Welcome to the 2017 edition of the annual Blind Résumé Game! This fun exercise simulates some of the tough decisions that the NCAA Selection Committee might have to make. The game is simple: using the given criteria, select which team you think best deserves a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Then, open the link below the tables to see who the teams actually are. I have selected 12 teams from both sides of the “bubble”, using ESPN, CBS, BracketMatrix, and CrashingTheDance in an attempt to recreate a selection committee experience.
Note: All statistics and rankings are accurate through Friday, March 10th. Rank of Conference is a ranking of all the conferences nationally – not how the team sits within their own conference – 1 is the best, 32 is the worst. Kenpom.com was used to determine strength of schedules, the top 25, 50, and 100, as well as good wins and bad losses.
Blind Résumé Table #1:
| Criteria | Team A | Team B | Team C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Record | 20-13 | 19-14 | 18-14 |
| Conference Record | 8-10 | 9-9 | 10-8 |
| Rank of Conference | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| RPI | 60 | 49 | 82 |
| BPI | 37 | 68 | 31 |
| Strength of Schedule | 23 | 17 | 44 |
| Non-conference SOS | 300 | 43 | 254 |
| Home Record | 12-5 | 12-5 | 16-3 |
| Away Record | 8-8 | 7-9 | 2-11 |
| Record vs KP Top 25 | 4-9 | 0-6 | 3-5 |
| Record vs KP Top 50 | 6-12 | 1-11 | 6-7 |
| Record vs KP Top 100 | 10-12 | 10-13 | 9-13 |
| Last 10 Games | 4-6 | 6-4 | 5-5 |
| Good Wins | 4, @11, vs11, @21 |
@54, @62 | 7, 12, 18, @36 |
| Bad Losses | – | @112 | @160 |
CLICK HERE to find out which teams are in Blind Resume Table #1
Blind Résumé Table #2:
| Criteria | Team A | Team B | Team C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Record | 18-15 | 27-6 | 19-13 |
| Conference Record | 7-11 | 17-1 | 9-9 |
| Conference Rank | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| RPI | 79 | 36 | 39 |
| BPI | 29 | 61 | 32 |
| Strength of Schedule | 36 | 109 | 16 |
| Non-conference SOS | 305 | 174 | 44 |
| Home Record | 14-4 | 15-0 | 11-3 |
| Away Record | 4-11 | 12-6 | 8-10 |
| Record vs KP Top 25 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 1-7 |
| Record vs KP Top 50 | 4-12 | 1-3 | 3-13 |
| Record vs KP Top 100 | 9-13 | 3-3 | 8-13 |
| Last 10 Games | 3-7 | 8-2 | 6-4 |
| Good Wins | 3, vs10 | 9 | 6, @44 |
| Bad Losses | 107, @143 | @141, @198 | – |
CLICK HERE to find out which teams are in Blind Résumé Table #2
Blind Résumé Table 3:
| Criteria | Team A | Team B | Team C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Record | 21-11 | 19-14 | 18-14 |
| Conference Record | 10-8 | 10-8 | 10-8 |
| Conference Rank | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| RPI | 56 | 45 | 71 |
| BPI | 56 | 44 | 78 |
| Strength of Schedule | 75 | 18 | 53 |
| Non-conference SOS | 231 | 32 | 260 |
| Home Record | 15-3 | 11-5 | 14-4 |
| Away Record | 6-8 | 8-9 | 4-10 |
| Record vs KP Top 25 | 0-6 | 3-2 | 3-4 |
| Record vs KP Top 50 | 2-7 | 6-8 | 6-8 |
| Record vs KP Top 100 | 6-10 | 13-13 | 8-12 |
| Last 10 Games | 5-5 | 8-2 | 6-4 |
| Good Wins | vs 47, @61 | 8, vs8, @8, 20, @39 |
14, 20, @23, 24, @38 |
| Bad Losses | @104 | @164 | @107, 173 |
CLICK HERE to find out which teams are in Blind Résumé Table #3
Blind Résumé Table #4:
| Criteria | Team A | Team B | Team C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Record | 24-9 | 22-9 | 21-10 |
| Conference Record | 10-8 | 13-5 | 12-6 |
| Conference Rank | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| RPI | 41 | 43 | 52 |
| BPI | 58 | 39 | 36 |
| Strength of Schedule | 77 | 84 | 90 |
| Non-conference SOS | 259 | 103 | 250 |
| Home Record | 15-3 | 13-3 | 12-4 |
| Away Record | 9-6 | 9-6 | 9-6 |
| Record vs KP Top 25 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-4 |
| Record vs KP Top 50 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0-5 |
| Record vs KP Top 100 | 5-8 | 7-7 | 6-7 |
| Last 10 Games | 5-5 | 8-2 | 7-3 |
| Good Wins | 15, 17 | 19, 49 | 51, vs60 |
| Bad Losses | @130 | 137, 201 | 108, @175 |
CLICK HERE to find out which teams are in Blind Résumé Table #4
I hope this game took you into the minds of the NCAA selection committee, and maybe opened everyones eyes to how difficult this process can be. Hopefully in your selections the Atlantic 10 came out on top!
1 Comment
This is impossibly tough, and I’ve now gained so much respect for the selection committee having had just a taste of what they have to do. Thanks for showing me how the process works! Fantastic article.