Nitty Gritty Report: 2009 - 2010

The NCAA Selection Committee frequently compares teams or groups of teams using what is called a "Nitty Gritty" report. Our Bracketologists have replicated that data and use it each week to project the NCAA Tournament field.

Note: Data changes daily, but projected seeds change weekly. Click a school's name for more detail.
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2009 - 2010
No. 1 Seeds RPI D1
W-L
SOS SOS% ROAD
W-L
NEUT
W-L
NC
RP
NC
SS
CF
RP
CF
SS
CF
RK
1-25 26-50 51-100 L12 L
RPI
OffQ DefQ ASM
Kansas.629625-722.5946-41-2344054336-33-05-29-3388.66.114.7
Michigan St..644926-66.6149-15-382142225-28-13-39-357.64.712.3
Kentucky.552420-1361.5574-64-176185654263-20-25-74-8574.66.411.0
Texas.589922-1142.5694-65-350151403733-53-13-47-5612.97.09.9

Glossary
RPI: Numeric ratings percentage index (weighted home/road).
DI W-L: W/L record vs. Division I opponents only.
SOS: Teams ranked 1-343 by schedule strength.
SOS%: Average winning percentage of all DI opponents.
Road W-L: Record in road games only (DI opponents).
Neutral W-L: W-L Record in neutral court games only (DI opponents).
NC RP: Teams ranked 1-343 by nonconference RPI only.
NC SS: Teams ranked 1-343 by nonconference SOS only (w/data).
CF RP: Teams ranked 1-343 in conference games only.
CF SS: Teams ranked 1-343 by conference schedule only.
CF RK: Leagues ranked 1-33 by Conference RPI.
1-25: Record vs. InsideRPI 1-25 teams.
26-50: Record vs. InsideRPI 26-50 teams.
51-100: Record vs. InsideRPI 51-100 teams.
L12: Record in Last 12 DI games.
L RPI: Joe Lunardi's preferred RPI formula.
OffQ: Points per game above/below average allowed by all opponents.
DefQ: Points allowed below/above average scored by all opponents.
ASM: Adjusted Scoring Margin (sum of Offensive Quotient and Defensive Quotient).

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