tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post3080743487983355041..comments2023-10-20T04:16:20.694-05:00Comments on Cracked Sidewalks: Scheduling and Seeding: Where Marquette Went WrongUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-67109702436968911802011-03-17T09:24:45.505-05:002011-03-17T09:24:45.505-05:00Really enjoyed this post, BC. I hope this year'...Really enjoyed this post, BC. I hope this year's schedule was an anomaly since MU had a relatively new/young team they might have been concerned about playing too many tough teams - and when MU was stuck with Vandy, Wisco, Duke, Gonzaga, (and @UW-M, Bucknell, UWGB). Likely MU wanted to ensure walkovers in case confidence was an issue. But MU clearly over-compensated because when you look at that roster of quality OOC opponents there's no reason the team's strength of schedule should have been so lousy. If MU would have simply avoided 250+ RPI teams they would have earned a 7 seed at least (Pomeroy ratings: presby 262, USD 290, PVA&M 338 centenary 343, mvsu 312, longwood 320)...Frankly, Presby is fine for the most part -- no issue with one game like that, even two. They were north of 275... but added to the collection of those other dogs killed any advantage MU created by scheduling the rest of what was really a solid OOC.TBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897641917011759574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-18671503695167674402011-03-17T08:54:26.912-05:002011-03-17T08:54:26.912-05:00I definitely think the committee alters things sli...I definitely think the committee alters things slightly on a yearly basis. But while improving the RPI of our opponents would cost more (I believe an expected RPI 100-200 team is in the range of $40,000-$60,000), I think that all the benefits would end up making it worthwhile in the long run. In addition, why have the second largest budget at $10.3 million per year and not maximize what that money can do? I really feel this where we need to get the most bang for our buck, and with 6 sub-250 RPI teams on our schedule, clearly we aren't.Alan Bykowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00629130923151101785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-21584998684872568652011-03-16T21:52:39.367-05:002011-03-16T21:52:39.367-05:00I agree with Ben, it seems to me that you're a...I agree with Ben, it seems to me that you're a step closer to cracking the code that the committee uses. If you figure out the algorithm, it'd be huge!Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943064377065864788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-57276308880719422672011-03-16T20:21:11.278-05:002011-03-16T20:21:11.278-05:00Excellent work. It would be interesting to see if ...Excellent work. It would be interesting to see if this holds true for the previous years work by the selection committee and if the same holds true of next years selection committee. Part two of this scheduling suggestion would be to examine the economics of playing various RPI ranges. [RPI <25, <99, 100-200, 200-300 etc.]Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745906280504537351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-81875766563358512732011-03-16T18:02:27.551-05:002011-03-16T18:02:27.551-05:00Scheduling is always a valid and interesting topic...Scheduling is always a valid and interesting topic for discussion, and I appreciate your analysis here.<br /><br />However, as long as we remain in the BE, an OOC schedule such as this year's (Duke, Gonzaga, Vandy, Wisc) is fine. Our problem was that we failed to win any of those games. Coming close helped us with Pomeroy and similar ratings, not so much with RPI.<br /><br />As far as this year goes, I'm much happier with the 11 seed than I would be with an 8, 9, or even 10. We had *14* losses, and still avoided the play-in game. Although we're in worse position to win game 1, we have better odds to make the Sweet 16.Bill Waldronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709032660552662463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-7134613711182187412011-03-16T17:41:18.108-05:002011-03-16T17:41:18.108-05:00Excellent post. I really like the analysis, and i ...Excellent post. I really like the analysis, and i honestly think it would make those non-conference games a lot more interesting for the fans...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959698683659951447noreply@blogger.com