Nitty Gritty Report: 2009 - 2010

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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2009 - 2010
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.685623-114.6137-11-085512413-15-02-011-1215.29.424.6
Syracuse.676923-115.6136-03-024134623-11-09-011-1114.57.021.5
Kentucky.660322-177.5584-14-012111166941-02-06-111-1412.95.318.1
Villanova.671921-234.5867-24-02416223722-24-06-011-1517.1-1.415.7

Glossary
RPI: Numeric ratings percentage index (weighted home/road).
DI W-L: W/L record vs. Division I opponents only.
SOS: Teams ranked 1-347 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 1-347 by nonconference RPI only.
NC SS: Teams ranked 1-347 by nonconference SOS only (w/data).
CF RP: Teams ranked 1-347 in conference games only.
CF SS: Teams ranked 1-347 by conference schedule only.
CF RK: Leagues ranked 1-34 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).