Blind Resume (Part 8)

[SelectionSunday]

This exercise familiarizes us with (potential) bubble teams across the country. Provided are the resumes of 3 bubble teams & in each scenario you're the Selection Committee and you can only choose 1 of the 3 for inclusion in the NCAA Tournament. (you have to trust me that the teams are not considered locks for the NCAA Tournament) I will not list the team's RPI but will provide some of the basic things that I look at when selecting the 37 at-large teams. I will disclose the teams at approximately 3:45 p.m.

Which 1 of these 3 would you select if you only had 1 spot left for your NCAA Tournament field?

Team A
Record: 23-4
Overall Strength of Schedule (SOS): 170
Nonconference SOS: 176
Road/Neutral Record: 13-3
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 2-1
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 7-3
Bad Losses (RPI 101+): 1
Best 3 Wins by RPI: vs. #26, #50, vs. #63 (total = 139)
Last 10 Games: 8-2

Team B
Record: 24-6
Overall Strength of Schedule (SOS): 146
Nonconference SOS: 43
Road/Neutral Record: 14-5
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 1-1
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 5-3
Bad Losses (RPI 101+): 3
Best 3 Wins by RPI: #50, #55, #86 (total = 191)
Last 10 Games: 9-1

Team C
Record: 26-5
Overall Strength of Schedule (SOS): 172
Nonconference SOS: 174
Road/Neutral Record: 11-5
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 0-1
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 3-3
Bad Losses (RPI 101+): 2
Best 3 Wins by RPI: @ #54, #57, #58 (total = 169)
Last 10 Games: 9-1

If you think you've figured out who any of these teams are, please do not post the team(s) name, as that could influence people's selection.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Think I'll go with B.

 

[Monty519]

I'll go Team A, most top 50 and top 100 wins, great road/neutral record, best top 3 wins, and only one bad loss. Team B had a great non-conference SOS, but they still only have 5 top 100 wins compared to A's 7. Last 10 games are similar for all three, so that's a non-factor.

 

[Dr.Don]

I pick D...all of them will make it.

 

[dpodoll68]

This one's too easy. A.

 

[Winnipegopher]

I think A as well.

 

[CrocShots]

A

 

[Gopherholefan]

B

 

[Big Play]

Team A

 

[panolo]

A by a wide margin.

 

[GophersInIowa]

A

 

[GopherRock]

A easily

 

[SelectionSunday]

I agree with dpodoll ("this one's too easy") and panolo ("by a wide margin"). After I put these 3 side by side (all mid/small-majors who'll be bubble teams if they don't earn automatic bid) and looked at the numbers, I realized I made this one too easy. The pecking order for me clearly was A, then B, then C.

The final tally. ...

A = Harvard (9 votes)
B = Iona (2 votes)
C = Oral Roberts

Thanks for playing, we'll do a few more later this week.