February 17 Update

And as predicted, Connecticut is back on top.


Last 4 in:
South Dakota State
Indiana
Harvard
Virginia

First 4 out:
Elon
Penn State
Northern Iowa
Michigan State

Now in:
Virginia
Western Illinois
Western Kentucky
UC Davis
Central Arkansas
Sacred Heart

Now out:
Northern Iowa
Northwestern
Middle Tennessee State University
Long Beach State
Stephen F. Austin
St. Francis (PA)

Conferences with multiple bids:
SEC: 8
(1) Mississippi State
(2) South Carolina
(4) Texas A&M
(5) Kentucky
(5) Tennessee(5) Missouri
(6) LSU
(9) Auburn

ACC: 8
(1) Notre Dame
(3) Florida State
(3) Duke
(4) North Carolina State
(4) Louisville
(6) Syracuse
(7) Miami (FL)
(10) Virginia
Pac 12: 6
(1) Oregon State
(2) Stanford
(2) Washington
(4) UCLA
(7) Arizona State
(8) Oregon

Big 12: 5
(2) Baylor
(3) Texas
(5) Oklahoma 
(7) Kansas State
(8) West Virginia

Big Ten: 4
(3) Maryland
(6) Ohio State
(9) Michigan
(10) Indiana


American: 3
(1) Connecticut
(7) Temple
(8) South Florida

Big East: 3
(6) DePaul
(8) Marquette
(9) Creighton

Summit: 2
(9) South Dakota State
(11) Western Illinois

Ivy: 2
(10) Harvard
(12) Pennsylvania

February 13 Update: Connecticut Victim of the Vagaries of RPI

The Temple Owls and the South Florida Bulls both edged up into the top 25 of RPI a little unexpectedly this weekend. This change meant that instead of Connecticut having just one more scheduled top 25 game in their season (tonight's showdown against South Carolina), the Huskies now have three, and this was enough to drop Connecticut (through no fault of their own) down to the fifth ranked team in the College Women's Hoops S-Factor. I believe this will only be a temporary drop.

Last 4 in:
Harvard
Northern Iowa
Indiana
Northwestern

First 4 out:
Elon
Penn State
Michigan State
Georgetown

Now in:
Harvard
James Madison
Indiana

Now out:
Elon
Michigan State
California

Conferences with multiple bids:
SEC: 8
(1) Mississippi State
(1) South Carolina
(3) Texas A&M
(5) Tennessee
(5) Kentucky
(6) Missouri
(7) LSU
(8) Auburn

ACC: 7
(1) Notre Dame
(2) Florida State
(3) Duke
(4) North Carolina State
(4) Louisville
(6) Syracuse
(6) Miami (FL)

Pac 12: 6
(1) Oregon State
(2) Stanford
(3) Washington
(4) UCLA
(7) Arizona State
(8) Oregon

Big Ten: 5
(4) Maryland
(7) Ohio State
(9) Michigan
(10) Indiana
(11) Northwestern

Big 12: 5
(2) Baylor
(3) Texas
(5) Oklahoma 
(6) Kansas State
(9) West Virginia

American: 3
(2) Connecticut
(7) Temple
(8) South Florida

Big East: 3
(5) DePaul
(8) Marquette
(9) Creighton

Missouri Valley: 2
(10) Northern Iowa
(11) Drake

Ivy: 2
(10) Harvard
(12) Pennsylvania

February 10 Update

Last 4 in:
Northwestern
Northern Iowa
Michigan State
California

First 4 out:
Penn State
Green Bay
Tulane
Indiana

Now in:
West Virginia
California
Central Michigan
Middle Tennessee State University
St. Francis (PA)

Now out:
Tulane
Harvard
Northern Illinois
Charlotte
Sacred Heart

Conferences with multiple bids:
SEC: 8
(1) South Carolina
(2) Mississippi State
(4) Tennessee
(5) Texas A&M
(5) Kentucky
(6) Missouri
(7) LSU
(8) Auburn

ACC: 7
(1) Florida State
(2) Notre Dame
(4) Duke
(4) North Carolina State
(4) Louisville
(6) Syracuse
(7) Miami (FL)

Pac 12: 7
(1) Oregon State
(2) Stanford
(3) Washington
(3) UCLA
(6) Arizona State
(9) Oregon
(11) California

Big Ten: 5
(3) Maryland
(6) Ohio State
(8) Michigan
(10) Northwestern
(10) Michigan State

Big 12: 5
(2) Baylor
(3) Texas
(5) Oklahoma 
(7) Kansas State
(9) West Virginia

American: 3
(1) Connecticut
(7) Temple
(9) South Florida

Big East: 3
(5) DePaul
(8) Marquette
(8) Creighton

Missouri Valley: 2
(10) Northern Iowa
(11) Drake

February 6 Update: the case for Northern Iowa

It's not going to happen, Northern Iowa won't get an automatic bid. But Northern Iowa (RPI 57) has appeared as an at-large bid now in the S-Factor, despite losing to the Salukis of Southern Illinois this weekend (RPI 185). The reason is this: Northern Iowa's wins over Creighton (RPI 22) and Kansas State (RPI 19) give them more top 25 wins than the entire non-Maryland Big Ten conference combined.  

Last 4 in:
Northern Iowa
Northwestern
Michigan State
Harvard
First 4 out:
California
Virginia Tech
Green Bay
Oklahoma State
Now in:
Northern Iowa
Michigan State
Pennsylvania
Wright State
Bethune-Cookman

Now out:
Virginia Tech
Green Bay
Oklahoma State
West Virginia
Hampton
Conferences with multiple bids:
SEC: 8
(1) Mississippi State
(2) South Carolina
(4) Texas A&M
(5) Tennessee
(5) Kentucky
(5) Missouri
(7) LSU
(8) Auburn

ACC: 7
(2) Notre Dame
(2) Florida State
(3) Duke
(3) North Carolina State
(4) Louisville
(6) Syracuse
(7) Miami (FL)

Pac 12: 6
(1) Oregon State
(2) Stanford
(3) Washington
(4) UCLA
(6) Arizona State
(9) Oregon

Big Ten: 5
(4) Maryland
(7) Ohio State
(9) Michigan
(10) Northwestern
(10) Michigan State

American: 4
(1) Connecticut
(7) Temple
(8) South Florida
(9) Tulane

Big 12: 4
(1) Baylor
(3) Texas
(6) Kansas State 
(6) Oklahoma

Big East: 3
(5) DePaul
(8) Marquette
(8) Creighton

Ivy: 2
(10) Harvard
(13) Pennsylvania

Missouri Valley: 2
(10) Northern Iowa
(11) Drake

February 3 Update

Last 4 in:
Tulane
Michigan
Northwestern
Oklahoma State

First 4 out:
Michigan State
Georgetown
Northern Iowa
James Madison

Now in:
(same as last time)

Now out:

(same as last time)

Conferences with multiple bids:
ACC: 8
(2) Notre Dame
(2) Florida State
(3) Duke
(3) North Carolina State
(4) Louisville
(5) Syracuse
(6) Miami (FL)
(8) Virginia Tech

SEC: 8
(1) South Carolina
(1) Mississippi State
(4) Tennessee
(5) Kentucky
(5) Missouri
(6) Texas A&M
(7) Auburn
(8) LSU

Big 12: 6
(1) Baylor
(4) Texas
(5) Kansas State 
(6) Oklahoma
(9) West Virginia
(10) Oklahoma State

Pac 12: 6
(2) Oregon State
(2) Stanford
(3) Washington
(3) UCLA
(6) Arizona State
(9) Oregon

American: 4
(1) Connecticut
(8) Temple
(8) South Florida
(9) Tulane

Big Ten: 4
(4) Maryland
(7) Ohio State
(10) Michigan
(10) Northwestern

Big East: 3
(7) Marquette
(7) DePaul
(9) Creighton