Big discussion on SiriusXM's college sports channel on Monday about these possibilities. It spanned across multiple shows throughout the day. Teams on the bubble over the past decade were discussed. Tech got a mention. Our ratings in KenPom, for example, in 2014 and in 2015 were much better going into Selection Sunday than our RPI.

In 2014, our RPI was in the 50s but our Pom ranking was in the low 30s. If I remember correctly it was similar in 2015. There have been a lot of rumors about different members of the committee bringing this type of data into the room during the discussion. But it's never had an impact on the selection process.

Bringing this type of analysis into the room might be in response to talk of a rule change that would force the Committee to give first consideration to regular season conference champions with an RPI better than 50. It would be modeled off of a CFP Committee rule that favors conference champions. It sounds as if the Committee would have to publicly give their reasoning for leaving a champion with that type of RPI out of the field.

The individual who first developed the RPI for the NCAA in the late 70s/early 80s was interviewed. He said that even in those days he believed the Committee misapplied the strength of schedule ranking starting with Lamar being left out of the field in 1984. He said that, despite the fact Lamar was 25-4 and No. 19 in the RPI, they were left out because they hadn't played anyone with an RPI of better than 100. When he was told how the discussion was going he said he asked to speak to the Committee, a request that was denied.

He brought up another point about home court advantage and many power schools playing few, and in some cases, no true road games in non-conference play. The advantage is overwhelming. So much so that many of these analysts are now attempting to devise a "home court penalty" in the statistical analysis. You would be penalized for playing to many home and/or neutral site games.

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