Originally Posted by
CDu
Lunardi now has six ACC teams in the field: Maryland, Miami, and Va Tech join the three that are safe.
For what it's worth, Lunardi says Va Tech is one of the last four in, and I don't think they have a very strong case. He says that Va Tech has a similar profile to Maryland, yet Maryland is a #9 and Va Tech is a 13. Also, for some reason he has Maryland ahead of Miami, despite Miami having the better record, the better RPI, more quality wins, and a win head-to-head. Either he's basing it on lingering early-season perception, or he's basing it on ACC record. Otherwise, everything seems to point toward Miami.
But for those who were saying we'd get three, things have changed drastically over the course of the ACC season, huh?
I'd bet it's based on ACC record and "perception." No matter how much "blind" information people use in this process, there will always be subjectivity involved, and Lunardi may simply think Maryland is better.
Oh, and depending how faithfully he's doing this to the actual bracket rules, teams occasionally need to be adjusted up or down a seed line to avoid conference conflicts. That could be a less subjective reason for the difference.
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