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Purdue jumped from 11th to 8th in the final rankings on selection Sunday based off Big Ten Championship
NCAA Tournament selection committee chairman Keith Gill said Purdue's run to the Big Ten Tournament championship caused the "biggest debate from the seeding standpoint" during CBS' broadcast announcing the field. Purdue was 11th overall to start Sunday but beating Michigan dropped the Wolverines from the No. 2 overall seed to No.
3 and caused the Boilermakers to "scrub up," jumping Michigan State (9), Illinois (10) and Gonzaga (11); moving from a 3 seed to the last No. 2 seed. March Madness: How the selection committee picks teams for March Madness, evaluates NCAA Tournament bubble The scrubbing process: how it helped Purdue There are a number of processes used to seed the 68-team playing field ahead of selection Sunday, including scrubbing.
Initially, teams are voted into the field in groups and seeded from there. If a member of the committee deems further consultation may be necessary, a motion for further discussion can be made. When the committee scrubs a team's resume, this means they are taking a deeper dive into the team's ranking.
In this process, the team that is being scrubbed will have their resume go head-to-head against the teams in front of them to that point. Once the team's resume is no longer greater than the team on the other side, the new ranking can be determined. Selection Committee Chair Keith Gill provides closer insight into this year's selection process.