Games of Importance for the Resume: 2020 Edition

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Thursday February 27

Indiana @ Purdue
Arizona @ USC
Arizona St @ UCLA

I'm not sure who to root for in Temple @ Wichita St. I suppose Wichita could end up in the top 30 with a strong finish, which would be nice. On the other hand, they are a bubble team that we might be competing with for a spot.

Yeah thats tricky. Part of me says they're major competition for a bid, and if they inch back to squarely on the bubble, we can say we're 2-0 against them...
 
Yeah thats tricky. Part of me says they're major competition for a bid, and if they inch back to squarely on the bubble, we can say we're 2-0 against them...

Does the committee consider head-to-head when selecting final spots?
 
Does the committee consider head-to-head when selecting final spots?

From NCAA.org:

- An extensive season-long evaluation of teams through watching games, conference monitoring calls and regional advisory committee rankings.
- Complete box scores and results.
- Head-to-head results and results versus common opponents.
- Imbalanced conference schedules and results.
- Overall and nonconference strength of schedule.
- The quality of wins and losses.
- Road record.
- Player and coach availability.
- Various computer metrics.
 
Saturday February 29

Army @ Colgate
UConn @ East Carolina
Florida @ Tennessee
Bowling Green @ Miami OH
Vermont @ UMass Lowell
UCF @ Tulsa
Memphis @ Tulane

Pitt @ NC St
Texas @ Texas Tech
Providence @ Villanova
Miss St @ Missouri
Western Carolina @ E Tennessee St
Oklahoma @ West Virginia
UMass @ Richmond
Arkansas @ Georgia
Arizona St @ USC
Utah St @ New Mexico
Arizona @ UCLA
Northern Iowa @ Drake
 
Terrible start to the day. Providence and Texas both picked up huge Q1 road wins. NC St came from behind to beat Pitt.
 
Saturday February 29

Army @ Colgate
UConn @ East Carolina
Florida @ Tennessee

Bowling Green @ Miami OH
Vermont @ UMass Lowell
UCF @ Tulsa
Memphis @ Tulane


Pitt @ NC St
Texas @ Texas Tech
Providence @ Villanova
Miss St @ Missouri
Western Carolina @ E Tennessee St
Oklahoma @ West Virginia
UMass @ Richmond

Arkansas @ Georgia
Arizona St @ USC
Utah St @ New Mexico
Arizona @ UCLA
Northern Iowa @ Drake


Not many bright spots today.
 
Sunday March 1

South Florida @ Temple
Wichita St @ SMU

Saint Louis @ Rhode Island
Colorado @ Stanford

Xavier @ Georgetown is tricky. I think Georgetown may need to win out to have shot, since they're 5-10 in conference. Xavier isn't safe if they lose out, which is definitely possible. They have three Q1 wins, but two of them barely qualify.
 
I think WSU sucks. They got inflated because they played a cupcake schedule. I also think the league sucks. We are the 2nd best team, and we've had 1 good month of basketball.

Being the 2nd best team in the conference doesn't count for much when you're not having the 2nd best season.
 
Sunday March 1

South Florida @ Temple
Wichita St @ SMU

Saint Louis @ Rhode Island
Colorado @ Stanford

Rhode Island falls to 6-7 in quality games, with only a single Q1 win. Their home game against Dayton on Wednesday will be huge. Stanford picked up its 5th Q1 win.
 
Tuesday March 3

Albany @ Vermont
Tennessee @ Kentucky

Miss St @ South Carolina
Davidson @ Richmond
Maryland @ Rutgers
Texas @ Oklahoma
Purdue @ Iowa
 
Tuesday March 3

Albany @ Vermont
Tennessee @ Kentucky


Miss St @ South Carolina
Davidson @ Richmond
Maryland @ Rutgers
Texas @ Oklahoma
Purdue @ Iowa


Vermont won big and should inch closer to the top 75. Tennessee with a big comeback win that probably locks them into Q2. Rutgers, Texas, and Purdue got Q1 wins. Richmond beat Davidson so bad that they probably fall out of the top 75, ironically taking a Q1 win away from Richmond.
 
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