Our initial "blind resume" examination

SelectionSunday

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You're on the Selection Committee and there are only 3 at-large bids left to dole out. You have 7 teams you're still considering. Which 3 of these 7 do you select for the Field of 65? I've picked my 3, let's see what some of you come up with. Deadline is 3:30 p.m.

Please note, all teams listed here generally are considered bubble teams at this point in time.

Team A
vs. Top 50: 1-4
vs. Top 100: 3-5
Road/Neutral Record: 7-5
Overall SOS: 72
Nonconference SOS: 125
Last 10: 7-3
Bad Losses (101+ in RPI): 0

Team B
vs. Top 50: 2-7
vs. Top 100: 8-8
Road/Neutral Record: 5-6
Overall SOS: 4
Nonconference SOS: 27
Last 10: 4-6
Bad Losses (101+ in RPI): 1

Team C
vs. Top 50: 3-7
vs. Top 100: 6-9
Road/Neutral Record: 5-6
Overall SOS: 24
Nonconference SOS: 75
Last 10: 7-3
Bad Losses (101+ in RPI): 0

Team D
vs. Top 50: 3-5
vs. Top 100: 5-9
Road/Neutral Record: 4-6
Overall SOS: 51
Nonconference SOS: 170
Last 10: 5-5
Bad Losses (101+ in RPI): 0

Team E
vs. Top 50: 2-6
vs. Top 100: 5-9
Road/Neutral Record: 5-5
Overall SOS: 12
Nonconference SOS: 171
Last 10: 4-6
Bad Losses (101+ in RPI): 0

Team F
vs. Top 50: 1-4
vs. Top 100: 5-7
Road/Neutral Record: 9-8
Overall SOS: 31
Nonconference SOS: 29
Last 10: 7-3
Bad Losses (101+ in RPI): 2

Team G
vs. Top 50: 3-8
vs. Top 100: 7-10
Road/Neutral Record: 4-7
Overall SOS: 15
Nonconference SOS: 77
Last 10: 3-7
Bad Losses (101+ in RPI): 0
 


I'm going to say B for sure, there's something about that resume that makes me think they're going to do some damage ;) . C and F would be my two others.
 




B,C AND D

IN:
B, DECENT ROAD/NEUTRAL, TOUGH SOS, HARD TO SAY BETTER THAN E
C, APPEARS TO BE THE BEST TEAM
D, SLIGHTLY BETTER TOP 50 % THAN E OR G

OUT:
A, POOR TOP 50 PERFORMANCE AND EXPERIENCE, BAD LOSS
E, MY RUNNER UP, WORST NON CONFERENCE SOS (PENN ST?)
F, SEE A
G, POOR FINISH AND POOR ROAD/NEUTRAL
 

Team F looks horrible with those two bad losses, but I suppose I will need to backtrack when I see the teams name, unless that is Kentucky.
 


Just tell me which one is the Gophers so I can pick it and which one is Wisconsin so I can not pick it.
 



Final results

Thanks for participating. We'll do this again in a couple days. I chose B, C and E. I think it's a good thing that every team was selected at least once. Shows that we all can see things a little bit differently, as the committee will.

The results. ..

C = 7 votes
B = 5 votes
F = 3 votes
A = 2 votes
G = 2 votes
D = 1 vote
E = 1 vote

Our Selection Committee chose Cincinnati (C), Wisconsin (B) and Temple (F) for the final 3 spots.

The 4 disappointed teams headed for the NIT are A (San Diego State), G (Michigan), D (Providence) and E (Miami-Florida).
 




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