December Madness: Crowning the Ultimate Champion of the Early-Season Tournaments

Posted by Kerry Miller on November-30-2015 Add Comments

Wouldn't it be amazing if the winners of college basketball's early-season tournaments punched a ticket to one giant tournament designed to crown the ultimate champion of the non-conference season?

A total of 20 non-exempt tournaments were played in November, crowning 20 different champions. We took those 20 teams and ranked them from top to bottom based on three factors:

  • Preseason expectations (scored from 1 to 20)
  • Strength of tournament schedule (scored from 1 to 10)
  • Level of dominance in tournament (scored from 1 to 10)

For a perfect score of 40, a team must have opened the season as one of the favorites for the national championship before looking nearly invincible in a strong path t...

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