The Bubble.....(blind resume)

[SPAL]

These are all teams I consider to be on the NCAAT bubble....Obviously you can look this stuff up but it's much more fun if you just look at the resume.

6 teams below are either barely in or just on the outside. If you're picking teams....Put these teams in order of who should be in.

Ole Miss is 22-14. They have an RPI of 38. SOS is 21. 6-11 against top 50. Best win x1 over #7 Worst loss to #219

Florida Atlantic is 24-10. They have an RPI of 63. SOS is 131. 2-2-1 against top 50. Best win x1 over #32. Worst loss to #225

La tech is 23-13. They have an RPI of 42. SOS is 60. 2-5 against top 50. Best win x1 @#16. Worst loss @#182.

Georgia Tech is 16-18. They have an RPI OF 60. SOS is 8. 6-10 vs top 50. Best win is x1 over #3, #5, @#10. Worst loss x1 to # 265.

Missouri is 26-11. They have an RPI of 53. SOS is 85. 3-7 vs top 50. Best win x1 #7, #18, #15. . Worst loss is #152

North Carolina State  is 20-17. They have an RPI of 37. SOS is 11. 5-8 vs top 50. Best win X2 against #35, x1 against #3, #5, #10. Worst loss #238.

[TikiHog]

E, F, A, C, B

Missouri
NC State
Ole Miss
La tech
Florida Atlantic

can't consider Georgia Tech they have a losing record

[MissippHog]

That's tough and I find keep contradicting myself as I sort them out.  However, I have a hard time putting any team in with a sub .500 record so Team D would be the last of this bunch to get in.

My first team in would be Team F.  Nice RPI and SOS with multiple wins against good teams and a winning percentage against top 50. 

Team A would be a close second for the same reasons above.  My guess is the bulk of their wins against top 50 are closer to 50th-ranked teams. 

Teams B, C, and E are essentially the same to me. I guess I'd put Team E in next, followed by Team C, then Team B.  Team B's SOS is ugly and they really don't have a signature win.  Also, you could easily talk me into letting Team D in before Team B.

TLDR version:
NC state
Ole Miss
Missouri
La tech
Florida Atlantic
Georgia tech

[rabidrazorbacks]

F, A, E, C, B, D

NC state
Ole Miss
Missouri
La tech
Florida Atlantic
Georgia tech

[Knot2brite]

I assume team E s San Diego state...beating Long Beach, a bad Norte dame and ucla in a mid week is not overly impressive...but they are liable to win the mountain west

[Kevin]

a, e, f, c, b

[SPAL]

I assume team E s San Diego state...beating Long Beach, a bad Norte dame and ucla in a mid week is not overly impressive...but they are liable to win the mountain west

Team E IS not long beach

[ricepig]

Team E IS not long beach

Nope, just north of the border.

[southarkhog06]

E is Mizzou?

[SPAL]

Teams revealed.....Does it change your opinion?

[SPAL]

You guys like NC State and Missouri, neither of which are included in the field. Ole Miss and Florida Atlantic are likey in at this point.

[MissippHog]

Teams revealed.....Does it change your opinion?

No, doesn't change my opinion because the numbers and records speak for themselves.  However, I think it does help reinforce the idea that many teams are going to get the benefit of the doubt regardless of what happens just because they are perceived to be a good team. 

[southarkhog06]

Perhaps the committee should use blind resume's when selecting the field.

[Wisco Pig]

Help me, SPAL (or jry04 et al.).  How is Florida Atlantic likely to be in the tournament field at this point?

As you summarized up top, they're 24-10-1 with an RPI of 64 and SoS of 132.   They're 2-2-1 against the RPI top 50.  Their best win is a single victory over the #23 team, and their worst loss is to the #225 team.

Is the at-large field simply weaker than usual this year, as it was in basketball?