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A little explanation on blind resumes:  Basically blind resumes are ways of evaluating teams without looking at the team name.  Usually, they use record, strength of schedule and different rankings, usually computer based ones. Things I will use: - Record - Strength of Schedule: a ranking of the difficulty of schedules - BPI: an ESPN computer ranking of the college basketball teams that includes on the score of the game, the venue, the opponent, the pace of play and the injuries of important players. - Kenpom.com ranking: one of the most respected rankings in college basketball, a computer ranking by Ken Pomeroy (and personally by far my favorite ranking). #1: Team 1 Record: 22-5 SOS: 79 BPI: 22 Kenpom ranking: 29 Team 2 Record: 20-7 SOS: 8 BPI: 19 Kenpom ranking: 12 Team 1 is 18th ranked Arkansas (AP poll), and Team 2 is 20th ranked Baylor.  Baylor has a strength of schedule that is enormously higher, which more than makes up for their two more lo...

The conference races are just beginning to heat up right now, with tight races in many of the power conferences. ACC The ACC is the best conference in the country, which shows in their tight conference race.  Virginia leads the conference, with two losses less than any team (they have lost just 1), but 4 teams have three losses.  Duke has looked great recently (HUGE win over Notre Dame), Notre Dame is a top 5 or 10 team at their best, Louisville is another top 10 team who beat UNC a week ago, and North Carolina won 6 straight before losing to UVA and Louisville, but have wins over Ohio State (D'Angelo Russell!!!)  and Louisville, among others.  The rest of the conference is a step behind (and a LARGE step), but these 5 can hang with anyone in the country. My pick: 1. Virginia 2. Duke 3. Notre Dame Big 12 Kansas suffered a major setback this weekend with a loss against Oklahoma State (disappointing to say the least), but still hold a solid lead on the confer...