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The calendar hasn’t turned from 2024 to 2025, yet already college basketball resumes are being built for March Madness and that includes one for Michigan basketball.
The race for seeding in the NCAA tournament is on and there are several criteria the selection committee looks at in order to make its assessment, in addition to subjective assessments like the “eyeball test.” Among them:
Head coach Dusty May of the Michigan Wolverines reacts in the first half of his game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Spectrum Center in the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.
Record: The team’s overall record, conference record, and nonconference record.
Strength of schedule: The strength of the teams the team played against.
Head-to-head results: The results of games between the teams being compared.
Conference championships: Whether a conference championship was won in the regular season, or tournament.
Common opponents: The results of games against common opponents.
Adjusted Net Efficiency (NET): The NCAA’s preferred metric measuring a team’s overall performance during the regular season.
Team Value Index: A results-oriented component of the NET that ranks teams based on who they beat and where they played.
Rating Percentage Index (RPI): A formula that ranks teams using a team’s winning percentage, opponents’ success and opponents’ strength of schedule.
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Michigan missed the postseason the past two seasons under Juwan Howard, including last year when they finished a program-worst 8-24 overall. Each week moving forward, the Free Press will take a look back at the Wolverines’ previous week and assess how their resume has changed and stacks up to the competition.
Michigan basketball results last week
Dec 19: 87-86 loss to Oklahoma at Spectrum Center — It was the most gut-wrenching loss of the year, as the Wolverines led the undefeated Sooners by double digits twice in the…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-12-23 11:09:00
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