How to improve NCAA selection 

March, 17, 2011
03/17/11
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There is nothing "wrong" with the selection committee or the selection process. It is just fine, thank you, despite the occasional reasonable disagreements. But that is not the standard. We can and should make the committee and the process better. Like the teams, players and coaches who participate in the NCAA tournament, we should strive for excellence in the process and make it the best it can be. Here are four things we should do to make the selection process better.


To read how Jay Bilas believes we can improve the tournament selection process, including discarding the RPI, you must be an ESPN Insider.

Jay Bilas

College Basketball analyst
  • College basketball analyst for ESPN and ESPN Insider
  • Played and coached at Duke
  • Practicing attorney
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Jay Bilas provides expert color commentary from courtside on college basketball games and serves as a studio analyst and as the co-host of ESPN's popular studio shows "College GameDay" and "College Gamenight." He also writes for ESPN.com and contributes numerous reports for "SportsCenter." Since 2003, Bilas has provided in-depth player scouting and analysis for ESPN's coverage of the NBA draft.

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