NPI Rankings 2024

[SKUD]

Let's see how this plays out... I don't like it.

Updated for selection:
https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/40157?utf8=%E2%9C%93&commit=Submit

[stlawus]

One conference getting 7 bids would be absolutely ridiculous, especially since 2 of those teams have sub .600 win percentages.  I'm not opposed to NPI but this has got to change after this year.

[rdanie03]

One conference getting 7 bids would be absolutely ridiculous, especially since 2 of those teams have sub .600 win percentages.  I'm not opposed to NPI but this has got to change after this year.

Well, you're going to hate it even more because Hamilton is also above the cutline. Everyone Mt. Union and up got in, with York the first team out.

[PaulNewman]

One conference getting 7 bids would be absolutely ridiculous, especially since 2 of those teams have sub .600 win percentages.  I'm not opposed to NPI but this has got to change after this year.

Well, you're going to hate it even more because Hamilton is also above the cutline. Everyone Mt. Union and up got in, with York the first team out.

So 8 total, including the AQ, correct?

Some weird stuff.  NCAC has had 3 several times but never 4 in my memory.  I'm not sure why I'm thinking this just yet, but my hunch is that we're gonna have an even greater number of monster 1st and 2nd round matchups.

[kansas hokie]

Put a full bracket together...good luck to all tomorrow. Ended up with only 4 flights, but lots of 400-500 miles bus rides across the bracket. have fun, let me know how to make it better.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FFmaYk8mMaNjCnoyEG0-j1kaN0vF_-3E7uYYmTeNUI4/edit?usp=sharing

[Kuiper]

Given the bar on teams in the same conference playing each other in the first round, but the priority of geography over seeding in brackets, half of those NESCAC teams could be knocked out after the second round.

[camosfan]

One conference getting 7 bids would be absolutely ridiculous, especially since 2 of those teams have sub .600 win percentages

 Do you think all games should have the same weight?

[Kuiper]

Put a full bracket together...good luck to all tomorrow. Ended up with only 4 flights, but lots of 400-500 miles bus rides across the bracket. have fun, let me know how to make it better.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FFmaYk8mMaNjCnoyEG0-j1kaN0vF_-3E7uYYmTeNUI4/edit?usp=sharing

Pacific Lutheran will cry bloody murder if this bracketing becomes a reality.  It's one thing to fly.  It's quite another to fly and have to play with a three hour time difference.

[kansas hokie]

NESCAC with 8, Buffalo St. holds on, Mount Union out. Trinity in a top 8 protected seed.

[kansas hokie]

Put a full bracket together...good luck to all tomorrow. Ended up with only 4 flights, but lots of 400-500 miles bus rides across the bracket. have fun, let me know how to make it better.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FFmaYk8mMaNjCnoyEG0-j1kaN0vF_-3E7uYYmTeNUI4/edit?usp=sharing

Pacific Lutheran will cry bloody murder if this bracketing becomes a reality.  It's one thing to fly.  It's quite another to fly and have to play with a three hour time difference.

Easy fix then, fly Pacific Lutheran to Trinity (San Antonio) and Bellhaven to Babson (Boston).

[SoccerFan2025]

NESCAC with 8, Buffalo St. holds on, Mount Union out. Trinity in a top 8 protected seed.

I would think wisconsin eau claire or trinity tx gets a nod for a number one seed in one bracket with the other as the number 2.  Mary Washington in a second bracket with williams. Likely middlebury and amherst in the third bracket and tufts and connecticut college in the fourth bracket.  unless they do some additional plot twists with john hopkins to swap with williams.

[Ejay]

I'm still not understanding this NPI thing. Take Bowdoin for example...

They're 7-5-5, with those 7 wins coming against The University of New England, Husson, Wheaton, St. Jospeh's (ME), Southern Maine and NESCAC "powerhouses" Colby and Trinity. Where are they getting their points? In the 4 draws against other NESCAC teams (a conference they had a total of 2 wins in 10 games)?

[rdanie03]

Given the bar on teams in the same conference playing each other in the first round, but the priority of geography over seeding in brackets, half of those NESCAC teams could be knocked out after the second round.

It would take a lot of upsets. 5 of the 8 can't play each other until the quarters because they are 1 and 2 seeds

[Mohammed413]

I'm still not understanding this NPI thing. Take Bowdoin for example...

They're 7-5-5, with those 7 wins coming against The University of New England, Husson, Wheaton, St. Jospeh's (ME), Southern Maine and NESCAC "powerhouses" Colby and Trinity. Where are they getting their points? In the 4 draws against other NESCAC teams (a conference they had a total of 2 wins in 10 games)?

I am curious to hear what team you think should be in this spot instead... I guarantee a NESCAC team like Bowdoin would be a major threat to many .800 teams you're thinking of.

[Ejay]

I'm still not understanding this NPI thing. Take Bowdoin for example...

They're 7-5-5, with those 7 wins coming against The University of New England, Husson, Wheaton, St. Jospeh's (ME), Southern Maine and NESCAC "powerhouses" Colby and Trinity. Where are they getting their points? In the 4 draws against other NESCAC teams (a conference they had a total of 2 wins in 10 games)?

I am curious to hear what team you think should be in this spot instead... I guarantee a NESCAC team like Bowdoin would be a major threat to many .800 teams you're thinking of.

Ok, I'll bite. As a start, I'll take Centre, VA Wesleyan, Oneonta, and dare I say Mt Union :-)  Could Bowdoin be a major threat to them, perhaps. Could those 3 teams be a major threat to a 7-5-5 NESCAC team with zero quality wins and 2 in-conference wins against the bottom of the league? Absolutely.