Bracket Breakdown: You Be the Judge

The selection committee has the unenviable task of parsing razor-thin differences among a dozen or more teams that are competing for the last invitations to the NCAA Tournament. Take a shot at picking which four teams should make the field from the eight profiles. The teams’ identities are below. And check which teams the Bracket Breakdown predicts to make the field as of Feb. 19 in the Mock Tournament 1.0.

Team A (Overall: 18-7, Conference: 7-4)

• RPI: 34
• Strength of schedule: 40, Non-conference SOS: 21
• Record vs. RPI top 50: 3-5
• Losses to teams outside RPI top 100: 1
• Record in neutral/road games: 4-7
• Conference’s RPI: 6
• Best wins (teams listed by RPI):  vs. 24, vs. 27 (neutral court), vs. 41, vs. 51
• Worst losses (teams listed by RPI): at 194, at 85

Team B (Overall: 18-8, Conference: 7-4)

• RPI: 61
• Strength of schedule: 77, Non-conference SOS: 168
• Record vs. RPI top 50: 2-6
• Losses to teams outside RPI top 100: 1
• Record in neutral/road games: 6-5
• Conference’s RPI: 4
• Best wins (teams listed by RPI):  vs. 22 (neutral court), vs. 39, vs. 63
• Worst losses (teams listed by RPI: vs. 218, at 76

Team C (Overall: 17-9, Conference: 7-7)

• RPI: 62
• Strength of schedule: 42, Non-conference SOS: 2391
• Record vs. RPI top 50: 2-3
• Losses to teams outside RPI top 100: 2
• Record in neutral/road games: 1-7
• Conference’s RPI: 8
• Best wins (teams listed by RPI): vs. 16, vs. 26, at 89
• Worst losses (teams listed by RPI: vs. 175, at 119

Team D (Overall: 18-8, Conference: 6-5)

• RPI: 63
• Strength of schedule: 111, Non-conference SOS: 238
• Record vs. RPI top 50: 1-3
• Losses to teams outside RPI top 100: 3
• Record in neutral/road games: 6-6
• Conference’s RPI: 4
• Best wins (teams listed by RPI):  vs. 41 (neutral court), twice vs. and at 54
• Worst losses (teams listed by RPI: at 165, vs. 141, at 114, at 93

Team E (Overall: 19-7, Conference: 7-5)

• RPI: 44
• Strength of schedule: 68, Non-conference SOS: 190
• Record vs. RPI top 50: 4-4
• Losses to teams outside RPI top 100: 2
• Record in neutral/road games: 9-3
• Conference’s RPI: 7
• Best wins (teams listed by RPI):  at 9, vs. 19, vs. 30, vs. 37
• Worst losses (teams listed by RPI): twice vs. and at 147, vs. 72 (neutral court)

Team F (Overall: 17-9, Conference: 9-4)

• RPI: 71
• Strength of schedule: 80, Non-conference SOS: 135
• Record vs. RPI top 50: 4-5
• Losses to teams outside RPI top 100: 2
• Record in neutral/road games: 5-6
• Conference’s RPI: 5
• Best wins (teams listed by RPI):  vs. 12, at 20, vs. 22, at 36
• Worst losses (teams listed by RPI): vs. 147 (neutral court), vs. 116 (neutral court), at 92, at 91

Team G (Overall: 21-4, Conference: 8-3)

• RPI: 45
• Strength of schedule: 186, Non-conference SOS: 342
• Record vs. RPI top 50: 2-2
• Losses to teams outside RPI top 100: 0
• Record in neutral/road games: 7-4
• Conference’s RPI: 3
• Best wins (teams listed by RPI):  vs. 15, vs. 36, vs. 52 (neutral court)
• Worst losses (teams listed by RPI): at 83, at 81

Team H (Overall: 17-8, Conference: 5-6)

• RPI: 54
• Strength of schedule: 59, Non-conference SOS: 133
• Record vs. RPI top 50: 1-5
• Losses to teams outside RPI top 100: 1
• Record in neutral/road games: 6-5
• Conference’s RPI: 4
• Best wins (teams listed by RPI):
• Worst losses (teams listed by RPI: vs. 114, twice vs. and at 63

The results are:

Team A: Dayton

Team B: Florida

Team C: Washington

Team D: Mississippi State

Team E: UNLV

Team F: Illinois

Team G: Virginia Tech

Team H: Mississippi