Once you introduce the polls or the eye test, you throw objectivity out the window. This is a lot of outrage over the last team included. And I think that much of it is because of Duke and the animus they face on this board.Lax101 wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 2:46 pmThis might be the 3rd year in a row that ND has traveled to BC for the NCAA. Would be nice to see some variety from the committee. ND is a good team but BC is not a favorable match-up for them. The game between MI and ND is a toss up. ND may never face BC. Wonder how much Cathy Reese being part of the selection committee impacted MD favorable seeding?suffolk wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 10:19 amThe committee get a grade of F-. Duke getting in is an absolute joke. The Navy head to head win over Duke should have gotten Navy in. I also think that a very talented Notre Dame team that has won 10 of their last 11 is a dangerous opponent for 2 seed Boston College. I think Maryland got a very favorable seed. That was a really bad loss at home to Rutgers. Penn beat them at Maryland. The Terps are ranked 11th but receive a 4 seed and home field?flushlax77 wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 7:26 am Duke getting in is a farce. They looked like a talented JV team last time out against BC. They need to get Loyola to OT in order to save face at all. If they get running clocked, the committee has explaining to do.
This comes down to the committee bringing in personal relationships from outside. It’s the only thing that makes any sense. Not sure if that’s part of the selection criteria?
Navy should have been in. The committee uses RPI in some cases (Fairfield getting in with the 50+ ranked strength of schedule) and ignores it other cases (Duke getting in with a top 10 ranked SOS and one good win). 6 ACC teams get in.
There needs to be a better way to do this. If I’m navy, I’m dropping Duke next year and trying to get as many top 20 ranked RPI teams as possible in order to get the golden win. Forget your record, you will be .500 with the Patriot League cupcakes. Add NW, Cuse, Maryland, Virginia, etc.
And Maryland may not be the 4th best team in the country right now , they absolutely deserve a strong seed based on the quality of the teams they beat earlier this season.
I happen to think the committee did a nice job and articulated a coherent methodology. Beat the strongest teams. Often.