The baseline prestige is in need of an overhaul. Stanford (at an A-) has made only one out of ten of the last tournaments. Gonzaga (at a B) has made 10/10 while Utah (also a B) has made 2/10.
Q: Why are developers dead set on measuring a school’s baseline prestige based on results from the 20th century??
I took the time to do some research. This is what baseline prestige could look like based on the number of tournament appearances of each school over the last decade (including this season):
A+ Kansas 10
A+ Michigan St 10
A+ Gonzaga 10
A+ Virginia 9
A+ North Carolina 9
A+ Baylor 9
A+ Kentucky 9
A+ Duke 9
A+ Purdue 9
A Iowa St 8
A Villanova 8
A Arizona 8
A Wisconsin 8
A Providence 7
A San Diego St 7
A Creighton 7
A Oregon 7
A Tennessee 7
A Michigan 7
A Iowa 7
A VCU 7
A UCLA 7
A- Cincinnati 6
A- UConn 6
A- Oklahoma 6
A- Wichita St 6
A- Florida 6
A- Ohio St 6
A- Xavier 6
A- West Virginia 6
A- Maryland 6
A- Arkansas 6
A- Texas Tech 6
B+ Dayton 5
B+ Syracuse 5
B+ Oklahoma St 5
B+ Kansas St 5
B+ NC State 5
B+ Texas 5
B+ Miami 5
B+ Seton Hall 5
B+ Virginia Tech 5
B+ St Mary’s 5
B+ Nevada 5
B+ Houston 5
B+ Alabama 5
B+ Auburn 5
B BYU 4
B Boise St 4
B Butler 4
B Louisville 4
B Notre Dame 4
B Indiana 4
B Colorado 4
B Texas A&M 4
B USC 4
B Marquette 4
B Florida St 4
B TCU 4
B Utah St 4
B Illinois 4
B New Mexico St 4
B- Loyola Chicago 3
B- Memphis 3
B- Arizona St 3
B- Texas 3
B- Wyoming 3
B- Northwestern 3
B- Missouri 3
B- Clemson 3
B- Mississippi St 3
B- Drake 3
B- Pittsburgh 3
C+ Every Power 6 school not yet listed
C (or below) Everyone else