JC Hoops Bracketology: 1/3/24
HawgBeat basketball analyst Jackson Collier explains his first NCAA Tournament projection of the season.
New year, new JC Hoops Bracketology. For the third year in a row, HawgBeat basketball analysts Jackson Collier is trying his hand at bracketology with a more firm formula.
For those who don't know how bracketology works, it is the process of projecting the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament field at any point of the season leading up to Selection Sunday, which will be held March 17 this year.
There is no set formula the selection committee uses, but the data points are the same: NET, quadrant wins, road wins, efficiency metrics, strength of record and more. There is a science to the whole process.
While Arkansas' 9-4 record after non-conference play has it out of the field right now, there are plenty of opportunities for the Razorbacks to improve their resume, starting with a home matchup against an Auburn team that presents a Quadrant 1 win for NET ranking purposes.
This is my first seed list of the season, and the goal is to update it weekly moving forward.
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