so listened to that zoom again with the bracketologists
so the next grouping of 8 they picked were Florida, Loyola, No Texas, St Bonnies, VCU, Memphis, Indiana, and BYU
out of that grouping the 4 to move onto be added to the 4 leftovers from the previous night.....VCU, Memphis, Indiana, BYU
So the grouping of 8 was UNC, RU, SMU, Xavier, VCU, Memphis, Indiana and BYU
the top 4 vote getters were in order....Rutgers, Xavier, North Carolina and Memphis
The 4 remaining schools who their vote when thrown back in with Fla, Loy, No Texas St Bonnies
Now it appeared they had selected too many teams but actually the teams that are out will be determined until after they are finishing seeding on that 11 line or in case of a bid stealer.
So this is actually how the committee will do it, not just pick teams in. In this scenario RU still would appear a few spots above the actual cut line unless for some reason their seeding takes such a hit that they are out.
Again they are voting them based on records today and not what will happen.
Procedures for Seeding
1. Each committee member will submit a list of the best eight teams, in no particular order, from teams that are in the tournament as automatic qualifiers or at-large selections:
a. When 20 or more teams are on the list ballot, each member shall list eight teams;
b. When 14 to 19 teams are on the list ballot, each member shall list six or fewer teams;
c. When 13 or fewer teams are on the list ballot, each member shall list four teams.
Note: When 24 or fewer teams are on the list ballot to be seeded, a member may not participate in “list X teams” ballots if a team he or she represents as a commissioner or athletics director, or has an immediate family member conflict, is included in the “pool.”
2. The eight teams receiving the most votes comprise the next seed list ballot.
3. Committee members rank the eight teams from No. 1, using a “ranking” scoring system (i.e., the best team is valued at one point).
4. The four teams receiving the fewest points are moved onto the seed list in ascending order of vote total. The other four teams are held for the next rank ballot.
5. Each committee member then submits a list of the best eight remaining teams that are in the tournament as automatic qualifiers or at-large selections. The four teams with the highest vote totals are added to the teams carried over from No. 4 to comprise the next seed list ballot.
6. Steps No. 3, 4 and 5 are repeated until all the teams are seeded.
7. At any time during the process, the number of teams eligible to receive votes may be increased or decreased by the chair if circumstances warrant. Further, the chair has the option to revise the number of teams from four to fewer than four to be moved onto the seed list per No. 4.
8. After a team has been voted into the seed list, it may be moved by a simple majority of eligible votes. This “scrubbing” of the seed list allows the committee to affirm true seed accuracy throughout selection weekend and ultimately, in the bracket. Scrubbing is exclusively for teams that are in the field.
9. After the completion of three rounds of secret voting, if the voting results are still tied, the Chair shall break the tie.
10. The committee is not obligated to assemble the seed list in sequential order. For example, the committee may use the procedures to determine the fourth quadrant of teams at any time
