Unpacking NPI - New Tournament Selection Metric for Division 3 Sports - D3 Datacast - Episode 83

NCAA Division III is in the process of rolling out the NCAA Power Index (NPI), a new ranking system that will be used to select and seed teams for the national tournament in all team sports. The process to adopt and implement NPI has often been met with confusion and frustration but we can help. We've followed the process every step of the way and Matt has been able to produce his own unofficial replication of RPI. Join us in this episode as we go through all the important questions with NPI: what is it? In what ways is it different from what we've become used to over the last several years? How does it work? What kind of results would it have produced in recent year for Division III men's basketball? This show is all about explaining and examining NPI to help give you answers to those questions. Related Links: NPI Weights, FAQ and Guide: https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/committees/d3/champs/D3CC_NPIWeights.pdf D3 Datacast 2023-2024 season NPI replication: https://d3datacast.com/npi/ Show Links: ▶ Website: https://d3datacast.com/ ▶ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@d3datacast ▶ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/d3datacast ▶ Follow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/d3datacast ▶ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1twRPsVN00cCOxnFMldaw1?si=96c775bee5904b8e ▶ Become our Teammate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/D3Datacast ▶ D3 Datacast Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/d3-datacast/ Show hosts: Matt Snyder: https://twitter.com/FFTMAG Zac Snyder: https://twitter.com/ZacSnyder Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:45 Introducing NPI 4:24 Comparing NPI to Former System 10:56 NPI for Tournament Selections 12:34 NPI Formula 14:26 NPI Dial Settings for 2024-25 23:52 NPI Calculation Example 26:01 Home/Road Multipliers and Minimum Wins 35:56 Formula Iteration Process 39:33 NPI/Committee Differences Last 3 Years 1:10:05 How Should Coaches Schedule Differently for NPI? 1:23:13 Which Teams Does NPI Help or Hurt? 1:28:38 Gut Reaction to Initial Dial Settings 1:35:20 Send Us Your Questions!