The first Division III men’s basketball tournament with at-large teams selected by NPI is in the books. We got a great tournament but did NPI pick the right teams?
Join us for this episode as we look at the results NPI produced for teams in and around the bubble and compare and contrast that to how some other rating and ranking systems might have picked the limited number of at-large bids to the 2025 tournament.
In the process, we talk about the difference between the “best” teams and the “most deserving” teams and how that distinction is important to understanding how NPI works and what it is trying to accomplish. So, did NPI get it right?
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