The committee not only will consider strength of schedule and RPI but also a school's intentions in scheduling. Wichita State is trying to land a No. 1 seed but might be hurt by what is widely perceived as a light schedule. The Shockers have struggled to schedule marquee home-and-home series and were left in a weakened Missouri Valley Conference after Creighton's departure.
"Often times, schools will develop a schedule thinking it's a very strong schedule, only to have their opponents fall on their face, and the schedule isn't nearly as strong as what they thought it might be," Wellman said.
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Which begs the question what were were the "intentions" in drawing up Wake's preconference schedule?