“Learn to comprehend…. Nobody used Covid as an excuse. Big 10 teams did not compete outside their own conference so there was no chance for out of conference games which impacted the rankings and RPI. The Ivy’s didn’t play at all (except for 2 games I believe) which also impacted the rankings as well RPI. 2020 was cut short, it’s not an excuse it’s a fact. You can not infer anything because you have no idea what would have happened if the season played out. BC was off to a bad start losing to UMASS and USC, by your logic we should infer that 2021 should have been a down year… 2021 rankings and final poll are what they are but there will always be an asterisk because it was not a normal season. Put an asterisk next to 2021 as well for the regular season .”
Who cares about RPI and your asterisk idea will never happen because it’s ridiculous, there is no team that did not play that would have impacted the NCAA tournament
Apparently the selection committee cares very much about RPI.... The asterisk will always be associated with both 2020 & 2021, they were not normal years.
There absolutely were teams not competing as "normal" that would have impacted the tournament. The entire make up of the tournament and seeding would have likely been very different if it were a normal season. It is what it is but to say that it was normal or that nothing would have been different and that nothing would have been impacted is simply ignorant.
--- "Who cares about RPI and your asterisk idea will never happen because it’s ridiculous, there is no team that did not play that would have impacted the NCAA tournament." ---
The above is an ignorant statement, obviously things would have been different and the tournament would have been impacted had the season had been normal.
And its not just the Ivies... good chance the Big 10 would have been exposed for being weaker than some people think, were they to play out of conference... will be interesting to see how they measure up this year...
Actually, it is much more likely that the Big 10 would have been acknowledged to be stronger overall last year had they played out of conference games. Very likely that an additional 2 Big 10 Teams would have been in the tournament and most certainly 2 Ivy’s with the possibility of a 3rd Ivy. It is very likely that 4 or 5 teams that made the tournament would have been bumped in a normal year. It is also very likely that many match ups would have been different. The entire tournament would have been different.
Yet the vast majority would agree the final four teams end up being the same. And Drexel...the mention of them looking good is what triggered this whole debate...would still have made the tournament because the CAA usually gets an at large bid lately in addition to conference champion. Would a couple of other programs have been bumped if the ivies played in 2020? Yes. Maybe Big 10 would have gotten another team in, but they had 4 and 3-4 has been the norm since MD left the ACC.
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