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Message: [QUOTE="FireballPhil, post: 4996050, member: 553"] There are three phases to the process: [B]I. Select the 36 best at-large teams; II. Seed the field of 68 teams; and III. Place the teams into the championship bracket[/B] [HEADING=1]Process Principles for Selection, Seeding and Bracketing[/HEADING] The Selection, Seeding and Bracketing process for the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship adheres to the following principles: [LIST] [*]The committee selects the 36 best teams not otherwise automatic qualifiers for their conference to fill the at-large berths. There is no limit on the number of at-large teams the committee may select from one conference; [*] [*]The committee endeavors to achieve reasonable competitive balance in each region of the bracket; [*] [*]A committee member (“member”) shall not be present during any discussion regarding the selection or seeding of a team the individual represents as an athletics director or commissioner; [*] [*]A member is permitted to answer only general, factual questions about teams in the conference the individual represents; [*] [*]At no point in the process shall a member vote for a team the individual represents as an athletics director or commissioner; [*] [*]A member representing a conference office shall not be present during any discussion about, or participate in a vote for, a team that has formally declared their intent to transition to the conference the member represents; [*] [*]A committee member shall not be present during any discussion regarding the selection or seeding of a team in which an immediate family member is a student-athlete on the men’s basketball team, is a member of the men’s basketball coaching staff or is a senior athletics administrator at the institution (however upon returning to the room committee members will be updated on relevant discussion by the NCAA’s vice president of men’s basketball); [*] [*]At no point in the process shall a member vote for a team in which an immediate family member is a student-athlete on the men’s basketball team, is a member of the men’s basketball coaching staff or is a senior athletics administrator at the institution; [*] [*] All votes will be by secret ballot. [*][HEADING=2][B]Resources[/B][/HEADING] Committee members have a wide-range of observation, consultation and data resources available to them throughout the season and during selection week. These resources provide the foundation for a thorough and educated process that is reinforced by the committee member’s discussion and deliberation. Among the resources available to the committee are an extensive season-long evaluation of teams through watching games, conference monitoring calls and NABC regional advisory rankings; complete box scores and results, head-to-head results, results versus common opponents, imbalanced conference schedules and results, overall and non-conference strength of schedule, the quality of wins and losses, road record, player and coach availability and various computer metrics. Each of the 12 committee members uses these various resources to form their own opinions, resulting in the committee’s consensus position on teams’ selection and seeding. [HEADING=1]I. Selecting At-Large Teams[/HEADING] [B]Initial Ballot[/B] 1. Prior to the selection meeting, each committee member receives an “initial ballot” comprised of two columns listing all eligible Division I teams in alphabetical order. Each committee member will submit the ballot by a designated time on the first full day of selection meetings: a. In the first column, each member shall identify [U]not more than 36 teams[/U] that, in that member’s opinion, should be [B]at- large selections[/B] (AL) in the tournament based upon play to date, regardless of whether the team could eventually represent its conference as the automatic qualifier. b. In the second column, each member shall identify all teams that [B]should receive consideration[/B] (C) for an at- large berth. There is no minimum or maximum limit in the second column; however, only teams meriting serious consideration should receive votes. 2. Any team receiving all but three of the eligible votes in Column 1 (AL) is moved into the tournament field as an at-large selection. 3. The committee will form an [B]"under consideration” board [/B]consisting of an alphabetical listing of teams that: a. Received [B]at least four votes[/B] in either of the columns of the initial ballot but did not receive enough votes to be an at- large team; or b. Won or shared the regular-season conference championship, as determined by the conference’s tie-break policy where applicable. This does not include teams that won or shared a division title but were not the regular-season conference champion. 4. A team may be [B]removed[/B] from the “under consideration” board at any time if it receives [B]all but three [/B]eligible votes. When a motion is made to remove multiple teams at once, and one of the schools is represented by a member of the committee, two separate motions shall be made: one inclusive of only the team represented by a member, and another inclusive of all other teams. 5. A team may be [B]added [/B]to the “under consideration” board at any time provided it receives [B]at least four eligible[/B] votes. 6. Verbal nominations are permitted. [B]Remaining Ballots[/B] 1. The committee then begins evaluating those teams on the “under consideration” board. 2. Each committee member will select the best eight teams from the “under consideration” board, in no particular order, to be added to the at-large field: a. When [B]20 or more [/B]teams are under consideration in “list” ballots, each member shall select [B]eight teams[/B]; b. When [B]14 to 19[/B] teams are under consideration in “list” ballots, each member shall select [B]six or fewer teams[/B]; c. When [B]13 or fewer[/B] teams are under consideration in “list” ballots, each member shall select [B]four teams or fewer[/B]. 3. When 24 or fewer teams remain in the pool of teams (during the selection or seeding process), a member may not participate in “list X teams” votes if a team he or she represents as a commissioner or athletics director is included in the “pool.” 4. The eight teams receiving the most votes comprise the next at-large ballot. 5. Committee members then rank the eight teams, using a “ranking” scoring system (i.e., the best team is valued at one point). 6. The four teams receiving the fewest points shall be added to the at-large field. The other four teams will be held for the next ballot. 7. Each committee member then submits a list of the best eight teams remaining on the “under consideration” board to be added to the at-large field. The four teams with the highest vote totals are added to the teams carried over from No. 6 to comprise the next at-large ballot. 8. Steps No. 5, 6 and 7 will be repeated until all atlarge berths are filled. 9. If a team fails to be included among the four teams receiving the fewest points (Step No. 6) for two consecutive ”rank” ballots, it shall be returned to the “under consideration” board, without prejudice. 10. At any time during the process, the number of teams eligible to receive votes may be increased or decreased by the chair if circumstances warrant. Further, the chair has the option to revise the number of teams from four to fewer than four to be moved into at- large berths per No. 6. 11. A team may be removed from the at-large field by a vote of all but three of the eligible votes. Such a team would be returned to the “under consideration” board, without prejudice. 12. After the completion of three rounds of secret voting, if the voting results are still tied, the Chair shall break the tie. 13. At any time during the process of selecting the at-large teams, the committee may elect to begin seeding the teams (Section II). This allows the committee to proceed while learning results of games played during selection weekend. [*][HEADING=1]NCAA EVALUATION TOOL (NET)[/HEADING] The NET is one of many resources/tools available to the committee in the selection, seeding and bracketing process. Computer models cannot accurately evaluate qualitative factors such as games missed by key players or coaches, travel difficulties and other effects of specific games. Each committee member independently evaluates a vast amount of information during the process to make individual decisions. It is these qualitative, quantitative and subjective opinions -- developed after hours of personal observations, discussion with coaches, directors of athletics and commissioners, and review and comparison of various data -- that each individual ultimately will determine their vote on all issues related to selections, seeding and bracketing. The NET has two components: the Team Value Index, which is based on game results and factors the result, the game location and outcome. The other component is net efficiency (offensive efficiency minus defensive efficiency), which is adjusted to account for the strength of the opponent and the location of the game. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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