Comments on: Vanderbilt Commodores http://www.bracketography.com/vanderbilt-commodores/ Just another teamrankings Sites site Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:44:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Brian http://www.bracketography.com/vanderbilt-commodores/#comment-1333 Brian Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:46:34 +0000 http://www.bracketography.com/?p=1318#comment-1333 A 4 seed seems a little optimistic for this team (even though the projected bracket has them there). Their actual RPI ranking is 22 as of right now. And.. their best wins are against Tennessee who is 17 in the RPI. Their next best wins are against RPI 36, 43, 52, 56, and 58. So, that's only 4 wins against the RPI top 50 and only 2 against the RPI top 25 against the same team. South Carolina (90 RPI) isn't an awful team, but no way you can lose to them at home in your last regular season game. Having only 7 losses (so far) looks pretty good, but Sagarin currently rates them #25 and Pomeroy #32. To me, they look like a 6 seed -- proving you can beat Tennessee twice doesn't say you're a great team. Tennessee has lacked consistency this year: while overachieving in beating Kansas and Kentucky, Tennessee has also underachieved in losing to USC and Georgia. Also, Kentucky, the best team in the SEC, hasn't beaten anyone that great except for Tennessee and Vanderbilt. So, I don't really see how the SEC can expect to have their teams seeded that high when the top teams weren't really tested much all year. The Big East, Big 12, ACC, and Big 10 all have teams more tested than Vandy and the SEC, so I would expect those conferences to get the benefit of the doubt. A 4 seed seems a little optimistic for this team (even though the projected bracket has them there). Their actual RPI ranking is 22 as of right now. And.. their best wins are against Tennessee who is 17 in the RPI. Their next best wins are against RPI 36, 43, 52, 56, and 58. So, that’s only 4 wins against the RPI top 50 and only 2 against the RPI top 25 against the same team.

South Carolina (90 RPI) isn’t an awful team, but no way you can lose to them at home in your last regular season game. Having only 7 losses (so far) looks pretty good, but Sagarin currently rates them #25 and Pomeroy #32.

To me, they look like a 6 seed — proving you can beat Tennessee twice doesn’t say you’re a great team. Tennessee has lacked consistency this year: while overachieving in beating Kansas and Kentucky, Tennessee has also underachieved in losing to USC and Georgia.

Also, Kentucky, the best team in the SEC, hasn’t beaten anyone that great except for Tennessee and Vanderbilt. So, I don’t really see how the SEC can expect to have their teams seeded that high when the top teams weren’t really tested much all year. The Big East, Big 12, ACC, and Big 10 all have teams more tested than Vandy and the SEC, so I would expect those conferences to get the benefit of the doubt.

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