Another day, another resume comparison.
Maryland, obviously, doesn’t play until tomorrow, so the Terps’ numbers didn’t change much.
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But the mystery team always changes, which makes things interesting.
Really interesting, actually, with this data courtesy of collegerpi.com
| Team | Maryland | Mystery
|
| Record | 17-9 | 23-6 |
| RPI | 54 | 46 |
| SOS | 30 | 115 |
Noncon. SOS
| 138 | 150 |
| Top-50 | 3-7 | 1-0 |
| 100+ | 9-1 | 14-2 |
Best wins
| H: UNC (3)
N: Michigan St. (5) | H: RPI Nos. 29, 52
|
Bad losses
| H: Morgan St. (149)
| H: No. 127
A: No. 144 |
|
| Road | 1-5 | 7-4 |
Road + Neutral
| 3-7 | 9-4 |
The obvious: The mystery team has an advantage in overall record, but clearly plays in an inferior league. It hasn’t played a top-50 team on the road, and built its gaudy record at the expense of some mediocre-to-worse teams.
At the same time, this bunch has won on the road, has a similar nonconference schedule strength as Maryland and owns a moderately better RPI.
Nevertheless, it’s anyone’s guess how good the mystery team really is. With only one game against a top-50 opponent, it’s tough to say just how well it would do against a stronger schedule.
If one spot came down to these two teams as of today, Maryland would hold a slight edge over the anonymous team – which happens to be Missouri Valley leader Creighton. That’s not to say the Bluejays might not become a viable at-large possibility if they stumble late in the conference tournament; it’s just that they don’t have quite enough going for them to get selected over a mid-pack ACC team at this stage.
– Patrick Stevens
