Speaking to someone with knowledge of the selection process, Tennessee's off-court issues should not play a role. If a team is eligible then its eligible. Now, does that mean an individual debating in his head Team A versus Team B won't let knowledge of UT's troubles creep into his head? No. But if a team is eligible — and UT is — then the committee is supposed to consider them just like any other team.

Thanks for reading,
John

We list each and every stat you'll see in the chart… from 1 through 10… all in order at the top of the story. On the chart, without room to type "Losses to Teams Outside the Top 100" we simply used "Bad Losses." We assumed that someone could grasp if 1 = A and 2 = B and 3 = C and 4 = D and 5 = E and 6 = F and 7 = G and 8 = H and I = 9 that then J would = 10.

We assumed wrong.

John

You are correct. I was initially considering using a stat that showed each team's record against its last five Top 50 opponents… Alabama was 2-3 in that stat. I was thinking 2-3 and typed it when it should indeed have been 3-3.

This has been corrected. My apologies.

As for head-to-head versus computer numbers, that all comes down to the selection committee. Sometimes they use head-to-head, sometimes they use computers. Example: Ole Miss beat Alabama the last time they met, but Bama is a tourney contender while Ole Miss is not.

It's always tough to figure out what the committee uses and why when it comes to separating two teams from each other.

Thanks for reading,
John

That stat is losses outside the Top 100 in RPI. It's spelled out just above the chart. Learn to read.

John