The NET rating leaves the NC State "disappointed".

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"NC State is ranked # 33 in the NET, 32 in the KenPom, 26 in the BPI and 24 in the Sagarin," wrote Yow Sunday. "Our Annex strength is 179 and only Kevin Pauga's rank is higher than # 33 to # 66.

"We finished 8-9 against quad 1 and 2 [in NET rankings], with five of those games outside our national arena, playing 14 games against teams in the top 50 of the NET rankings and having only two losses outside the Top 22 in the NET. This included a win against the SEC champions, Auburn University and five games against the No. 1 seeded field.

"Based on metrics [cited] Above what the NCAA has said they would use to evaluate the team's performance, we are disappointed for our athletes, our coaches and our fans that our work has not been rewarded by a selection at the tournament. the NCAA. "

NC State and Clemson were not even included in the four teams that the committee designated as the top four. These went to UNC Greensboro (NET 60), Alabama (59), TCU (52) and Indiana (54), which also received first place in the ILS, while NC State and Clemson have 2 seeds.

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Belmont head coach Rick Byrd struggles to hold back his tears as he describes how proud he is of his team for the NCAA tournament.

The selection committee chair, Bernard Muir, told ESPN that the team-specific NET ranking was not supposed to be the determining factor in the committee's choices.

"So, the NET is only a sorting tool, it's one of the many tools we have. Plus, we obviously watch a lot of games, and that also comes in." in the discussion, "said Muir. "We are delighted with the performance of the NET, but we are not getting ahead in the list … we are really trying to evaluate the whole set of work, which is the ones to be done. a committee, and at the same time make decisions which is the best team that belongs among the 36 at-large. "

However, after the selection on CBS, Muir said the committee had reviewed the teams' performance against opponents of the top NET quadrant. He noted that a team like Belmont, who went 2-2 against the teams in Quadrant 1, was considered more favorably than a team like the NC State, which had a 3-pass at 9 against the opponents of quadrant 1, and therefore did not benefit more opportunities for quadrant 1 wins.

Clemson was just 1-10 against the quarterback 1 teams, while Texas, with a NET ranking of 38, was 5-10 and also opted for the NIT. St. John's, despite its NET ranking well below 73, won 5-7 against the teams in Quadrant 1, the highest number of wins among all teams from the last four entries and the first four outings, the exception of Indiana, who beat Quadrant 1. 6-9. St. John's also scored 5-3 against Quadrant 2, while Indiana was only 2-6.