Blind Resume Part 3: 5 Teams For 2 Spots

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You're on the Selection Committee, and you have 5 teams competing for the final 2 at-large bids. Which 2 do you select?

If you have an idea who any of these teams might be, I ask that you don't be an a*shole and speculate or blurt it out. The idea of the exercise is anonymity of the teams.

Voting stops at 1 p.m. I will follow up with results

Team A
Quad 1 Record: 2-9
Quad 1/2 Record: 5-10
Best 3 NET Wins/Total: 144 (#33, @ #45, @ #66)
True Road Record: 3-5
Road/Neutral Record: 6-7
Overall SOS: 38
Non-Conference SOS: 122
Record vs. My Current Field of 68: 3-10

Team B
Quad 1 Record: 1-4
Quad 1/2 Record: 4-4
Best 3 NET Wins/Total: 143 (@ #19, #53, #71)
True Road Record: 9-4
Road/Neutral Record: 9-4
Overall SOS: 235
Non-Conference SOS: 288
Record vs. My Current Field of 68: 2-2

Team C
Quad 1 Record: 1-7
Quad 1/2 Record: 7-7
Best 3 NET Wins/Total: 116 (#24, #42, #50)
True Road Record: 3-5
Road/Neutral Record: 5-5
Overall SOS: 211
Non-Conference SOS: 352
Record vs. My Current Field of 68: 2-7

Team D
Quad 1 Record: 1-6
Quad 1/2 Record: 6-6
Best 3 NET Wins/Total: 136 (#5, #62, vs. #69)
True Road Record: 7-4
Road/Neutral Record: 9-5
Overall SOS: 58
Non-Conference SOS: 205
Record vs. My Current Field of 68: 1-5

Team E
Quad 1 Record: 1-2
Quad 1/2 Record: 3-4
Best 3 NET Wins/Total: 230 (vs. #47, @ #78, @ #105)
True Road Record: 7-4
Road/Neutral Record: 9-5
Overall SOS: 127
Non-Conference SOS: 28
Record vs. My Current Field of 68: 1-3
 
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E stands out with excellent road record and strong SOS. No question.

The other four are almost a toss up. I'm going to take D based on quality of wins even though bad in Quad 1.

I've likely taken two power conference teams, which I don't like but the numbers seem to justify it.
 

I like C best.
Then A.

Best wins.

Although seeing overall records would be helpful.
 
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ooooh this is a very tough one..I really wish we could see record for these although many would just look the teams up. Its especially nice when the teams are so close in this instance.

1. Team D-only one that isn't very hard to put into a specific slot
2. Team C
3. Team B
4. Team E
5. Team A
 

C should be punished for their non conference SOS. I leave them at home.
 


Angry said:
C should be punished for their non conference SOS. I leave them at home.
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C's third best win is better than most teams second best win.
7-7 record against Q1 and Q2 teams.
That's the most games against Q1 and Q2 teams with at least a 0.500 record.

But if they have an overall losing record, then maybe they should be out. I'd reference their RPI in this case to see where they rank.
 
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Holy Man said:
E stands out with excellent road record and strong SOS. No question.

The other four are almost a toss up. I'm going to take D based on quality of wins even though bad in Quad 1.

I've likely taken two power conference teams, which I don't like but the numbers seem to justify it.
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E hasn't beaten anyone though.
Third best win is #105.
Only 4 games against Q1 or Q2 teams.
 

NC State should not be in
 

Angry said:
NC State should not be in
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They maybe shouldn't but they might be better choices than these other 4.
That's where looking at the teams matters. If any of these teams "best win" is a #48 ranked Lipscumb, then I don't value that as much as a #49 win over a major conference team.
 



Idk B has the best overall win. 2-2 vs the field. If they beat Wofford at home Saturday they’re in.
 
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Our final tally

Team A = 1 vote
Team B = 1 vote (me)
Team C = 8 votes (me)
Team D = 7 votes
Team E = 1 vote


Our final 2 at-larges are Team C (NC State) and Team D (Temple).

The others are Team A (Florida), Team B (Furman), and Team E (Utah State).

Thanks for participating.
 

SelectionSunday said:
Team A = 1 vote
Team B = 1 vote (me)
Team C = 8 votes (me)
Team D = 7 votes
Team E = 1 vote


Our final 2 at-larges are Team C (NC State) and Team D (Temple).

The others are Team A (Florida), Team B (Furman), and Team E (Utah State).

Thanks for participating.
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How does the Gopher resume look in the format used in the original post
 

Gopher Capsule Numbers

Lakers612 said:
How does the Gopher resume look in the format used in the original post
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GOPHERS
Quad 1 Record: 3-7
Quad 1/2 Record: 8-9
Best 3 NET Wins/Total: 74 (@ #15, #28, vs. #31)
True Road Record: 1-7
Road/Neutral Record: 5-7
Overall SOS: 61
Non-Conference SOS: 184
Record vs. My Current Field of 68: 3-6
 

The Socon reminds me a lot of the Colonial years back when George Mason went on a run. I think they (colonial) got 3-4 bids that year. If unc greens or ETSU gets the automatic they could get 3
 

If they don't take a major school ranked #33 in their new-fangled NET rankings, it kind of means the whole idea of NET being better than RPI is crap.
 

Face The Facts said:
If they don't take a major school ranked #33 in their new-fangled NET rankings, it kind of means the whole idea of NET being better than RPI is crap.
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Unless the NET 33 gamed the system, of course. If a bunch of amateurs like us can blow holes in the NET, I have to think that the basketball committee will too. If they can't figure out that Wofford and Nebraska have high NET's because they creamed terrible teams early in the season, they are complete fools.

I hate the NET. I think it changes the game from who you play, like RPI was based on, to How you play, which changes coaching, attitude, etc. While we hate the NET, we can't forget there were always teams in the 30's and 40's in RPI who didn't make it because of other metrics. I hope that is the case this year, too. The committee's silence on how it will be used is the most concerning thing to me.
 

Holy Man said:
Unless the NET 33 gamed the system, of course. If a bunch of amateurs like us can blow holes in the NET, I have to think that the basketball committee will too. If they can't figure out that Wofford and Nebraska have high NET's because they creamed terrible teams early in the season, they are complete fools.

I hate the NET. I think it changes the game from who you play, like RPI was based on, to How you play, which changes coaching, attitude, etc. While we hate the NET, we can't forget there were always teams in the 30's and 40's in RPI who didn't make it because of other metrics. I hope that is the case this year, too. The committee's silence on how it will be used is the most concerning thing to me.
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Teams from major conferences ranked 40 or higher in RPI always made the tournament. Be interesting to see if that changes this year.
 

Their order on my board is E, D, A, C, B.
All fairly close.
 

Road/neutral record is way overused in rankings.
Every major would have a better record if they didn’t play in a major
Every non-major would have a worse road record if they played in a major
 

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