For those who’ve adopted my twitter account over the previous couple of months, you may need detected an obsession I’ve, and it offers with the seeding of the NCAA Basketball Match.

My concern and obsession cope with the components and elements that these ‘knowledgeable bracketologists’ use to find out their seedings for March Insanity.

Some will say, “Who cares, it’s no huge deal. These guys aren’t on the NCAA committee and gained’t be making the seeds on Choice Sunday.” Whereas that’s technically true, the fact is that the brackets which can be revealed by the committee usually occasions mirror what’s been forecasted for weeks.

The unhappy and unlucky fact is that, the times of realizing who a event staff is by merely taking a look at their resume, their non-conference schedule, convention report and head-to-head matchups are lengthy gone. Now it’s all about metrics, offensive and defensive effectivity, margin of victory and the place shops just like the NET and KenPom have you ever slotted.

One among, if not the largest sufferer of this new means of figuring out who an NCAA Match staff is the Pitt Panthers.

The truth that they’re universally considered as an 8, 9 or 10 seed is a whole joke and calls into query this whole course of.

In regular occasions, any staff that’s main the ACC with a 14-4 report and 21 wins general isn’t on the bubble. As an alternative, they might be considered as a No. 3 seed, on the very least a No. 4 seed. However these aren’t regular occasions, these are the NET and KenPom occasions. By the way in which, solely No. 2 Alabama and No. 4 UCLA have extra convention wins than Pitt.

However the Panthers are on the bubble.

LOL.

To borrow a phrase from the good Chuck Noll, this new March Insanity system’s issues are many and they’re nice.

I might make this column 4,000 phrases however I’ll spare you that and simply say that certainly one of, if not the largest drawback that presently exists is the random and subjective willpower of power of convention.

As a result of everybody in school basketball has decided that the gathering of groups in Huge 12 are the best group ever assembled, no staff ever will get penalized for dropping and just about each sport is a Quad One win. If a staff loses, it’s excused as a result of it was a Huge 12 loss. All I’ll say in regards to the Huge 12 is they’d higher get no less than two, if not three, groups within the Last 4 to dwell as much as all of the reward they’re receiving.

However, as a result of the nationwide specialists say the ACC is rubbish this season, it’s unattainable to do something spectacular through the convention season. The ACC would clearly be considered in a different way if Coach Okay was nonetheless on the sidelines and North Carolina wasn’t having a down 12 months.

I might go on and on, nevertheless it wouldn’t shock me if a number of ACC groups (Duke, Miami, North Carolina, Pitt) make a pleasant run within the NCAA Match.

Pitt’s potential run might get comprised in the event that they’re unfairly positioned as a No. 8 or No. 9 seed, due to probably enjoying the No. 1 seed within the Second Spherical.

As of this morning, Jeff Capel’s staff is No. 52 within the newest NET Rankings, which is simply thoughts boggling.

Listed here are a number of the largest errors that I presently see with the present NET Rankings.

*All of the Mountain West Convention groups, besides San Diego St., which can be forward of Pitt. The NET loves the Mountain West and for no good cause as a result of their non-conference resume is non-existent. The 2 most overrated of those groups are Nevada and Boise State. If the ACC’s groups have been to play the Mountain West Convention groups in a midseason event, the ACC would dominate, however not in accordance with the computer systems.

CURRENT MWC NET RANKINGS

New Mexico, No. 48
Utah State, No. 32
Nevada, No. 30
Boise State, No. 29
San Diego St., No. 15

*Pitt is No. 52 however Oral Roberts is No. 44, Liberty is No. 41, North Texas is No. 51 and Florida Atlantic is No. 19. I’m attempting to maintain from laughing too onerous.

*Oklahoma State is No. 46 however is 16-13 and misplaced to each significant non-conference opponent, corresponding to UConn, Virginia Tech, Central Florida and Southern Illinois.

*I might carry up West Virginia and their 16-13 general and 5-11 convention report, which is subsequent to final place, however I gained’t. They’re nonetheless being mentioned as a result of they’re No. 27 within the NET and play within the “best convention ever assembled”.

*Rutgers is No. 35 however is 17-11 and has non-conference losses to Temple, Miami, Seton Corridor and unhealthy losses to Ohio State and Michigan.

*Regardless of main the ACC, Pitt trails North Carolina within the NET though they beat them twice and UNC is barely 1-9 in opposition to Quad One opponents. The Panthers path NC State regardless of main them by three video games within the convention and beating them on the highway. They usually additionally path Miami regardless of beating them head-to head. Wanting on the Canes, their solely two significant non-conference wins have been in opposition to Rutgers and Windfall.

CURRENT ACC NET RANKINGS

Pitt, No. 52
North Carolina, No. 47
NC State, No. 42
Miami, No. 34
Virginia, No. 28
Duke, No. 25

Hey, I get it, issues change and most occasions it’s for the higher however that’s not the case right here. Metrics ought to have some position however not as a lot as presently exists.

If the outdated style eye check and customary sense elements have been used, Pitt can be a No. 3 seed as an alternative of nonetheless battling to get in.

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PITTSBURGH– Pitt hosted Syracuse for senior day and gave them a senior day to recollect. Earlier than a sellout crowd Pitt gained 99-82 and listed below are the highest images from the sport.

Pittsburgh Panthers ahead Aidan Fisch (13) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Greg Elliott (3) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Nelly Cummings (0) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Jamarius Burton (11) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Nike Sibande (22) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Nike Sibande (22) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Nelly Cummings (0) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Nike Sibande (22) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Jamarius Burton (11) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers ahead Blake Hinson (2) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers ahead Blake Hinson (2) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers middle Federiko Federiko (33) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Nike Sibande (22) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Jamarius Burton (11) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Nelly Cummings (0) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers head coach Jeff Capel February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Jamarius Burton (11) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers ahead Blake Hinson (2) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers head coach Jeff Capel February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers ahead Blake Hinson (2) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers ahead Blake Hinson (2) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers middle Federiko Federiko (33) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Greg Elliott (3) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Jamarius Burton (11) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Jamarius Burton (11) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers ahead Blake Hinson (2) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers ahead Guillermo Diaz Graham (25) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Jamarius Burton (11) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers middle Federiko Federiko (33) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Greg Elliott (3) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Greg Elliott (3) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Jamarius Burton (11) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers ahead Blake Hinson (2) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers guard Jamarius Burton (11) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN

Pittsburgh Panthers ahead Aidan Fisch (13) February 25, 2023 David Hague/PSN