Ten and the bias they receive.
Posted on 3/14/22 at 6:58 pm to troyt37
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That’s a load of crap. In the last 10 years, about any of the 2 loss SEC teams were demonstrably better than the non-SEC teams in the playoff. The fact that the SEC provides the NCAA champion damn near every year, should mean an automatic playoff spot, rather than some some of the bullshite teams that have been included.
The SEC has had 2 playoff teams twice, which means one of those teams didn't win the SECCG. No other conference is going to get 2 teams in even if they both had 1 loss. You're nuts if you don't think there's SEC bias in football. Alabama dropped to #2 after losing to a mediocre A&M squad.
Posted on 3/14/22 at 7:02 pm to razorjm
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The east coast and big ten teams will always get the benefit of the doubt. The SEC will not in basketball. On the other side, the SEC will always get the benefit of the doubt in football.
Exactly. The Big Ten has always received preferential treatment in basketball and with little to show for it, outside of Indiana. I wanted to play Ohio State last year, because I knew that we'd win easily.
Posted on 3/14/22 at 7:13 pm to redeye
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Exactly. The Big Ten has always received preferential treatment in basketball and with little to show for it, outside of Indiana. I wanted to play Ohio State last year, because I knew that we'd win easily.
I did too because I live in buckeye country. Weird folks. But yeah, Michigan, Indiana and Rutgers getting in tells you all you need to know. A&M did exactly what Rutgers did, just in a tournament that Lunardi admitted was meaningless. Indiana didn't do anything except beat Purdue and that's it. They got in.
Posted on 3/14/22 at 7:21 pm to zounami
I’m with you about the SEC getting hosed… how does KenPom play into this though? I admittedly don’t know much about how the strength of schedule works but, the efficiency rankings are pretty objective aren’t they?
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