...of metrics based selection , people will figure out how to game the system , as they are currently doing by scheduling wrt bolstering RPI #'s. I'm more and more inclined to favor a non-metric manner of choosing teams like the old days. Someone is always going to be snubbed regardless of method. That's why we've gone from 32 to 64 to 68 and people still b&m. Another issue is all of the auto bids. Realistically , there are several teams who get in who couldn't even sniff the top 68 based in their ability alone. There's a reason a 16 has never beaten a 1.