Our Virginia Tech Basketball Bubble Watch has returned for a second year as the Hokies sit right on the NCAA Tournament bubble entering the closing five weeks of the season.
Right now, the Hokies are one of the last four teams in the NCAA Tournament by most of the well-known bracketologists. Virginia Tech has exactly the type of bubble resume that you'd expect this time of year with a clear weakness with their non-conference strength of schedule and a not so great loss. However, VT also has a pair of very good wins and a strong record in America's best conference that helps their resume a lot.
VT's resume has the type of flash and glaring holes that is befitting of a NCAA Tournament bubble team with four weeks left in the ACC regular season.
As we begin our bubble watch, there is one major change to how the NCAA will use RPI data. In past years, the selection committee would receive a team's record against the RPI top 50, RPI 51-100, and record against schools outside the top 100. This year, the NCAA has shifted to a four-tier system that puts a greater premium on road victories. Here's the four-tier RPI grouping breakdown via CBS Sports:
With that said, here's the Hokies' resume with eight games to go in the regular season. RPI numbers based on RealTimeRPI.com and non-conference SOS based on CBS Sports.
Home | Neutral | Road | |
Tier 1 | 1-30 | 1-50 | 1-75 |
Tier 2 | 31-75 | 51-100 | 76-135 |
Tier 3 | 76-160 | 101-200 | 136-240 |
Tier 4 | 161+ | 201+ | 241+ |
- Tier 1 Record: 2-5
- Tier 2 Record: 4-1
- Tier 3 Record: 2-1
- Tier 4 Record: 8-0
- RPI: 68
- SOS: 95
- Non-Conference SOS: 292
- KenPom: 42
Photo Credit: Harley Taylor
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