At this point in time, I, like everyone else, would like to highlight the curious case of Miami (OH).
The Redhawks have a bizarre resume. Their predictive metrics are all in the 80s, and their SOS is an abysmal 349th in the country (out of 365). Even with their decent resume metrics (25 in SOR and 34 in WAB), they seem to be toeing the line. But of course, their L column still contains only a 0, which is remarkable.
So where would they be placed? There is slight precedent, though not a ton. The best case in the last 15 seasons would be 2011-12 Murray State. Playing in the terrible OVC that season, Murray State finished 30-1 against a very soft schedule and received a 6 seed. Of course, their SOS was a little better and their metrics were much better (mid-30s), so it's not quite an apples to apples comparison. But the committee will reward teams that emerge mostly unscathed from bad schedules, as winning most every game is quite difficult.
Of course, Miami (OH) has a long way to go. And the simplest thing they can do is go 34-0, win the MAC, and make this all moot.
As always, go to http://bracketmatrix.com/ for more brackets.
1 Seeds
1 Arizona
2 Michigan
3 Duke
4 UConn
2 Seeds
5 Houston
6 Illinois
7 Iowa St
8 Nebraska
3 Seeds
9 Michigan St
10 Purdue
11 Kansas
12 Florida
4 Seeds
13 Vanderbilt
14 Texas Tech
15 Gonzaga
16 Virginia
5 Seeds
17 North Carolina
18 Alabama
19 St Johns
20 Arkansas
6 Seeds
21 Tennessee
22 Louisville
23 Clemson
24 BYU
7 Seeds
25 St Louis
26 Kentucky
27 Iowa
28 Villanova
8 Seeds
29 Utah St
30 NC State
31 Auburn
32 UCF
9 Seeds
33 SMU
34 Texas A&M
35 St Marys
36 Georgia
10 Seeds
37 Wisconsin
38 Miami (OH)
39 USC
40 Indiana
11 Seeds
41 UCLA
42 Miami (FL)
43 Oklahoma St
44 SDSU
45 Santa Clara
46 Ohio St
12 Seeds
47 Tulsa
48 Belmont
49 Liberty
50 Yale
13 Seeds
51 SFA
52 High Point
53 Hawaii
54 UNCW
14 Seeds
55 Cal Baptist
56 NDSU
57 Troy
58 ETSU
15 Seeds
59 Portland St
60 Wright St
61 Austin Peay
62 Navy
16 Seeds
63 UTM
64 Merrimack
65 Long Island
66 Bethune-Cookman
67 Vermont
68 NC Central
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