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Jan 14, 2021
2:00:01pm
jreid191 All-American
WCC ranks in ranking systems used by NCAA selection committee
There are 6 different rankings listed on the official NCAA team sheets used by the NCAA tournament selection committee. We all know NET as being the "primary" one used and this is the one that determines the Q1/Q2/Q3/Q4 record breakdown that they heavily rely on. Other rankings they consider also include KPI and Strength of Record which are the "Resume" ranks, and BPI, KenPom, and Sagarin which are the "Quality" ranks. Historically KPI and SOR have stronger correlation w/ tournament seeds than BPI, KenPom, and Sagarin. Here's how WCC teams currently rate in each of these rating systems along w/ a "weighted average" that I utilize as a starting point in my NCAA tourney projections.

NET:
1. Gonzaga
42. BYU
61. Saint Mary's
87. Santa Clara
88. San Francisco
102. LMU
150. Pacific
208. Pepperdine
273. Portland
281. San Diego

KPI:
3. Gonzaga
42. BYU
45. LMU
50. Saint Mary's
55. Santa Clara
81. Pacific
123. San Francisco
177. Pepperdine
184. Portland
262. San Diego

Strength of Record:
1. Gonzaga
36. BYU
69. Santa Clara
76. Saint Mary's
84. LMU
100. Pacific
108. San Francisco
194. Portland
209. Pepperdine
216. San Diego

BPI:
3. Gonzaga
43. BYU
90. Saint Mary's
92. San Francisco
99. LMU
115. Santa Clara
118. Pepperdine
189. San Diego
207. Pacific
327. Portland

KenPom:
1. Gonzaga
65. BYU
76. Saint Mary's
82. San Francisco
117. Santa Clara
120. LMU
138. Pacific
145. Pepperdine
184. San Diego
290. Portland

Sagarin:
1. Gonzaga
36. BYU
60. Saint Mary's
87. San Francisco
130. LMU
131. Pepperdine
143. Santa Clara
166. Pacific
245. San Diego
307. Portland

Overall (Weighted Avg):
1.6 Gonzaga
43.1 BYU
66.9 Saint Mary's
91.7 Santa Clara
93.6 LMU
97.6 San Francisco
135.8 Pacific
174.7 Pepperdine
238.5 San Diego
255.2 Portland

Gonzaga is clearly the class of the league. BYU appears to be a solid #2 right now with Saint Mary's #3. Santa Clara, LMU, and San Francisco are all basically even a 4-6 right now. All 3 rate in the top 100 and will each provide their own challenges.

In terms of postseason standing, Gonzaga currently appears to be 1 seed in the NCAA tourney, BYU currently on the bubble, Saint Mary's a solid NIT team, and Santa Clara, LMU, and San Francisco all bubble NIT teams.
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