Blind Resume (Part 8)

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.

Think I'll go with B.

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.

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

This one's too easy. A.

I think A as well.

A

B

Team A

A by a wide margin.

A

A easily

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.