💺The committee selects eight best teams in no particular order to seed the field.
🔢Teams are ranked based on various factors, including head-to-head results and win quality.
✅The seed list undergoes a scrubbing process to ensure accurate team rankings.
📝Teams are seated based on their rankings to determine the initial bracket.
🏀The bracketing process is the final step, allocating teams to specific regions and matchups.
How do they determine the best teams for seeding?
—The committee considers various factors such as head-to-head results, quality of wins and losses, and metrics to rank the teams.
What is the scrubbing process?
—The scrubbing process ensures the committee is comfortable with the team rankings on the seed list, comparing factors like head-to-head results and team performance.
Is the seed list final?
—No, the seed list can change over the course of the week as the committee continues to evaluate teams and make adjustments.
What is the purpose of the bracket?
—The bracket determines the matchups and regions for the teams in the tournament, creating the exciting and highly anticipated tournament bracket.
When does the bracketing process start?
—The bracketing process starts after the seed list has been finalized and scrubbed, typically on Sunday.
00:01Welcome to part three of the video series on the Division One Men's Basketball Championship selection process.
00:18The focus of this video is on seating the field, which involves selecting and ranking teams for the tournament.
00:55The committee starts by selecting the eight best teams, without any particular order, to seed the field.
03:14The committee considers various factors, including head-to-head results and win quality, to rank the teams on the seed list.
05:58The seed list undergoes a scrubbing process to ensure accurate team rankings.
06:38Teams are seated based on their rankings, with the top four becoming number one seeds.
07:35The bracketing process, which starts on Sunday, determines the matchups and regions for the teams.
