Blind Resume (Part 9): 4 teams, 2 spots available

[SelectionSunday]

This exercise familiarizes us with (potential) bubble teams across the country. Provided are the resumes of 4 teams & in this scenario you're the Selection Committee and you can only choose 2 of the 4 for inclusion in 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.

Which 2 of these 4 would you select? Gotta' a make a quick call on this one. ... I'll disclose the teams at approximately 4:20 p.m.

Team A
Record: 22-7
Overall Strength of Schedule (SOS): 105
Nonconference SOS: 64
Road/Neutral Record: 12-4
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 2-5
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 5-5
Bad Losses (RPI 101+): 2
Best 3 Wins by RPI: #23, vs. #48, vs. #56 (total = 127)
Last 10 Games: 8-2

Team B
Record: 20-8
Overall Strength of Schedule (SOS): 79
Nonconference SOS: 118
Road/Neutral Record: 7-5
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 1-6
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 2-7
Bad Losses (RPI 101+): 1
Best 3 Wins by RPI: #49, @ #67, @ #105 (total = 221)
Last 10 Games: 7-3

Team C
Record: 22-7
Overall Strength of Schedule (SOS): 180
Nonconference SOS: 180
Road/Neutral Record: 10-7
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 2-1
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 3-2
Bad Losses (RPI 101+): 5
Best 3 Wins by RPI: #41, @ #49, #79 (total = 169)
Last 10 Games: 8-2

Team D
Record: 25-6
Overall Strength of Schedule (SOS): 179
Nonconference SOS: 148
Road/Neutral Record: 12-5
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 1-2
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 4-4
Bad Losses (RPI 101+): 2
Best 3 Wins by RPI: #35, #63, @ #72 (total = 170)
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.

 

[zambam]

I'd go with A and B, but I'm not good at this.

 

[From the Barn]

Team D is out - need to show they can beat other tournament caliber teams
Team B is out - need to show they can beat other tournament caliber teams

That leaves A and C, with a much better resume for team C.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

A, C

 

[SelectionSunday]

I went with A and D. A was the obvious choice for me, the others I think we were picking up the scraps.

The final tally. ...

A = BYU (4 votes)
C = South Dakota State (2 votes)
B = Oregon (1 vote)
D = VCU (1 vote)