Earlier this week, the NCAA released the first NET rankings for the 2023-2024 basketball season. BYU ranked second nationally behind only Houston. After BYU's dominant win over Evansville, BYU leapfrogged Houston to take to top spot. The NET rankings are the primary metric that the selection committee uses to sort teams for the NCAA tournament.
The high ranking speaks to BYU's complete dominance through eight games. The Cougars, who are 8-0, currently lead the country in point differential.
Below are the NET rankings for the rest of the Big 12.
From the NCAA official website, "The NET rankings serve as the primary sorting tool for Division I men's basketball, they play an important role in establishing a team's resume. The men’s and women’s basketball NET rankings and team sheets will be provided publicly on a daily basis on NCAA.com and NCAA.org starting in December."
The quadrant system determines the resumes of college basketball teams. "Using the quadrant system, which was in its fourth season in 2020-21, the quality of wins and losses will be organized based on game location and the opponent's NET ranking.
The number of Quadrant 1 wins and Quadrant 3/4 losses will be incredibly important when it comes time for NCAA tournament selection and seeding."
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