Comparing NET Rankings vs Title Odds and Final Four Odds

March 20th, 2019

Comparing NET Rankings vs Title Odds and Final Four Odds

Team	NET Ranking	Title Odds	Final Four Odds
Virginia	1	+550	+125
Gonzaga	2	+550	+110
Duke	3	+240	-182
Houston	4	+3300	+500
Tennessee	5	+800	+300
Kentucky	6	+1400	+285
North Carolina	7	+600	+175
Michigan State	8	+1300	+400
Michigan	9	+1500	+325
Texas Tech	10	+2500	+500
Virginia Tech	11	+4000	+1000
Purdue	12	+3000	+500
Wofford	13	+10000	+1500
LSU	14	+5000	+1000
Buffalo	15	+8000	+2000
Florida State	16	+3300	+650
Wisconsin	17	+10000	+2500
Auburn	18	+4000	+1000
Mississippi State	19	+8000	+2000
Kansas	20	+5000	+900
Iowa State	21	+4000	+800
Louisville	22	+8000	+1500	N/A
Nevada	23	+2000	+2000
Kansas State	24	+6000	+1000
Cincinnati	25	+8000	+1500
Villanova	26	+3000	+800
Maryland	27	+15000	+2500
Marquette	28	+6000	+2000
Utah State	29	+15000	+2000
UCF	30	+15000	+5000
Florida	31	+15000	+7000
Saint Mary's	32	+25000	+4000
NC State	33	N/A	N/A
VCU	34	+15000	+5000
Clemson	35	N/A	N/A
Ole Miss	36	+25000	+2500
Oklahoma	37	+15000	+5000
Texas	38	N/A	N/A
Baylor	39	+20000	+7000
New Mexico State	40	+25000	+6000
Furman	41	N/A	N/A
Syracuse	42	+15000	+3000
Iowa	43	+15000	+5000
Murray State	44	+25000	+5000
Washington	45	+25000	+5000
Memphis	46	N/A	N/A
Belmont	47	+25000	+3000
Nebraska	48	N/A	N/A
Lipscomb	49	N/A	N/A
Penn State	50	N/A	N/A
Oregon	51	+15000	+3000
TCU	52	N/A	N/A
Creighton	53	N/A	N/A
Indiana	54	N/A	N/A
Ohio State	55	+20000	+5000
Temple	56	N/A	N/A
Seton Hall	57	N/A	N/A
Liberty	58	+35000	+3000
Alabama	59	N/A	N/A
UNC Greensboro	60	N/A	N/A
Minnesota	61	+30000	+6000
Toledo	62	N/A	N/A
Arizona State	63	N/A	N/A
Butler	64	N/A	N/A
Arkansas	65	N/A	N/A
Colorado	66	N/A	N/A
Xavier	67	N/A	N/A
UC Irvine	68	+35000	+7000

College basketball has a brand new rankings system which debuted this season.

The NET rankings, replacing the RPI method, already have met criticism by putting some high profile teams lower than expected and some teams higher.

Throughout the season we plan to monitor the ebb and flow of these rankings and compare them to both odds to win the 2019 NCAA title and to make the Final Four.

What are the NET Rankings?

The new NET Rankings rank all 353 NCAA Division 1 basketball programs based on the following statistical criteria:

Team Value Index
Net Efficiency
Winning Percentage
Adjusted Win Percentage
Scoring Margin

The graphic provided by the following tweet goes into a little more detail on how each of these areas factor into the rankings and how they differ from RPI:

What are the NET Rankings?

Here's EVERYTHING you need to know. Be on the lookout for the first release 👀 pic.twitter.com/kdZwDEjFPS
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) November 26, 2018

When Do They Release the NET Rankings?

The NET rankings were first unveiled on Monday, November 26, 2018. They are available now to the public and will be updated daily to reflect each win and loss.

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Betting NCAA Basketball Title Odds Using NET Rankings

As can be imagined, there will be some major discrepancies between not just the AP rankings and the NET, but futures odds with top sportsbooks. After all, employing a completely statistical based system of ordering these teams will take a lot of the human, voting-based element out of the equation.

With that in mind, the NET could be a phenomenal tool for bettors hoping to make value picks for the long haul and even day-to-day picks. While the AP releases its list only once every week, the daily fluctuation of the NET rankings gives fans of NCAA basketball betting a fresh perspective every 24 hours on their teams' hopes to make the NCAA Tournament.

While the NET, small sample size and all, may not be best suited to naming the best teams in the country at the moment in perfect order, the teams at the top of its list are impressive by different metrics. And those metrics can play a major role for those hoping to make the most educated picks on a nightly basis.

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