Purdue vs Tennessee – South Regional 2019
The South Regional boasted #3 Purdue and #2 Tennessee playing in the Sweet 16. The game was hosted in Louisville, so both fan bases could travel well to the game. The Boilermakers and Volunteers had both taken care of business up to this point into the tournament. Each side has experience, with talent to go …
THE NET: How high is too high?
The new NET ranking is starting to solidify as the end of the non-conference season approaches. One of the misconceptions of the NET is that it is a “standings” statistic, meaning the top ranked teams automatically get the best seeds. The NCAA has mentioned that is is still going to use the quad system this …
Quad 1 wins: Your team needs them to move up
Quad 1 wins? What does that have to do with ranking team? Everything! The new NET ranking system is used to order teams. Then results against those teams are placed into four quads. Quad 1 is where you want your favorite team to gain victories. The teams that have quad 1 wins move up …
Bracketering: An interesting procedure
Once teams are placed on a seed line, they then have to be bracketed into pods for tournament action. We will take you through this procedure as we know it. It is a very interesting procedure. The NCAA attempts to have teams play as close to home as possible while also balancing out the four …