shenanigans with scheduling out of conference came into play. I picked 3 other teams and VT to compare. These teams are lower seeds projected on BracketMatrix large conglomerate of projections: VT, Miss St, OU and Nebraska. What more is there to say, other than playing hard teams in Non-Conf is going to be the only reason VT is left out? Losing to USC-e instead of playing USC Upstate, getting Auburn instead of Arkansas in the ACC/SEC Challenge and subbing 2 conference games out for cupcakes is the difference in VT and the Big 12/10 schools. The NET NonConf SOS metric is absolutely wild for VT when compared to the projected 9-11 seeds and first 8 teams out. ** Edited by hoosnowahokie at 3/6/2024, 3:48:17 PM