There are 58 auto bids/lock in the tournament, but the
remaining 10 spots will be determined by a selection committee. But how good
are their picks? A few years ago Arizona St. finished higher and beat Arizona,
but presumably based on Arizona’s bigger name and better tradition, the
Wildcats got into the tournament while the Sun Devils were sent to the NIT.
Below are the bubble teams with their record, RPI and SOS
(Strength of Schedule). Pick 10 of them to make the tournament. The catch? The
school names have been removed, so these are blind picks.
Team A
Record: 21-10
RPI: 69
SOS: 90
Team B
Record: 25-8
RPI: 19
SOS: 52
Team C
Record: 20-13
RPI: 52
SOS: 34
Team D
Record: 21-11
RPI: 73
SOS: 81
Team E
Record: 20-12
RPI: 61
SOS: 58
Team F
Record: 25-8
RPI: 49
SOS: 103
Team G
Record: 20-13
RPI: 48
SOS: 14
Team H
Record: 24-9
RPI: 36
SOS: 87
Team I
Record: 22-12
RPI: 47
SOS: 30
Team J
Record: 22-9
RPI: 62
SOS: 92
Team K
Record: 20-11
RPI: 25
SOS: 4
Team L
Record: 20-13
RPI: 50
SOS: 61
Team M
Record: 19-13
RPI: 51
SOS: 15
Team N
Record: 18-14
RPI: 83
SOS: 37
Team O
Record: 23-11
RPI: 75
SOS: 127
Team P
Record: 21-11
RPI: 43
SOS: 43
Team Q
Record: 19-12
RPI: 58
SOS: 51
Team R
Record: 21-13
RPI: 41
SOS: 19
Team S
Record: 25-7
RPI: 42
SOS: 161
Team T
Record: 18-13
RPI: 57
SOS: 12
Team U
Record: 27-6
RPI: 56
SOS: 227
Team V
Record: 27-6
RPI: 63
SOS: 247
So who did you pick? See here.
