Tuesday, March 15, 2011

AQ and At-Large Tournaments

If automatic and at-large qualifiers had separate tournaments, here is how teams in those groups would be seeded according to the Power Points System and NCAA selection committee respectively.

AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS TOURNAMENT
Kansas 1 1
Ohio State 1 1
San Diego State 1 1
Duke 1 1
Utah State 2 3
Connecticut 2 2
Old Dominion 2 3
Kentucky 2 2
Belmont 3 4
Richmond 3 3
Memphis 3 4
Long Island 3 6
Washington 4 2
Butler 4 2
Princeton 4 4
Gonzaga 4 3
Bucknell 5 5
Oakland 5 4
Morehead State 5 5
Akron 5 6
Indiana State 6 5
Wofford 6 5
Hampton 6 7
Saint Peter's 6 6
Northern Colorado 7 6
Boston University 7 7
UC Santa Barbara 7 7
UNC Asheville 7 7
Texas-San Antonio 8 8
Arkansas-Little Rock 8 8
Alabama State 8 8

AT-LARGE QUALIFIERS TOURNAMENT
BYU 1 2
Pittsburgh 1 1
Florida 1 1
North Carolina 1 1
Notre Dame 2 1
Texas 2 2
Syracuse 2 2
Purdue 2 2
Louisville 3 3
Arizona 3 3
George Mason 3 6
Xavier 3 4
Georgetown 4 4
UNLV 4 6
Wisconsin 4 3
Temple 4 5
Vanderbilt 5 3
Cincinnati 5 5
Texas A&M 5 5
Kansas State 5 4
Saint John's 6 5
West Virginia 6 4
UAB 6 9
Missouri 6 8
UCLA 7 6
Villanova 7 7
Tennessee 7 7
Virginia Commonwealth 7 9
Georgia 8 7
Florida State 8 8
Clemson 8 10
Penn State 8 8
Illinois 9 7
Michigan 9 6
Marquette 9 9
Michigan State 9 8
USC 10 9

Major and Mid-Major Tournaments

36 Majors and 32 Mid-Majors qualified for this year's 2011 NCAA tournament. Supposing (not proposing) these groups had separate tournaments, how would their seeds according to the Power Points System and the NCAA selection committee compare? The results are posted below with the Power Points System and NCAA selection committee's seeds listed respectively.

MAJOR CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Kansas 1 1
Ohio State 1 1
Duke 1 1
Pittsburgh 1 1
Florida 2 2
North Carolina 2 2
Notre Dame 2 2
Texas 2 3
Connecticut 3 2
Kentucky 3 3
Syracuse 3 3
Purdue 3 3
Louisville 4 4
Arizona 4 4
Georgetown 4 5
Wisconsin 4 4
Vanderbilt 5 4
Cincinnati 5 5
Texas A&M 5 6
Kansas State 5 5
Saint John's 6 6
West Virginia 6 5
Washington 6 6
Missouri 6 9
UCLA 7 6
Villanova 7 7
Tennessee 7 7
Georgia 7 8
Florida State 8 8
Clemson 8 9
Penn State 8 8
Illinois 8 7
Michigan 9 7
Marquette 9 9
Michigan State 9 8
USC 9 9

UNDER THE POWER POINTS SYSTEM
IN: Virginia Tech and Boston College
OUT: Michigan State and USC

MID-MAJOR CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
San Diego State 1 1
BYU 1 1
Xavier 2 1
Temple 3 1
George Mason 2 2
UNLV 3 2
Butler 4 2
Old Dominion 1 2
Gonzaga 4 3
Virginia Commonwealth 5 3
Utah State 1 3
Richmond 2 3
Memphis 3 4
UAB 4 4
Belmont 2 4
Princeton 4 4
Oakland 5 5
Morehead State 5 5
Bucknell 5 5
Indiana State 6 5
Wofford 6 6
Saint Peter's 7 6
Long Island 3 6
Akron 6 6
Northern Colorado 7 7
UC Santa Barbara 7 7
Hampton 6 7
Boston University 7 7
UNC Asheville 8 8
Texas-San Antonio 8 8
Arkansas-Little Rock 8 8
Alabama State 8 8

UNDER THE POWER POINTS SYSTEM
IN: Missouri State and Cleveland State
OUT: UAB and VCU

Power Points System vs NCAA Selection Committee

Here are the 68 teams that qualified for the actual NCAA tournament. The numbers to the left of each team are their seeds among actual qualfiers according to the Power Points System and the NCAA selection committee respectively. Due to the First Four games, five teams are assigned #11 and #12 seeds each and six teams are assigned a #16 seed.

Kansas 1 1
Ohio State 1 1
San Diego State 1 2
Duke 1 1
BYU 2 3
Pittsburgh 2 1
Florida 2 2
North Carolina 2 2
Notre Dame 3 2
Texas 3 4
Utah State 3 12
Connecticut 3 3
Old Dominion 4 9
Kentucky 4 4
Syracuse 4 3
Purdue 4 3
Louisville 5 4
Arizona 5 5
George Mason 5 8
Belmont 5 13
Xavier 6 6
Richmond 6 12
Georgetown 6 6
UNLV 6 8
Wisconsin 7 4
Temple 7 7
Vanderbilt 7 5
Memphis 7 12
Cincinnati 8 6
Texas A&M 8 7
Kansas State 8 5
Saint John's 8 6
Long Island 9 15
West Virginia 9 5
Washington 9 7
Butler 9 8
UAB 10 12
Missouri 10 11
Princeton 10 13
UCLA 10 7
Gonzaga 11 11
Villanova 11 9
Tennessee 11 9
Virginia Commonwealth 11 11
Bucknell 11 14
Oakland 12 13
Georgia 12 10
Florida State 12 10
Clemson 12 12
Penn State 12 10
Morehead State 13 13
Illinois 13 9
Michigan 13 8
Marquette 13 11
Michigan State 14 10
USC 14 11
Akron 14 15
Indiana State 14 14
Wofford 15 14
Hampton 15 16
Saint Peter's 15 14
Northern Colorado 15 15
Boston University 16 16
UC Santa Barbara 16 15
UNC Asheville 16 16
Texas-San Antonio 16 16
Arkansas-Little Rock 16 16
Alabama State 16 16


SEED DIFFERENCES
0-22 teams
1-17 teams
2-12 teams
3-7 teams
4-3 teams
5-3 teams
6-2 teams
8-1 team
9-1 team

Average 1.7

2011 Power Points System's NCAA Tournament Field

Here are the 68 teams that would have made the NCAA Tournament if the field were determined by the Power Points System. The number to the left is their overall rank and the number to the right is their seed under the Power Points System. Like the actual field, five teams are assigned #11 and #12 seeds each and six teams are assigned a #16 seed.

1 Kansas 1
2 Ohio State 1
3 San Diego State 1
4 Duke 1
5 BYU 2
6 Pittsburgh 2
7 Florida 2
8 North Carolina 2
9 Notre Dame 3
10 Texas 3
11 Utah State 3
12 Connecticut 3
13 Old Dominion 4
14 Kentucky 4
15 Syracuse 4
16 Purdue 4
17 Louisville 5
18 Arizona 5
19 George Mason 5
20 Belmont 5
21 Xavier 6
22 Richmond 6
23 Georgetown 6
24 UNLV 6
25 Wisconsin 7
26 Temple 7
27 Vanderbilt 7
28 Memphis 7
29 Cincinnati 8
30 Texas A&M 8
31 Kansas State 8
32 Missouri State 8
33 Saint John's 9
34 Long Island 9
35 Cleveland State 9
36 West Virginia 9
37 Washington 10
38 Saint Mary's College 10
39 Butler 10
40 UAB 10
41 Wichita State 11
42 Missouri 11
43 UTEP 11
44 Princeton 11
45 UCLA 11
46 Gonzaga 12
47 Villanova 12
48 Tennessee 12
49 Virginia Commonwealth 12
50 Bucknell 12
51 Harvard 13
52 Oakland 13
53 Georgia 13
54 Florida State 13
55 Clemson 14
66 Morehead State 14
90 Akron 14
94 Indiana State 14
99 Wofford 15
101 Hampton 15
103 Saint Peter's 15
111 Northern Colorado 15
114 Boston University 16
143 UC Santa Barbara 16
147 UNC Asheville 16
170 Texas-San Antonio 16
173 Arkansas-Little Rock 16
237 Alabama State 16

TEAMS IN UNDER THE POWER POINTS SYSTEM
25-8 Missouri State
24-8 Cleveland State
23-8 St. Mary's
23-8 Wichita State
24-9 UTEP
21-6 Harvard

TEAMS OUT UNDER THE POWER POINTS SYSTEM
19-14 Penn State
19-13 Illinois
19-13 Michigan
20-14 Marquette
18-14 Michigan State
19-14 USC

2011 NCAA Basketball Power Points Standings

Thanks to Warren Nolan of warrennolan.com, here are the Official Power Points Standings for the 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball season.

1 Kansas 570
2 Ohio State 536
3 San Diego State 489
4 Duke 482
5 BYU 463
6 Pittsburgh 414
7 Florida 414
8 North Carolina 405
9 Notre Dame 395
10 Texas 393
11 Utah State 390
12 Connecticut 379
13 Old Dominion 375
14 Kentucky 372
15 Syracuse 365
16 Purdue 359
17 Louisville 353
18 Arizona 351
19 George Mason 324
20 Belmont 315
21 Xavier 313
22 Richmond 311
23 Georgetown 310
24 UNLV 303
25 Wisconsin 303
26 Temple 301
27 Vanderbilt 297
28 Memphis 289
29 Cincinnati 284
30 Texas A&M 278
31 Kansas State 278
32 Missouri State 264
33 Saint John's 264
34 Long Island 262
35 Cleveland State 258
36 West Virginia 258
37 Washington 254
38 Saint Mary's College 247
39 Butler 242
40 UAB 240
41 Wichita State 239
42 Missouri 239
43 UTEP 237
44 Princeton 235
45 UCLA 234
46 Gonzaga 230
47 Villanova 229
48 Tennessee 226
49 Virginia Commonwealth 218
50 Bucknell 215
51 Harvard 213
52 Oakland 212
53 Georgia 209
54 Florida State 201
55 Clemson 200
56 Fairfield 198
57 College Of Charleston 198
58 Iona 198
59 Coastal Carolina 197
60 Dayton 193
61 Virginia Tech 192
62 Penn State 190
63 Boston College 189
64 Vermont 183
65 Kent State 181
66 Morehead State 180
67 Illinois 179
68 Michigan 179
69 Marshall 174
70 Marquette 173
71 Drexel 167
72 Valparaiso 166
73 Rider 165
74 UCF 163
75 Nebraska 161
76 Colorado State 159
77 Southern Miss 158
78 Colorado 157
79 Oklahoma State 157
80 Michigan State 156
81 James Madison 155
82 Alabama 152
83 New Mexico 150
84 Murray State 146
85 Ole Miss 144
86 USC 142
87 Tulsa 141
88 Miami 141
89 Hofstra 140
90 Akron 138
91 Washington State 138
92 Quinnipiac 134
93 East Tennessee State 133
94 Indiana State 132
95 Long Beach State 130
96 Portland 126
97 California 126
98 American 123
99 Wofford 122
100 Maryland 121
101 Hampton 119
102 Baylor 116
103 Saint Peter's 115
104 Minnesota 115
105 Northwestern 113
106 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 112
107 Rhode Island 108
108 Florida Atlantic 102
109 Furman 101
110 North Texas 96
111 Northern Colorado 96
112 Montana 95
113 Northern Iowa 91
114 Boston University 89
115 Arkansas 88
116 Boise State 86
117 Duquesne 84
118 Creighton 80
119 Mississippi State 80
120 Robert Morris 76
121 Austin Peay 58
122 East Carolina 57
123 Jacksonville 52
124 Hawaii 52
125 Central Connecticut 51
126 Idaho 50
127 Wright State 49
128 San Francisco 49
129 Miami-Ohio 49
130 Ohio 46
131 IUPUI 45
132 Western Michigan 43
133 Air Force 43
134 Saint Bonaventure 42
135 George Washington 41
136 Iowa State 37
137 Oral Roberts 36
138 Santa Clara 32
139 Lipscomb 31
140 Virginia 29
141 McNeese State 26
142 Buffalo 26
143 UC Santa Barbara 26
144 North Carolina State 25
145 Ball State 24
146 Oregon 23
147 UNC Asheville 22
148 Northern Arizona 20
149 Oklahoma 20
150 IPFW 19
151 Tennessee Tech 19
152 San Jose State 17
153 Seton Hall 16
154 Evansville 14
155 Massachusetts 14
156 Rutgers 13
157 South Dakota State 12
158 South Carolina 12
159 Weber State 6
160 New Mexico State 3
161 Bethune-Cookman 2
162 Texas Southern 0
163 Yale 0
164 Detroit 0
165 Providence -3
166 Utah -3
167 Sam Houston State -4
168 Columbia -5
169 Liberty -6
170 Texas-San Antonio -8
171 Davidson -8
172 Stanford -8
173 Arkansas-Little Rock -9
174 Canisius -13
175 Arkansas State -15
176 Loyola-Maryland -17
177 Stephen F. Austin -18
178 La Salle -18
179 Delaware -21
180 Western Carolina -22
181 Loyola-Chicago -22
182 SMU -22
183 Western Kentucky -25
184 VMI -29
185 Georgia Tech -30
186 Morgan State -35
187 Wagner -35
188 Cal Poly -37
189 Pacific -37
190 North Florida -37
191 Utah Valley -39
192 Lehigh -41
193 UMKC -41
194 Pennsylvania -44
195 Appalachian State -46
196 Chattanooga -48
197 Texas Tech -49
198 Maine -53
199 Albany -54
200 Texas State -56
201 Northwestern State -57
202 Louisiana-Lafayette -58
203 Green Bay -58
204 Saint Francis (NY) -59
205 Rice -59
206 Arizona State -60
207 Middle Tennessee -61
208 Fresno State -65
209 Southeastern Louisiana -69
210 Saint Louis -71
211 Siena -74
212 Nevada -74
213 Indiana -74
214 Denver -79
215 Northeastern -79
216 Mercer -80
217 Drake -80
218 Nicholls State -83
219 North Dakota -84
220 Coppin State -85
221 North Dakota State -85
222 Southern Illinois -86
223 Presbyterian College -88
224 UNC Wilmington -90
225 Tennessee State -91
226 Winthrop -91
227 Iowa -91
228 Cornell -99
229 Charleston Southern -100
230 Stony Brook -102
231 South Florida -102
232 Portland State -104
233 North Carolina A&T -104
234 Jackson State -106
235 Brown -106
236 Georgia State -107
237 Alabama State -111
238 Lafayette -111
239 Saint Joseph's -112
240 Oregon State -114
241 Tulane -116
242 Eastern Kentucky -119
243 TCU -121
244 Bradley -126
245 LSU -130
246 Houston -131
247 Illinois State -132
248 South Alabama -134
249 Charlotte -135
250 Cal State Northridge -136
251 Montana State -136
252 Bowling Green -138
253 North Carolina Central -142
254 High Point -144
255 Southern Utah -145
256 South Dakota -147
257 Texas-Arlington -147
258 Elon -148
259 Louisiana Tech -148
260 Mississippi Valley State -149
261 UC Riverside -151
262 Mount Saint Mary's -151
263 Alabama A&M -152
264 Auburn -153
265 New Jersey Tech -154
266 Pepperdine -154
267 William & Mary -157
268 Campbell -158
269 Lamar -160
270 Norfolk State -162
271 Sacred Heart -163
272 New Hampshire -168
273 FIU -168
274 Hartford -170
275 Loyola-Marymount -171
276 Fordham -173
277 Bryant -174
278 Army -176
279 Wyoming -177
280 Samford -179
281 UC Irvine -180
282 Saint Francis (PA) -182
283 Troy -185
284 Eastern Washington -186
285 Savannah State -189
286 Cal State Bakersfield -190
287 Gardner-Webb -190
288 Seattle University -192
289 Idaho State -195
290 Florida Gulf Coast -196
291 Navy -196
292 Monmouth -196
293 UC Davis -198
294 Cal State Fullerton -200
295 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi -201
296 Tennessee-Martin -207
297 Youngstown State -207
298 DePaul -207
299 Longwood -214
300 Wake Forest -215
301 Holy Cross -216
302 The Citadel -216
303 Eastern Illinois -224
304 Central Michigan -231
305 Grambling -235
306 Stetson -235
307 Niagara -237
308 Florida A&M -238
309 Southeast Missouri State -239
310 Delaware State -244
311 Binghamton -251
312 Maryland Eastern Shore -251
313 Dartmouth -255
314 Northern Illinois -256
315 Sacramento State -257
316 UNC Greensboro -261
317 Illinois-Chicago -263
318 SIU Edwardsville -268
319 Kennesaw State -273
320 Colgate -276
321 Eastern Michigan -278
322 Manhattan -278
323 South Carolina State -289
324 Towson -293
325 San Diego -296
326 Howard -299
327 Prairie View A&M -302
328 UMBC -304
329 South Carolina Upstate -305
330 Marist -307
331 Arkansas-Pine Bluff -314
332 ULM -314
333 Western Illinois -314
334 Fairleigh Dickinson -321
335 Central Arkansas -327
336 Radford -328
337 Houston Baptist -340
338 Alcorn State -345
339 Jacksonville State -345
340 Chicago State -352
341 Texas-Pan American -359
342 Southern -365
343 Toledo -396
344 Centenary -404
345 Georgia Southern -408