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So talked about this on a few threads, but it probably deserves it's own. As everyone knows, the NCAA ditched the RPI for the NET a few years ago. It has its own flaws, but this was a major step forward.
Last year the NCAA added a new metric, the NET WAB. (good article from CBS on it) The WAB (wins above bubble) isn't new, it's been used by analytics guys previously, but the NCAA didn't officially have it on the team sheets. Now not only is it on the team sheets, but the NCAA has it's own WAB metric.
And, somehow, against all odds. I think this thing is great. I'm not completely convinced they shouldn't just use it to seed the tournament. The first I glanced at it last year I thought "holy ****, did they just finally nail it?"
How does WAB work?
The WAB is a formula to determine how many wins an average bubble team would have against your schedule.
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So what does it actually matter?
Last year no metric more closely resembled the final seed list than the NET WAB.
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