Big East Poll , NET Rankings and Team Sheets

[Pepe Sylvia]

I mean if they keep blowing out top 100 teams by 20 on the road the sky is the limit. Get that sweet sweet Houston style NET

[Herman Cain]

Big East NET rankings as of games of January 25, 2023
New  Old
7   6   UConn   
16   16   Marquette   
20   21   Creighton   
22   25   Xavier   
35   39   Providence   
67   68   Seton Hall   
84   79   St. John's
89   88   Villanova   
102   97   Butler   
155   155   DePaul   
242   240   Georgetown   

January 26 Team Sheets. MU is 16
https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2023/net-teamsheets-plus

[goldeneagle91114]

What's keeping UConn's NET so high? Close losses?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

What's keeping UConn's NET so high? Close losses?

IIRC they were number 1 for a while. It might not seem like it, but they've likely fallen quite a bit. All we see the NET rank, we don't see the actual NET score. So the distance between #1 and #7 in NET could actually be larger than the distance between #10 and #100 (unlikely it's that big but there is likely a lot of separation between each of the top 10).

As for why their NET is so high, it's because of how dominant they were to start the season. They literally each of their first 13 games by double digits including beating Alabama (#3 in NET currently) by 15 and Iowa State (#9) by 18 on neutral courts.

As the season goes on, each individual game means less and less. When they beat Florida by 20 on the road, that game was worth 10% of their NET score. Now when they lose to Xavier by 3 at home that game is only worth 4.2% of their NET score. As the season goes on, each individual score is going to change their overall NET less and less.

Finally, they only have 1 bad loss (by 11 at home to SJU). Their other 5 have all be Q1 losses and 3 of them have been by 6 points or less. Their early season dominance balances that out.

All that being said, UConn looks broken. I wouldn't be surprised to see them finish 500 or worse in conference.

[brewcity77]

What's keeping UConn's NET so high? Close losses?

They won their first 13 games by double digits, including teams that have proven to be elite like Alabama and Iowa State. That props them up a ton.

[goldeneagle91114]

Thanks TAMU and Brew for the insight. I know I'm bias but it just feels like they should be lower than 7 with 6 losses.

[Dr. Blackheart]

They won their first 13 games by double digits, including teams that have proven to be elite like Alabama and Iowa State. That props them up a ton.

If will be interesting how they will use the NET in their case for seeding if that holds.

[CountryRoads]

Thanks TAMU and Brew for the insight. I know I'm bias but it just feels like they should be lower than 7 with 6 losses.

I was expecting that St Johns loss to ding them pretty good but like the others have mentioned, they must have had a decent enough cushion.

NET is by no means perfect, but I think it's actually a good metric and if you look at a team's schedule you can usually diagnose why their ranking is what it is.

I get a kick out of people on Twitter trashing the NET because they think their team is ranked too low and then you look at their schedule and it's... 2 point win in a buy game, 5 point win in another buy game, 12 point loss at home vs mid major, etc.

We'll see how it plays out but I think the committee will take UCONN's NET ranking at face value and not chalk it up as an aberration like they possibly would with one or two other teams.

[Carl Spackler]

And this is why I simply cannot understand the scoopers who say they want to see UW lose despite the fact that it may hurt us come Selection Sunday. Every little bit counts. After Selection Sunday? Hell yes, I hope they get embarrassed on the court, assuming they are in the tourney.

I rarely post, but NO.

I dont give 2 sh!ts about Badger losses hurting us.  F&%'em to the moon and back.

[BM1090]

TAMU has it right. Cheer for them to lose every game by 1 so they are always Q1 or Q2 but rarely make the tournament.

[Herman Cain]

Big East NET rankings as of games of January 26,2023
New  Old
7   7   UConn   
16   16   Marquette   
19   20   Creighton   
23   22   Xavier   
35   35   Providence   
67   67   Seton Hall   
85   84   St. John's
92   89   Villanova   
102   102   Butler   
158   155   DePaul   
244   242   Georgetown   

January 27 Team Sheets . MU is 16

https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2023/net-teamsheets-plus

[Herman Cain]

Big East MET rankings as of games of January 27, 2023
New Old
7   7   UConn   
16   16   Marquette   
19   19   Creighton   
23   23   Xavier   
35   35   Providence   
66   67   Seton Hall   
85   85   St. John's
92   92   Villanova   
101   102   Butler   
158   158   DePaul   
245   244   Georgetown

January 28 Team Sheets. MU is 16
https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2023/net-teamsheets-plus

[Herman Cain]

Big East NET rankings as of games of January 28, 2023
New Old
7   7   UConn   
12   16   Marquette   
18   19   Creighton   
27   23   Xavier   
58   66   Seton Hall   
86   85   St. John's
90   92   Villanova   
111   101   Butler   
166   158   DePaul   
245   245   Georgetown   

January 29 Team Sheets . MU is 12
https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2023/net-teamsheets-plus

[Herman Cain]

Big East NET rankings as of games of January 28, 2023
New Old
7   7   UConn   
12   16   Marquette   
18   19   Creighton   
27   23   Xavier   
34   35   Providence
58   66   Seton Hall   
86   85   St. John's
90   92   Villanova   
111   101   Butler   
166   158   DePaul   
245   245   Georgetown   

January 29 Team Sheets . MU is 12
https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2023/net-teamsheets-plus

[noblewarrior]

Big East NET rankings as of games of January 28, 2023
New Old
7   7   UConn   
12   16   Marquette   
18   19   Creighton   
27   23   Xavier   
58   66   Seton Hall   
86   85   St. John's
90   92   Villanova   
111   101   Butler   
166   158   DePaul   
245   245   Georgetown   

January 29 Team Sheets . MU is 12
https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2023/net-teamsheets-plus

Providence has left the BE?  Herman?!? wtf?

[DoctorV]

Thanks Herman

That's a nice jump!

[MU82]

Thanks Herman

That's a nice jump!

Who knew a win over mighty DePaul could catapult us to new heights?!?!

(I know it was stuff that happened in other games, but still ... )

[Herman Cain]

Providence has left the BE?  Herman?!? wtf?

Correction noted ( I was distracted by my beautiful bride getting ready for church lol)

[noblewarrior]

Correction noted ( I was distracted by my beautiful bride getting ready for church lol)

God Bless you, Herman!

[DoctorV]

Who knew a win over mighty DePaul could catapult us to new heights?!?!

(I know it was stuff that happened in other games, but still ... )

Exactly, a surprisingly fun jump on DePaul day.

Don't underestimate how clutch that 2H blowout was, a close win woulda cost MU a few spots

[Tha Hound]

Love to see it

[WhiteTrash]

So, it looks like we knocked DePaul off the bubble. 

[shoothoops]

Exactly, a surprisingly fun jump on DePaul day.

Don't underestimate how clutch that 2H blowout was, a close win woulda cost MU a few spots

Yep. margin of victory, especially compared to expectation, is a big thing with NET, unfortunately.

[DoctorV]

Big game at the Wachovia Center this morning.

I'd like to see Providence drop one today and drop to 8-3 because coach Ed and those guys have a lot of Moxie when it comes to getting big wins when they need them.

I'd like to see them drop further behind in the chase for the BE title.

As for NET purposes, Providence is currently at 34, 4 spots away from becoming a quad 1 win at home.
Nova is at 90, 15 spots away from the top 75 cutoff for a road Q1.

Their end of the season schedule is brutal
Providence, @MU, @Creighton next 3 and still have @Providence, @X, @SH, v Creighton and v UConn left.
That's an insane gauntlet to end the season for an already underachieving 10-10 Villanova squad.
Itll be tough to find a way to finish above .500 in Neptunes first season

[MarquetteMike1977]

Marquette's NET is 12 Monday