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These are March Madness bracketology's 9 most polarizing teams

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Gonzaga , Memphis , VCU , and Oregon present intriguing cases due to the variance in their predictive and results-based metrics used for March Madness .

The NCAA Tournament selection committee uses a combination of predictive metrics to determine at-large bids and seeding.

For many teams, the two types of ratings largely converge by the end of the season .

For others, there can be a wide swath of outcomes based on how a game was played and whether it was won or lost.

Wake Forest is squarely on the bubble for this year 's NCAA Tournament field.

Drake saved the selection committee from a tricky conversation by winning the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic berth.

UC San Diego could be positioned for the school's first NCAA Tournament berth in men's basketball.

Ohio State could wind up on the outside looking in because its shaky results-based metrics might overshadow efficiency numbers.