Re: Selection Monday thread (unofficial) -- Cyclones hope to avoid 8/9 seed!
People have to quit getting caught up on our RPI only. The committee looks at more than just RPI - they look at wins vs. the top 100, SOS, how you played in the last 10 games.
We are 33rd in the NCAA RPI
Record vs. top 100 teams: 10-9
SOS # 39
Last 10 games: 6-4
Some Comparison from the B12
Oklahoma
RPI - 20
Record vs top 100 11-10
Lost 10 games 4-6
SOS 9
K-State
RPI - 39
Record vs top 100 9-9
Last 10 games 5-5
SOS 39
If you want good detail, go to
CollegeRPI.com - Women and check out the Gory Details information. Does a great job of breaking down some of the information the committee looks at in determining seeds.
Creme is usually pretty good at getting the right teams in, but his seeding is somewhat suspect after the top eight. Also, in the Women's Tourney they can bump seeds because of teams hosting. Example - in 2008, we were the 10 seed hosting in DSM, but got bumped to the seven seed as the host. As Kelsey Bolte said:
“People try to guess all the time where we’re going to go, but it’s never right,” Bolte said. “You might as well just wait for the real thing.”