Blind Resume (pick 4 of 8)

[SelectionSunday]

As of today these teams all are generally considered to be on the bubble. You're the NCAA Selection Committee and you have 4 at-large bids available. You are considering these 8 teams. Which 4 do you select to fill out your 68-team field?

If you think you know who the teams are, please don't post them by name. I'll give you my 4 selections at 4 p.m. or shortly after.

Team A
RPI: #45
Record: 19-11
Conference Standing: tied for 4th
Overall SOS: 28
Nonconference SOS: 57
Road/Neutral Record: 7-7
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 1-6
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 7-10
Best 3 Wins by RPI: #30, #64, #64 (total = 158)
Bad Losses (RPI 101+): 1

Team B
RPI: #57
Record: 20-10
Conference Standing: tied for 4th
Overall SOS: 74
Nonconference SOS: 200
Road/Neutral Record: 5-8
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 2-5
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 8-7
Best 3 Wins by RPI: #45, #46, #64 (total = 155)
Bad Losses: 3

Team C
RPI: #76
Record: 18-12
Conference Standing: tied for 5th
Overall SOS: 73
Nonconference SOS: 321
Road/Neutral Record: 4-10
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 5-6
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 7-9
Best 3 Wins by RPI:#14, #19, #19 (total = 52)
Bad Losses: 3

Team D
RPI: #39
Record: 20-10
Conference Standing: tied for 4th
Overall SOS: 36
Nonconference SOS: 97
Road/Neutral Record: 8-6
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 3-9
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 5-10
Best 3 Wins by RPI: #12, #28, #36 (total = 76)
Bad Losses: 0

Team E
RPI: #48
Record: 16-13
Conference Standing: tied for 4th
Overall SOS: 9
Nonconference SOS: 22
Road/Neutral Record: 4-10
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 3-9
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 9-12
Best 3 Wins by RPI: #13, #40, #47 (total = 100)
Bad Losses: 1

Team F
RPI: #42
Record: 25-8
Conference Standing: 1st
Overall SOS: 127
Nonconference SOS: 174
Road/Neutral Record: 10-7
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 0-1
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 3-6
Best 3 Wins by RPI: #59, #59, #85 (total = 203)
Bad Losses: 2

Team G
RPI: #49
Record: 23-10
Conference Standing: 4th
Overall SOS: 91
Nonconference SOS: 112
Road/Neutral Record: 12-7
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 3-4
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 8-7
Best 3 Wins by RPI: #24, #27, #34 (total = 85)
Bad Losses: 3

Team H
RPI: #64
Record: 19-10
Conference Standing: tied for 4th
Overall SOS: 87
Nonconference SOS: 150
Road/Neutral Record: 8-7
Record vs. RPI Top 50: 2-6
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 7-7
Best 3 Wins by RPI: #5, #46, #54 (total = 105)
Bad Losses: 3

 

[josh087]

Tough Decisions this year - Good list.

A, D, E, G (I should probably pick F over E but I have a feeling the committee is going to put team E in for sure). D is also somewhat shaky but the committee will reward its good play at the end of the season, most notably its season sweep over E.

 

[howeda7]

G, F, E, A

 

[SelectionSunday]

I selected B, D, E & G. I really wanted to take C because they have the most top-50 wins, but the Selection Committee has been pretty consistent in not rewarding teams with awful nonconference schedules. ... see Penn State two years ago & Virginia Tech last season.

The only teams all 3 of us selected were E (Michigan State) and G (VCU).

Josh selected Boston College (A), Georgia (D), Michigan State and VCU.

Howeda selected Boston College, Michigan State, Missouri State (F) and VCU.

I selected Clemson (B), Georgia, Michigan State and VCU.

The only two teams not selected by any of us were Colorado (C) and Virginia Tech (H).

Thanks for participating.

 

[josh087]

Oops - I thought D was Michigan, Not Georgia.

 

[Minnesotagrizzly]

I looked them up. Was I not supposed to do that? haha
I did it because I am not convinced that the committee makes these selections in a vacuum without knowing the team and the conference and that they do indeed factor in the reputations.
So, with that said, I choose E, D, B, F

 

[Rosemountian]

If it was me,
Not F, A, or H.

I would have to look more closely at specifics to choose 4 of the other 5.