ARLINGTON, Texas – The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) unveiled its first tabulation of the men’s and women’s basketball WAC Résumé Seeding System rankings for the 2023-24 season on Monday.
Now in its second season and developed by WAC Commissioner
Brian Thornton, WAC Associate Commissioner of Basketball
Drew Speraw and
Ken Pomeroy of
www.Kenpom.com, the seeding system employs an algorithm that is based on performance throughout an entire regular season and rewards WAC members who face stronger schedules. The system is responsible for seeding the top eight teams for the conference tournament after those teams qualify for the field based on the final regular-season WAC standings.
In the first men’s rankings of the 2023-24 season that were compiled on Dec. 4, Grand Canyon owned the top spot in the WAC Résumé Seeding System with 1.76 points. Tarleton State was second with 1.21 points, while California Baptist (0.74 points), Stephen F. Austin (0.46 points), Utah Tech (0.37 points) and Utah Valley (0.31 points) each posted positive point values.
In the initial women’s rankings from Dec. 4, California Baptist was atop the WAC Résumé Seeding System with 2.65 points. Grand Canyon was second with 0.89 points and followed by Stephen F. Austin (0.81 points) and Utah Tech (0.32 points) with positive point values.
Full WAC Résumé Seeding System standings, including team sheets for each of the conference’s 11 basketball programs, will be available throughout the season with regular updates on the WAC’s official website. Visit
www.wacsports.com/mbb for men’s rankings and
www.wacsports.com/wbb for women’s rankings and click on the ‘WAC Résumé Seeding System’ tab on the navigation bar in the upper right of the screen.
2023-24 WAC Résumé Seeding System Rankings
WAC Men’s Basketball Update (Dec. 4)
| Rank |
Team |
WACPts |
| 1. |
Grand Canyon |
1.76 |
| 2. |
Tarleton State |
1.21 |
| 3. |
California Baptist |
0.74 |
| 4. |
Stephen F. Austin |
0.46 |
| 5. |
Utah Tech |
0.37 |
| 6. |
Utah Valley |
0.31 |
| 7. |
Seattle U |
-0.17 |
| 8. |
UT Arlington |
-0.25 |
| 9. |
Abilene Christian |
-0.45 |
| 10. |
Southern Utah |
-1.45 |
| 11. |
UTRGV |
-2.80 |
WAC Women’s Basketball Update (Dec. 4)
| Rank |
Team |
WACPts |
| 1. |
California Baptist |
2.65 |
| 2. |
Grand Canyon |
0.89 |
| 3. |
Stephen F. Austin |
0.81 |
| 4. |
Utah Tech |
0.32 |
| 5. |
Abilene Christian |
-1.06 |
| 6. |
Tarleton State |
-1.23 |
| 7. |
Utah Valley |
-1.38 |
| 8. |
Southern Utah |
-1.58 |
| 9. |
UT Arlington |
-2.25 |
| 10. |
Seattle U |
-3.17 |
| 11. |
UTRGV |
-3.30 |
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