The Real Prestige Rankings: Introduction and Outline

Also, everyone losing in the same round receives the same score.  There is no discrepancy based on seed.  Here is the detailed scoring breakdown:

Champion: 65 points

Runner-Up: 64 points

Lose in Final Four: 62 points

Lose in Elite Eight: 58 points

Lose in Sweet Sixteen: 50 points

Lose in Second Round: 34 points

Lose in First Round: 2 points

Lose in Play-In game: 1 point

Fail to Qualify for NCAA tournament:  0 points

While my approach is much simpler than ESPN because it only accounts for post-season success, I argue that it is supremely accurate. 

While ESPN tries to reward and penalize teams for many different criteria, it is ultimately impossible to score all aspects of a team’s prestige.  In total the differences for missed or incorrectly scored criteria may be small, but for certain teams or groups of teams, the discrepancies could be very meaningful.

In addition, the system I use really encompasses all of the important factors.  For example, you may think that a No. 1 seed defeating a No. 16 seed should receive fewer points than a No. 12 seed upsetting a No. 5 seed. 

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