1. NCAA Men’s Basketball
Tournament Selection
Process
Mike Mooney

2. • 19 Million viewers watched last year’s
Championship game between UNC and
Michigan State (tvbythenumbers.com)
• Millions of people fill out NCAA tournament
brackets

3. • How are the 65 teams selected
• How is the Tournament Bracket
made?

4. 31 AUTOMATIC
QUALIFIERS

5. 34 At-Large Teams

6. RPI (Rating Performance Index)
• FACTOR ONE: Team’s winning percentage
• FACTOR TWO: Team’s opponents’ winning
percentage (strength of schedule)
• FACTOR THREE: the team's opponents'
opponents' winning percentage (opponents’
strength of schedule)
http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_Men.html

7. Seeding

10. Bracket is Final
The Tournament is ready
to start!

11. 96 Teams Next
Year???????