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March Madness will be officially underway in just a few hours when the full 68-team NCAA Tournament bracket is released.
There are a handful of teams that are considered “locks” for the 68-team field that will get underway on Tuesday, March 17 with the first set of First Four games in Dayton. There are also a handful of teams that have already secured their spot in the field by way of winning their respective conference tournaments.
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But as the countdown to the Selection Sunday bracket reveal show on CBS at 6 p.m. ET continues to tick down, there are some final bracket prognostications and debates ongoing about the bubble, which perhaps is as loaded as ever from past years.
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Though one never knows what exactly takes place in these conversations, especially those a part of the selection committee, one can almost be certain that NET rankings and Quad 1 records will be brought up at some point during them.
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But what exactly are quadrant wins, and how do they impact the NET rankings?
Here’s what you need to know about the NCAA’s NET rankings and more ahead of Selection Sunday:
What is the NET? Explaining NCAA ranking system
Created ahead of the 2018-19 men’s basketball season by the NCAA, the NET rankings system is a data-driven sorting system used by the selection committee when evaluating teams’ resumes for the 68-team field. It’s widely considered the most important statistical tool in helping the committee make its decisions, but it also isn’t the only thing they use.
It is first released in December and then is updated throughout the year. It resets each college basketball season, just as teams construct their rosters on a year-to-year basis, and does not include any past information or statistics.
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There are two key factors that the NCAA uses in NET rankings:
Team Value Index: A results-based measure that rewards teams for beating quality opponents, with extra weight given to road and neutral-site wins.
Adjusted Net Efficiency: The difference…
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