Hoops HD Mock Selection Committee Update: Saturday, March 14th

We have seeded the first eight lines, but that is subject to change.  We actually spend as much time scrubbing the seed list, if not more so, than we do initially putting it together.  Seeding is done by having the ten committee members vote for who they think the best eight teams are.  The eight teams that receive the most votes are then ranked 1-thru-8 by the committee.  The top four teams are the #1 seed line, the next four teams are called carry overs.  The committee then picks who they feel the next best eight teams are in addition to the four carry overs.  The four teams that get the most votes are added to the four previous teams, and they are once again ranked 1-thru-8 with the top four being placed on the #2 line.  This process is repeated until the entire bracket is seeded.

This process can begin, and due to time constraints really needs to begin, prior to the entire field being selected.  In our case, even though we’ve begun seeding, we don’t have our entire field selected.  We’re going to have to add at least three more teams, and right now have four carry overs in Miami FL, BYU, Colorado State and Boise State.  Tonight, we will probably have the entire field selected, and we’ll also talk about contingencies for tomorrow, as we are guaranteed to have several teams that are still playing that we have not yet selected.

Below is a look at what our current board looks like.  It is a replica of what the real selection committee’s board looks like.  Keep in mind, we are not necessarily trying to guess the selection committee, but rather go through the process of selecting and seeding the teams using the same procedures and points of emphasis that the real committee uses.