St John's Rick Pitino sounds off on 'fraudulent' metrics after NCAA Tournament snub

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St. John’s Red Storm coach Rick Pitino ripped the metrics used to determine seeding in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament as his team was left out of the field of 68 on Sunday night.

The Red Storm had an NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) ranking of 32. The formula is used to evaluate teams’ tournament resumes. 

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Rick Pitino of the St. John's Red Storm reacts in the first half against the Connecticut Huskies during the Semifinal round of the Big East Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 15, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)

"The remaining factors include the Team Value Index (TVI), which is a result-based feature that rewards teams for beating quality opponents, particularly away from home, as well as an adjusted net efficiency rating," the NCAA says in its website. 

"The adjusted efficiency is a team’s net efficiency, adjusted for strength of opponent and location (home/away/neutral) across all games played. For example, a given efficiency value (net points per 100 possessions) against stronger opposition rates higher than the same efficiency against lesser opponents and having a certain efficiency on the road rates higher than the same efficiency at home."

However, Pitino did not want to hear anything about metrics after watching the selection show.

St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino looks on during a college basketball game against the Xavier Musketeers on Jan. 31, 2024 at Cintas Center in Cincinnati. (Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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