[caption id="attachment_5633" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Zach LeDay and the Hokies continue to be in great shape to make the 2017 NCAA Tournament. [Credit: Harley Taylor][/caption]Selection Sunday is less than three weeks away as teams across the country look to put the finishing touches on their resume in hopes of securing a spot in the NCAA Tournament if they are unable to win their conference tournament.
This past week, the Virginia Tech Hokies boosted their resume with a quality road win at Pittsburgh one day after finding out that Chris Clarke would be done for the season. Then, the Hokies nearly added what would have been their best win of the season in a 4-point loss at Louisville that our own Henry Skutt said could be called "a quality loss".
The win over Pittsburgh is definitely a quality road win for the Hokies while the close loss at Louisville should help Virginia Tech in regards to the "eye test" while another week of ACC games once again boosts their strength of schedule after having a weak non-conference schedule.
Despite getting a win at Pittsburgh and having their only loss come by 4 at a top 10 team, ESPN's Joe Lunardi has the Hokies down to the 10 seed line while CBS Sports' Jerry Palm still has the Hokies on the 8 seed line as there is some clear disagreement here as to how much the Hokies are on the bubble between Lunardi and others including Palm and ESPN's Eamonn Brennan whose most recent "Bubble Watch" had the Hokies as a "team that should be in."
While the loss of Chris Clarke could have hurt the Hokies' standing some with Lunardi, that could be completely flipped upside down as long as the Hokies continue to prove that the loss of Clarke may not have much an impact on them as they showed this past week with the win at Pittsburgh and a 4-point loss at Louisville.
Here's our weekly look at some of the most important numbers in regards to the Hokies resume. (Numbers as of February 20th)
- RPI: 35
- BPI: 50
- KenPom: 46
- Record vs. RPI top 50: 2-6
- Record vs. RPI top 100: 10-7
- Record vs. RPI top 150: 10-8
- Record vs. RPI outside top 150: 8-0
- ESPN SOR: 25
- SOS: 67
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