Let's take a look at a few more teams, shall we?
Ohio State (20-9, 10-8)
RPI: 38
SOS: 30
Key wins: Butler, Michigan, Purdue, Minnesota, Penn State
Key losses: No truly bad losses
Analysis: This OSU team has a pretty good resume and no bad losses.
Verdict on March 8: IN
Temple (19-11, 11-5)
RPI: 40
SOS: 50
Key wins: Tennessee, Rhode Island, Penn State
Key losses: LaSalle, UMass, Buffalo, Long Beach State
Analysis: Decent numbers but more key losses than key wins, and some of those key losses are against pretty crappy teams.
Verdict on March 8: OUT
Illinois State (24-9, 11-7)
RPI: 45
SOS: 110
Key wins: Creighton (2x)
Key losses: Indiana State (2x), Wichita State
Analysis: Nice story in the MVC tournament, but not a big dance team.
Verdict on March 8: OUT
UNLV (21-9, 9-7)
RPI: 55
SOS: 83
Key wins: Louisville, BYU (2x), Utah, New Mexico, Arizona
Key losses: Wyoming, TCU, Colorado State
Analysis: They still have a nice case to be made for themselves if they have a good MWC tournament. Colorado State was about as ghastly a loss as Louisville was a great win (at Louisville, no less). They have to advance in the conference tournament.
Verdict on March 8: OUT
Arizona (19-12, 9-9)
RPI: 52
SOS: 32
Key wins: SDSU, Gonzaga, Kansas, Washington, UCLA
Key losses: Stanford
Analysis: Arizona is right on the border. Their road record will harm their chances, but I like some of their wins.
Verdict on March 8: IN
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