I'm using the NET ranking because it's a primary criterion for the selection committee:
https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/med...selections
The committee also considers rankings from ESPN (strength of record, BPI), KPI, KenPom and Sagarin.
Stanford's ranking in these metrics:
ESPN strength of record: #47
ESPN BPI: #61
KPI: #26 (!)
KenPom: #48
Sagarin: #57
Also, I note that the 10-member selection committee has representatives from Duke (ACC, committee chair), Kentucky (SEC), Southland Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference, Toledo (MAC), Northwestern (B1G), Iowa State (Big 12), Bradley (Missouri Valley Conference), Mountain West Conference.
The conferences not represented on the men's selection committee?
ASUN
America East
American Athletic
Big East
Big Sky
Big South
Big West
Colonial Athletic
Conference USA
Horizon
Metro Atlantic Athletic
Mid-Eastern Athletic
Northeast
Ohio Valley
Pac-12
Patriot
Southern
Summit
Sun Belt
West Coast
Western Athletic
https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/med...selections
The committee also considers rankings from ESPN (strength of record, BPI), KPI, KenPom and Sagarin.
Stanford's ranking in these metrics:
ESPN strength of record: #47
ESPN BPI: #61
KPI: #26 (!)
KenPom: #48
Sagarin: #57
Also, I note that the 10-member selection committee has representatives from Duke (ACC, committee chair), Kentucky (SEC), Southland Conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference, Toledo (MAC), Northwestern (B1G), Iowa State (Big 12), Bradley (Missouri Valley Conference), Mountain West Conference.
The conferences not represented on the men's selection committee?
ASUN
America East
American Athletic
Big East
Big Sky
Big South
Big West
Colonial Athletic
Conference USA
Horizon
Metro Atlantic Athletic
Mid-Eastern Athletic
Northeast
Ohio Valley
Pac-12
Patriot
Southern
Summit
Sun Belt
West Coast
Western Athletic
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