The Providence Friars won at least 20 games for the third consecutive season and had the same win total (21) as last year. This time, however, the friars will not dance.
Providence fell out of the field of 68 on Sunday, even as the team went 21-13 on the year. The Friars finished 58th in the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings despite having six wins against Quad 1 opponents and three wins against Quad 2 teams.
“I think analytics are nonsense…I think you can schedule bad teams out of the league and beat them up, beat them 50 and 60. And I think coaching for so long has been a gentleman's task,” he said. Friars head coach Kim English told reporters. “And you have a big advantage at the end of a game, for health reasons you eliminate players, to give others opportunities to play, you eliminate players.
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Kim English of the Providence Friars watches during the first half against the Marquette Golden Eagles at Fiserv Forum on February 28, 2024 in Milwaukee. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
“But right now, there might be a change in college basketball. Scheduling to beat teams by 40 or 50 might be one thing to do. But when you get into this league, analytics won't look very good in the league (playing ) Play against some really good coaches.
The NCAA uses NET to determine a team's tournament resume.
“The remaining factors include the Team Value Index (TVI), which is a results-based feature that rewards teams for beating quality opponents, particularly away from home, as well as an adjusted net efficiency rating,” it says. the NCAA on its website.
“Adjusted efficiency is a team's net efficiency, adjusted for opponent strength and location (home/away/neutral) across all games played. For example, a given efficiency value (net points per 100 possessions) against stronger opponents rates higher than the “The same efficiency against lesser opponents and having a certain efficiency on the road is greater than the same efficiency at home.”
Kim English of the Providence Friars reacts in the first half against the Marquette Golden Eagles during the semifinal round of the Big East Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 15, 2024 in New York City. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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Quad 1 wins have a large effect in determining whether a team enters the tournament. Quad wins are based on the team's NET ranking at that time. The better the defeated team, the more significant the victory will be in the system.
“We played Connecticut and I think they shoot 40% from the field,” English continued. “We're a good defense. They won the game. You should be given credit for winning the game.
“I think there are some flaws in the system.”
Like St. John's, Providence fell victim to some of the surprises in the college basketball landscape that helped earn automatic berths for Cinderella teams. NC State surprisingly won the ACC, New Mexico took home the Mountain West and Temple won the American Athletic Conference. Florida Atlantic snagged a spot in the tournament and many were not going to be happy.
Kim English of the Providence Friars reacts to a call during a college basketball game against the Georgetown Hoyas at Capital One Arena on March 5, 2024 in Washington, DC (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
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“It was a disappointing night, but again, it's what you win,” English added, via The Providence Journal. “If you don't take care of the games you're supposed to take care of (Kansas State, St. John's, Butler), if you don't take care of those games, you put yourself in a position to put your destiny in someone else's hands.” person. It's not where you want to be. “It's not where we're going to be as a program.”
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