the just released schedules were a flat-out statement that the B10 doesn't believe SOS will matter in playoff selection
blind resume
Blind Resumes Part II - The 1 Seeds
Welcome to Part II of the blind resume game. Multiple people in my last post asked me to make one for the 1-2-3 seeds, and here it is! The original post was comprised solely of "bubble teams" and can be found HERE. I have made a few slight changes to the game and criteria.
- Because conference record can be misleading (see: St. Mary's), there is a RPI number in parenthesis after the conference record. That is simply the addition of the RPI of every in conference team for every game they've played, divided by the amount of conference games they have played.
- I also got rid of the teams in the "good wins" and "bad losses" section, and replaced them by the RPIs of the teams. (@ means away game, vs means neutral nothing for home). This should make the game as blind as possible, taking out all possible biases, and making it tougher to guess the teams without looking.
- I also made my standards higher on what constitutes a good win or bad loss. In the bubble teams section I pretty much said anything under 75 was a good win, and over about 125 a bad loss. Now, (because let's face it- these are ONE SEEDS) anything in the top 50 is a good win, and anything below that is a bad loss. I realize losing to the #51 RPI team isn't a bad loss. It's more of an OK loss. But nonetheless, I put them in there. Consider them what you want. It's just a bunch of information.
Other than those three things, it works exactly the same! Just look over the chart, pick the team you think is most deserving of a 1 seed, and then click the link below the charts to find out who was who. I have made 4 tables of three teams, so you will be picking all four one seeds! All stats are as of 3/11/13.
Blind Resume Table #1:
|
Criteria |
Team A |
Team B |
Team C |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Overall Record |
27-4 |
26-5 |
23-7 |
|
Conference Record |
14-4 (RPI: 90.3) |
14-4 (RPI: 97.2) |
13-5 (RPI: 63.4) |
|
RPI |
1 |
6 |
14 |
|
BPI |
2 |
7 |
10 |
|
Strength of Schedule |
1 |
25 |
5 |
|
Non-Conference SOS |
1 |
20 |
154 |
|
Home |
16-0 |
16-1 |
16-2 |
|
Away |
5-4 |
7-3 |
5-5 |
|
Neutral |
6-0 |
3-1 |
2-0 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 25 |
7-1 |
5-2 |
5-4 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 50 |
10-2 |
11-3 |
6-7 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 100 |
15-4 |
13-4 |
10-7 |
|
Last 10 games |
8-2 |
7-3 |
7-3 |
|
Good Wins |
RPI #s: 3,4,14,18,@18,23,25, 29,36,50 |
RPI #s: @14,19,@21,21, @24,vs27, 34,35,36,@47 |
RPI #s: @5,7,12, 23,42,43 |
|
Bad Losses |
RPI #s: @66,@83 |
RPI #s: @61,@226 |
NONE |
Click HERE to find out which teams are in Blind Resume Table 1.
Blind Resume Table #2:
|
Criteria |
Team A |
Team B |
Team C |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Overall Record |
23-7 |
25-6 |
26-5 |
|
Conference Record |
14-4 (RPI: 71.8) |
14-4 (RPI: 95.6) |
14-4 (RPI: 66.5) |
|
RPI |
10 |
21 |
5 |
|
BPI |
18 |
30 |
3 |
|
Strength of Schedule |
14 |
79 |
10 |
|
Non-Conference SOS |
97 |
156 |
48 |
|
Home |
16-0 |
16-1 |
17-2 |
|
Away |
5-6 |
7-3 |
7-2 |
|
Neutral |
2-1 |
2-2 |
2-1 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 25 |
2-4 |
2-5 |
8-3 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 50 |
7-5 |
5-6 |
8-5 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 100 |
10-6 |
7-6 |
12-5 |
|
Last 10 games |
8-2 |
8-2 |
7-3 |
|
Good Wins |
RPI #s: 9,16,@40,40, 43,44,45 |
RPI #s: 8,24,@35,35,47 |
RPI #s: 7,@7,9,12,@12, @14,18,23 |
|
Bad Losses |
RPI #s: @51,@161 |
NONE |
NONE |
Click HERE to find out which teams are in Blind Resume Table #2.
Blind Resume Table #3:
|
Criteria |
Team A |
Team B |
Team C |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Overall Record |
26-5 |
25-6 |
24-6 |
|
Conference Record |
14-4 (RPI: 72.8) |
12-6 (RPI: 71.8) |
15-3 (RPI: 96.1) |
|
RPI |
3 |
12 |
4 |
|
BPI |
1 |
6 |
16 |
|
Strength of Schedule |
7 |
49 |
4 |
|
Non-Conference SOS |
31 |
197 |
3 |
|
Home |
15-1 |
17-1 |
14-1 |
|
Away |
8-3 |
5-5 |
10-3 |
|
Neutral |
3-1 |
3-0 |
0-2 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 25 |
3-3 |
4-4 |
4-2 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 50 |
9-4 |
8-5 |
6-2 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 100 |
12-5 |
11-5 |
14-4 |
|
Last 10 games |
9-1 |
5-5 |
7-3 |
|
Good Wins |
RPI #s: 10,@16,@17,vs32,40, 44,@45,46,50 |
RPI #s: 7,14,vs21,@23,29,vs40, @42,42 |
RPI #s: 1,7,@18,18,@29,39 |
|
Bad Losses |
RPI #s: @51 |
RPI #s: @182 |
RPI #s: vs73,@94,126,@164 |
Click HERE to find out which teams are in Blind Resume Table #3.
Blind Resume Table #4:
|
Criteria |
Team A |
Team B |
Team C |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Overall Record |
24-5 |
30-2 |
24-7 |
|
Conference Record |
14-4 (RPI: 66.6) |
16-0 (RPI: 168) |
13-5 (RPI: 60.1) |
|
RPI |
9 |
11 |
7 |
|
BPI |
17 |
5 |
9 |
|
Strength of Schedule |
23 |
78 |
5 |
|
Non-Conference SOS |
174 |
39 |
55 |
|
Home |
16-1 |
15-1 |
17-1 |
|
Away |
6-3 |
10-1 |
6-5 |
|
Neutral |
2-1 |
5-0 |
1-1 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 25 |
4-2 |
2-1 |
4-6 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 50 |
8-3 |
5-2 |
8-7 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 100 |
12-4 |
11-2 |
11-7 |
|
Last 10 games |
9-1 |
10-0 |
7-3 |
|
Good Wins |
RPI #s: 3,10,16,@16,vs31, @44,@45,@46 |
RPI #s: 21,24,@33,33,35 |
RPI #s: vs6,12,14,23,37, 42,43,@43 |
|
Bad Losses |
RPI #s: @51,@130 |
NONE |
NONE |
Click HERE to find out which teams are in Blind Resume Table #4.
I hope you enjoyed Round II of the Blind Resume Game! Hope Michigan can grab a good seed and go far in the tourney. Thanks for reading! Go Blue!
Blind Resumes
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This is by far the best part of college basketball season, and the brackets and selections are my favorite. One thing that I always love doing is looking at the blind resumes of teams that are on the bubble. ESPN shows graphics that the announcers play this game with, but it doesn’t leave enough time to actually see what the tournament criteria of the teams are. So I decided to take 18 teams that the experts (Lundari, Palm, and Crashing the Dance) have just in or just out of the bubble, and make my own blind resumes. The idea is that it takes all of the possible bias out the equation, because you don't know who the teams are. Just click the link after each chart to see which teams were represented in that chart. All stats are as of 3/8/13.
Blind Resume Table #1:
|
Criteria |
Team A |
Team B |
Team C |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Overall Record |
20-10 |
20-10 |
20-9 |
|
Conference Record |
9-8 |
11-6 |
8-7 |
|
RPI |
94 |
54 |
43 |
|
BPI |
65 |
46 |
47 |
|
Strength of Schedule |
133 |
82 |
79 |
|
Non-Conference SOS |
286 |
74 |
218 |
|
Home |
15-4 |
15-2 |
13-1 |
|
Away |
4-5 |
4-7 |
5-8 |
|
Neutral |
1-1 |
1-1 |
2-0 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 25 |
2-1 |
0-3 |
2-5 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 50 |
4-4 |
1-4 |
3-6 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 100 |
6-8 |
6-9 |
7-7 |
|
Last 10 games |
4-6 |
6-4 |
6-4 |
|
Good Wins |
Colorado, UCLA, California, @ Colorado |
Missouri, @ Ole Miss |
@ Creighton, UNLV, Colorado State |
|
Bad Losses |
Depaul, @ Utah |
@ Georgia |
@ Utah, @ Nevada |
Click HERE to find out which teams are in Blind Resume Table #1.
Blind Resume Table #2:
|
Criteria |
Team A |
Team B |
Team C |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Overall Record |
20-10 |
21-7 |
22-8 |
|
Conference Record |
10-7 |
11-4 |
11-4 |
|
RPI |
70 |
39 |
42 |
|
BPI |
43 |
45 |
64 |
|
Strength of Schedule |
134 |
98 |
88 |
|
Non-Conference SOS |
302 |
121 |
87 |
|
Home |
17-1 |
11-2 |
11-1 |
|
Away |
3-8 |
8-5 |
9-6 |
|
Neutral |
0-1 |
2-0 |
2-1 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 25 |
2-2 |
1-1 |
0-3 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 50 |
4-2 |
2-2 |
0-4 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 100 |
7-3 |
5-6 |
3-7 |
|
Last 10 games |
5-5 |
8-2 |
6-4 |
|
Good Wins |
@ Wisconsin, NC State, UNC, Duke |
Villanova, Butler, @ VCU |
Denver |
|
Bad Losses |
Delaware, @ George Mason, vs. Old Dominion, @ Wake Forest, @Clemson |
Central Connecticut State |
@ Marshall |
|
Criteria |
Team A |
Team B |
Team C |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Overall Record |
22-8 |
22-8 |
20-10 |
|
Conference Record |
10-5 |
11-6 |
8-9 |
|
RPI |
40 |
57 |
86 |
|
BPI |
57 |
44 |
54 |
|
Strength of Schedule |
72 |
162 |
123 |
|
Non-Conference SOS |
68 |
294 |
298 |
|
Home |
13-3 |
16-1 |
16-3 |
|
Away |
8-4 |
5-6 |
3-6 |
|
Neutral |
1-1 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 25 |
1-3 |
0-2 |
1-4 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 50 |
3-3 |
1-3 |
2-4 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 100 |
9-5 |
6-6 |
3-8 |
|
Last 10 games |
8-2 |
5-5 |
5-5 |
|
Good Wins |
vs. Syracuse, La Salle, Saint Louis, @ Villanova |
Missouri, Tennessee 2x |
NC State, Duke |
|
Bad Losses |
Duquesne |
@ South Carolina, @ Mississippi State |
@ Boston College, @ Georgia Tech |
Click HERE to find out which teams are in Blind Resume Table #3.
Blind Resume Table #4:
|
Criteria |
Team A |
Team B |
Team C |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Overall Record |
19-12 |
17-13 |
18-11 |
|
Conference Record |
10-8 |
9-9 |
10-7 |
|
RPI |
52 |
77 |
56 |
|
BPI |
59 |
90 |
63 |
|
Strength of Schedule |
17 |
57 |
49 |
|
Non-Conference SOS |
144 |
29 |
49 |
|
Home |
12-4 |
11-3 |
12-3 |
|
Away |
6-7 |
4-9 |
4-7 |
|
Neutral |
1-1 |
2-1 |
2-1 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 25 |
4-1 |
1-1 |
1-2 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 50 |
5-7 |
3-5 |
2-3 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 100 |
7-10 |
7-6 |
8-9 |
|
Last 10 games |
6-4 |
4-6 |
7-3 |
|
Good Wins |
Louisville, Syracuse, @ Connecticut, Marquette, Georgetown |
vs. Miami (FL), @ Wichita State, Creighton |
Wichita State, Florida, Massachusetts, Kentucky |
|
Bad Losses |
Columbia |
@ Morehead State, @ Southern Illinois, @ Missouri State, Drake 2x, @ Bradley |
Georgia 2x |
Click HERE to find out which teams are in Blind Resume Table #4.
Blind Resume Table #5:
|
Criteria |
Team A |
Team B |
Team C |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Overall Record |
20-10 |
18-10 |
20-10 |
|
Conference Record |
10-7 |
8-7 |
12-6 |
|
RPI |
50 |
55 |
49 |
|
BPI |
39 |
95 |
53 |
|
Strength of Schedule |
54 |
62 |
37 |
|
Non-Conference SOS |
148 |
80 |
70 |
|
Home |
16-1 |
10-4 |
11-5 |
|
Away |
3-8 |
7-4 |
6-5 |
|
Neutral |
1-1 |
1-2 |
3-0 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 25 |
1-4 |
0-2 |
2-2 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 50 |
3-7 |
1-6 |
5-5 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 100 |
6-8 |
7-8 |
8-9 |
|
Last 10 games |
6-4 |
5-5 |
8-2 |
|
Good Wins |
Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State |
@ La Salle, Ohio |
Oregon 2x, @ Arizona, UCLA, Colorado, @Denver |
|
Bad Losses |
@ Texas Tech |
George Washington |
Harvard |
Click HERE to find out which teams are in Blind Resume Table #5.
Blind Resume Table #6:
|
Criteria |
Team A |
Team B |
Team C |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Overall Record |
18-11 |
26-5 |
17-13 |
|
Conference Record |
11-6 |
14-2 |
8-9 |
|
RPI |
62 |
34 |
69 |
|
BPI |
67 |
32 |
49 |
|
Strength of Schedule |
85 |
124 |
30 |
|
Non-Conference SOS |
78 |
138 |
43 |
|
Home |
12-3 |
16-1 |
11-5 |
|
Away |
4-8 |
9-2 |
4-7 |
|
Neutral |
2-0 |
1-2 |
2-1 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 25 |
0-1 |
0-2 |
0-5 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 50 |
0-4 |
1-2 |
1-5 |
|
Record vs. RPI Top 100 |
7-7 |
5-3 |
4-10 |
|
Last 10 games |
6-4 |
9-1 |
3-7 |
|
Good Wins |
vs. Villanova, Kentucky |
Creighton, BYU 2x |
Oklahoma State, @ Kentucky, BYU |
|
Bad Losses |
Tulane, @ Auburn, Mercer |
vs. Pacific, vs. Georgia Tech |
Northwestern, Charleston |
Click HERE to find out which teams are in Blind Resume Table #6.
I hope this game was fun, and maybe opened your eyes to some teams that you might not have considered as tournament contenders. It feels great knowing Michigan won't be sweating out these last few games like they have had to do in previous seasons. Thanks for reading, and go blue!
A look at updated blind resumes
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Michigan's recent surge on the hardwood has led to speculation that we're in great position with a win Saturday against MSU. Here's a blind resume look at past and present tourney fates.
2010
| TEAM | RECORD | RPI | BEST WIN(RPI) | WORST LOSS(RPI) | SOS |
| Team A | 23-8(10-7) | 59 | @ #33; 88-82 | @. #125; 80-60 | 133 |
| Team B | 21-12(9-7) | 56 | v. #14; 75-62 | v. #211; 67-66 | 36 |
| Team C | 21-13(9-9) | 62 | v. #12; 82-73 | v. #222; 74-77 | 37 |
| Team D | 19-10(9-7) | 39 | v. #24; 96-92 | N #99; 83-62 | 30 |
| Team E | 23-11(9-7) | 55 | v. #26; 62-52 | @#159; 67-62 | 74 |
Team A (VaTech) did not make the tournament, Team B (Florida) made it as a 10 seed, Team C (Minnesota) made it as an 11 seed, Team D (Wake Forest) received a 9 seed, Team E (Miss. St.) did not make it. Of these five teams, Michigan's resume (RPI: 58, SOS: 24) most closely resembles that of Minnesota's for this year. However, we are missing the big win, similar to the one they had over Purdue. So a 2nd win against MSU on Saturday seems necessary.
2011
| TEAM | RECORD | RPI | BEST WIN(RPI) | WORST LOSS(RPI) | SOS |
| Team A | 19-10(7-8) | 73 | v. #14; 70-67 | @ #159; 72-71 | 67 |
| Team B | 18-12(8-9) | 39 | v. #9; 79-67 | v. #284; 57-54 | 13 |
| Team C | 20-9(9-6) | 35 | v. #12; 77-70 | v. #33; 59-57 | 31 |
| Team D | 18-12(8-9) | 57 | @#43; 61-57 | @ #177; 80-61 | 22 |
| Team E | 18-11(8-7) | 40 | N #30; 67-65 | v. #154; 75-67 | 18 |
| Team F | 23-7(12-3) | 60 | N #6; 65-54 | N #169; 67-54 | 151 |
| Team G | 19-10(9-8) | 69 | #34 x2; 87-80, 80-69 | @ #152; 69-43 | 88 |
Team A is Nebraska, Team B is Illinois, Team C is Georgia, Team D is, of course, Michigan, Team E is Boston College, Team F is Richmond and Team G is Washington State who will be without star guard Klay Thompson on Saturday against UCLA due to a charge for possessing the sticky icky. The surprising one here is B.C. whose resume is much better than I thought. Illinois and Georgia are considered somewhat solidly in as of right now. Richmond, Michigan and B.C. are in, but not by much and Nebraska is out, along with WSU.
In conclusion, with three more spots this year, it seems evident that Michigan can almost certainly lock up a spot with a win against MSU. To our benefit, a lot of the teams from the 2011 blind resume have limped down the stretch. Today is the perfect opportunity for UofM to solidify a spot.
