Objectivity (Power Points System) vs. Subjectivity (NCAA Selection Committee)
OVERALL RECORD
Objectivity 45-15. Subjectivity 40-20.
GAMES BETWEEN COMPETING HIGHER SEEDS
Objectivity leads 8-3.
SHARED UPSET LOSSES
Objectivity leads 8-1-3 when it comes to seeding the matchups closer.
DIFFERENT TOP 32 TEAMS
Objectively favored teams finished 7-7 with three teams advancing to the Sweet Sixteen. Subjectively favored teams finished 1-7.
TEAMS WITH SEEDS UPGRADED BY 4+ PLACES
These teams finished 8-8 with three teams advancing to the Sweet Sixteen. Only two of eight losses were to an opponent seeded lower by the Power Points System.
TEAMS WITH SEEDS DOWNGRADED BY 4+ PLACES
These teams finished 1-6.
OBJECTIVITY'S UPSET LOSSES
Only three of the 15 games won by teams seeded lower by the Power Points System involved a seed difference greater than three.
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