Nitty Gritty Report: 2008 - 2009
The NCAA Selection Committee frequently compares teams or groups of teams using what is called a "Nitty Gritty" report. Our Bracketologists have replicated that data and use it each week to project the NCAA Tournament field.
Note: Data changes daily, but projected seeds change weekly. Click a school's name for more detail.
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Note: Data changes daily, but projected seeds change weekly. Click a school's name for more detail.
More: Bracketology | Daily RPI updates
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| No. 1 Seeds | RPI | D1 W-L |
SOS | SOS% | ROAD W-L |
NEUT W-L |
NC RP |
NC SS |
CF RP |
CF SS |
CF RK |
1-25 | 26-50 | 51-100 | L12 | L RPI |
OffQ | DefQ | ASM |
| Kansas | .6296 | 25-7 | 22 | .594 | 6-4 | 1-2 | 34 | 40 | 5 | 43 | 3 | 6-3 | 3-0 | 5-2 | 9-3 | 38 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 14.7 |
| Michigan St. | .6449 | 26-6 | 6 | .614 | 9-1 | 5-3 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 5-2 | 8-1 | 3-3 | 9-3 | 5 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 12.3 |
| Kentucky | .5524 | 20-13 | 61 | .557 | 4-6 | 4-1 | 76 | 185 | 65 | 42 | 6 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 5-7 | 4-8 | 57 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 11.0 |
| Texas | .5899 | 22-11 | 42 | .569 | 4-6 | 5-3 | 50 | 151 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 3-5 | 3-1 | 3-4 | 7-5 | 61 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 9.9 |
| Glossary |
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• RPI: Numeric ratings percentage index (weighted home/road). • DI W-L: W/L record vs. Division I opponents only. • SOS: Teams ranked 1-343 by schedule strength. • SOS%: Average winning percentage of all DI opponents. • Road W-L: Record in road games only (DI opponents). • Neutral W-L: W-L Record in neutral court games only (DI opponents). • NC RP: Teams ranked 1-343 by nonconference RPI only. • NC SS: Teams ranked 1-343 by nonconference SOS only (w/data). • CF RP: Teams ranked 1-343 in conference games only. • CF SS: Teams ranked 1-343 by conference schedule only. • CF RK: Leagues ranked 1-33 by Conference RPI. • 1-25: Record vs. InsideRPI 1-25 teams. • 26-50: Record vs. InsideRPI 26-50 teams. • 51-100: Record vs. InsideRPI 51-100 teams. • L12: Record in Last 12 DI games. • L RPI: Joe Lunardi's preferred RPI formula. • OffQ: Points per game above/below average allowed by all opponents. • DefQ: Points allowed below/above average scored by all opponents. • ASM: Adjusted Scoring Margin (sum of Offensive Quotient and Defensive Quotient). |
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