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Women’s basketball bracketology: What to do with the teams falling fast?

By Russell Steinberg

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 01: Indiana Hoosier guard Bendu Yeaney (1) goes for the loose ball with Michigan State Spartans guard Shay Colley (0) during the game between the Michigan State Spartans and Indiana Hoosiers on March 1, 2018, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. The Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Michigan State Spartans in 4 overtimes 111-109. (Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 01: Indiana Hoosier guard Bendu Yeaney (1) goes for the loose ball with Michigan State Spartans guard Shay Colley (0) during the game between the Michigan State Spartans and Indiana Hoosiers on March 1, 2018, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. The Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Michigan State Spartans in 4 overtimes 111-109. (Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

South Bend:

1. Notre Dame (ACC)
16. North Carolina A&T (MEAC)

8. South Dakota State
9. Missouri

Iowa City:

5. Oregon State
12. Bucknell (Patriot)

4. Iowa
13. Tennessee Tech (OVC)

A quick methodology note, as you may have noticed Tennessee Tech and North Carolina A&T are newcomers to the field. We’ve hit the point in the conference season where it makes sense to go with conference leaders when assuming the auto-bid out of one-bid leagues. That made far less sense when a bunch of teams were 2-0 or 1-1, so I had been using the RPI. That will explain the rush of new mid-majors into the field and I will be using standings going forward.

Milwaukee:

3. Marquette (Big East)
14. Stephen F. Austin (Southland)

6. Miami
11. Utah

Waco:

7. Indiana
10. Auburn

2. Baylor (Big 12)
15. Mercer (SoCon)

Indiana is another team that has suffered a string of conference losses (three out of four to be exact). Add that hideous loss to Grambling and the Hoosiers would be in a lot of trouble if not for wins over Michigan State, South Dakota, and Butler. Indiana probably needs to go .500 over its next four games to stay in the field. A signature win over Maryland or at Rutgers would be gravy.

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