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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 903679, member: 1969"]
Its an "as of now" approach.     OOC games are still making up 65-75% of the games played by teams so far.     So the Shockers weaker conference has not hurt them much yet compared to power schools. 
 
People say Wichita St has played nobody, but their toughest game has much value because its a road win -- at St Louis is a slightly better win than at home vs Nova.   At St Louis, Neutral BYU, Home Tennessee - its not great, but its still not excessively far behind other schools     Give it another two or three weeks, and the gap will become too wide.
 
I am still in the camp that Wichita St undefeated at the end.of the season gets a #1 seed.   The allure of an undefeated team (first since UNLV) will surpass any other metric in value.  
 
 
 
Where it will get interesting is if they have one loss.    For what its worth, RPIForecast has Wichita St predicted at 29-1 before MVC Tourney
 
[url]http://www.rpiforecast.com/index2.html[/url]
 
Is that a #1 seed?  I don't think it is, but they will at least be discussed.   In the projections above, I have Arizona, Michigan St   are clear #1 seeds.    I would say Kansas / Syracuse is #3/#4, and Wichita is St is #5.    Now note that projection is based on us going 14-4 in ACC, and some may not agree with that.
 
Its interesting to compare that resume of a 29-1 Wichita St vs 27-4 Syracuse team.
RPI - Wichita St 7, Syracuse 10
Top 50 Record - Wichita St 3-0, Syracuse 7-3
Top 100 Record - Wichita St 7-1, Syracuse 14-4
OOC SOS - Wichita St 39, Syracuse 120
OOC Wins against tourney teams - Wichita St 3, Syracuse 4
 
Its always been quantity that rules, so I can't see the committee not selecting a 27-4 Syracuse team over a 29-1 Wichita St. team
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