Good read, too long to cut and paste the entire article.
I understood the NCAA selection process would be a close call for NC State. Even with 22 wins, a 9-9 record in America’s best conference, a win over SEC Champion Auburn, and a NET ranking of 33, it seemed to me the Wolfpack would be a bubble team, whose NCAA status was vulnerable to a rash of upsets in conference tournaments. And upsets did occur. But two developments absolutely shocked me:
https://www.wralsportsfan.com/10-qu...to-understand-ncaa-selection-system/18270544/
I understood the NCAA selection process would be a close call for NC State. Even with 22 wins, a 9-9 record in America’s best conference, a win over SEC Champion Auburn, and a NET ranking of 33, it seemed to me the Wolfpack would be a bubble team, whose NCAA status was vulnerable to a rash of upsets in conference tournaments. And upsets did occur. But two developments absolutely shocked me:
- The number of teams with lesser resumes that made the field
- NC State was not close to getting the coveted NCAA bid
https://www.wralsportsfan.com/10-qu...to-understand-ncaa-selection-system/18270544/
