Since we are now only a few Sundays away from the Selection by those who determine our collective consciousness as a Basketball Nation 
over the next 12 months a few Selection Committee questions about those who determine our fate would seem to be in order.
1 Who makes up the Selection Committee?
2 How many members are there?
3 Who selects the Selection Committee?
4 Are some Members 'Automatic' and some Members 'At Large'?
5 Are some Members permanent and some members rotating?
6 How long do they serve on the Committee?
7 Is the NCAA Selection Committee officially bound in any way to follow RPI calculations when choosing between 2 or more teams?
I would think what we are most interested in at this point is how they historically determine the "last four in" and the "first four out". I would think that there is a pool of 10 - 12 teams that generally fall into that category. In looking at the past selections for the category of "last four in" what have likely been the most determining factors?
RPI
SoS (if at all different from RPI)
W-L Record
Polls
Intangibles (hi profile coach - hi profile school - Cinderella qualities)
Politics (school - coach - money - connections etc)
Any other factors considered?
Perhaps a complicated question - however, just trying to determine when looking at the "last four in" will the RPI continue to be the most determining factor?
over the next 12 months a few Selection Committee questions about those who determine our fate would seem to be in order. 1 Who makes up the Selection Committee?
2 How many members are there?
3 Who selects the Selection Committee?
4 Are some Members 'Automatic' and some Members 'At Large'?
5 Are some Members permanent and some members rotating?
6 How long do they serve on the Committee?
7 Is the NCAA Selection Committee officially bound in any way to follow RPI calculations when choosing between 2 or more teams?
I would think what we are most interested in at this point is how they historically determine the "last four in" and the "first four out". I would think that there is a pool of 10 - 12 teams that generally fall into that category. In looking at the past selections for the category of "last four in" what have likely been the most determining factors?
RPI
SoS (if at all different from RPI)
W-L Record
Polls
Intangibles (hi profile coach - hi profile school - Cinderella qualities)
Politics (school - coach - money - connections etc)
Any other factors considered?
Perhaps a complicated question - however, just trying to determine when looking at the "last four in" will the RPI continue to be the most determining factor?
