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
