NCAA DIVISION I ME
N’S
BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING THE
B
RACKE
T
There are three phases to the process:I.
Select
the 37 best at-large teams;II.
Seed
the field of 68 teams; andIII.
Place
the teams into the championship bracket.
Process Principles for Selection, Seeding and
B
racke
t
ing
The Selection, Seeding and Bracketing process for the Division I
Men
’
s
BasketballChampionship adheres to the following principles:
The committee endeavors to
achieve reasonable competitive balance
in each regionof the bracket.
The committee
selects the 37 best teams
not otherwise automatic qualifiers for theirconference to fill the at-large berths. There is no limit on the number of at-large teamsthe committee may select from one conference.
A committee member (
“m
ember
”)
shall not be present during any discussion regardingthe selection or seeding of a team the individual represents as an athletics director orcommissioner.
A member is permitted to answer only general, factual questions about teams in theconference the individual represents.
At no point in the process shall a member vote for a team the individual represents asan athletics director or commissioner.
All votes will be by secret ballot.
The Principles and Procedures are part of a comprehensive annual review of theDivision I M
en’s
Basketball Championship conducted from the conclusion of eachyear
’
s championship. This document was revised and approved by the Division I M
en’s
Basketball Committee, Summer 2011, and will be in effect for the 2012championship.
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Res
o
urces
Among the resources available to the committeeare complete box scores, game summaries andnotes, pertinent information submitted on ateam
’
s
behalf by its conference, variouscomputer rankings, injury reports, head-to-headresults, chronological results, Division I results,non-conference results, home, away and neutralresults, rankings, polls and the NABC regionaladvisory committee rankings.
I. Selecting At-Large
T
eams
Initial
Ballot
1. Prior to the selection meeting, eachcommittee member receives an
“
initialballot
”
comprised of two columns listing alleligible Division I teams in alphabeticalorder.Each committee member will submit theballot by a designated time on the first fullday of selection meetings:a. In the first column, each member shallidentify not more than 37 teams that, inthat
member
’
s
opinion, should
be at-large selections
(AL) in thetournament based upon play to date,regardless of whether the team couldeventually represent its conference asthe automatic qualifier.b. In the second column, each membershall identify all teams that
shouldreceive consideration
(C) for an at-large berth. There is no minimum ormaximum limit in the second column;however, only teams meriting seriousconsideration should receive votes.2. Any team receiving all but two of the eligiblevotes in Column 1 (AL) is moved into thetournament field as an at-large selection.3. The committee will form an
"under-consideration
” bo
ard
consisting of analphabetical listing of teams that:a. Received
at least two
votes in either of the columns of the initial ballot but didnot receive enough votes to be an at-large team; orb. Won or shared the regular-seasonconference championship, as determinedby the
conference
’
s
tie-break policywhere applicable. This does not includeteams that won or shared a division titlebut were not the regular-seasonconference champion.4. A team may be
removed
from the
“
under-consideration
”
board at any time if itreceives
all but two
of the eligible votes.A team may be
added
to the
“
under-consideration
”
board at any time provided itreceives
at least three
eligible votes.Verbal nominations are permitted.
Remaining
Ballots
1. The committee then begins evaluating
those
teams on the
“
under-consideration
”
board. 2. Each committee member will list the besteight teams from the
“
under-consideration
”
board, in no particular order, to be added tothe at-large field.When 20 or more teams are underconsideration in
“
list X team
s”
ballots, eachmember shall list eight. When 14 to 19teams are under consideration, eachmember shall list six. When 13 or fewerteams are under consideration, eachmember shall list four.3. When 24 or fewer teams remain in the poolof teams (during the selection or seedingprocess), a member may not participate in
“l
ist X team
s”
votes if a team he or sherepresents as a commissioner or athleticsdirector is included in the
“
pool
.”
4. The eight teams receiving the most votescomprise the next at-large ballot.5. Committee members then rank the eightteams, using a
“
ranking
” s
coring system(i.e., the best team is valued at one point).6. The four teams receiving the fewest pointsshall be added to the at-large field. The
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other four teams will be held for the nextballot.7. Each committee member then submits a listof the best eight teams remaining on the
“
under-consideration
”
board to be added tothe at-large field. The four teams with thehighest vote totals are added to the teamscarried over from No. 6 to comprise thenext at-large ballot.8. Steps No. 5, 6 and 7 will be repeated untilall at-large berths are filled.9. If a team fails to be included among thefour teams receiving the fewest points (StepNo. 6) for two consecuti
ve ”
ran
k”
ballots, itshall be returned to th
e “
under-consideration
”
board, without prejudice.10. At any time during the process, the numberof teams eligible to receive votes may beincreased or decreased by the chair if circumstances warrant. Further, the chairhas the option to revise the number of teams from four to two to be moved into at-large berths per No. 6.11. A team may be removed from the at-largefield by a vote of all but two of the eligiblevotes. Such a team would be returned tothe
“
under-consideration
”
board, withoutprejudice.12. At any time during the process of selectingthe at-large teams, the committee mayelect to begin seeding the teams (SectionII). This allows the committee to proceedwhile allowing time for results of gamesplayed during selection weekend.
II. Seeding of Teams
The committee will create a
“s
eed li
st”
(i.e. rankof the teams in
“true
seed
s”
1 through 68) whichreflects the relative qualitative assessment of thefield in descending order, and is used to assesscompetitive balance of the top teams across thefour regions of the championship. The seed listreflects the sequential order with which teamswill be placed in the bracket. Once the
“
seed list
”
is finalized, it remains unchanged while thebracket is assembled.Importantly, various principles may preclude ateam from being placed in its
“true”
seed positionin the bracket.
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 asautomatic qualifiers or at-large selections.When 20 or more teams remain to beseeded, each member shall list eight teams.When 14 to 19 teams remain, each membershall list six teams. When 13 or fewer teamsremain, each member shall list four teams.When 24 or fewer teams remain to beseeded, a member may not participate in
“l
ist X team
s”
ballots if a team he or sherepresents as a commissioner or athleticsdirector is included in the
“
pool
.”
2. The eight teams receiving the most votescomprise the next seed list ballot.3. Committee members rank the eight teamsfrom No. 1, usin
g a “
ranking
” s
coringsystem (i.e., the best team is valued at onepoint).4. The four teams receiving the fewest pointsare moved onto the seed list in ascendingorder of vote total. The other four teams areheld for the next rank ballot. 5. Each committee member then submits a listof the best eight remaining teams that arein the tournament as automatic qualifiers orat-large selections. The four teams with thehighest vote totals are added to the teamscarried over from No. 4 to comprise thenext seed list ballot.6. Steps No. 3, 4 and 5 are repeated until allthe teams are seeded.7. After a team has been voted into the seedlist, it may be moved by a simple majorityof eligible votes. This
“
scrubbing
”
of theseed list allows the committee to affirm trueseed accuracy throughout selection weekendand ultimately, in the bracket.
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