The Countdown to March Madness - A Random Starting Five - Day 9

Happy March College Hoops Fans! The countdown until the Big Dance is on, and it's time to play the "what if" game.

I fired up all the old random team generator, took the five starters from these teams, and compiled there stats.

Would this team make the tournament?

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The Random Team Generator (via randomlists.com/random-ncaa-basketball)

1. Utah State

2. Miami

3. UMass

4. Rider

5. Purdue

Results

1. PG: Steven Ashworth (18.6 ppg / 3.0 rpg / 5.4 apg) - Utah State

2. SG: Isaiah Wong (16.0ppg / 3.6 rpg / 2.8 apg) - Miami

3. SF: RJ Luis (16.8 ppg / 8.0 rpg / 0.8 apg) - UMass

4. PF: Mervin James (12.8 ppg / 5.8 rpg / 1.4 apg) - Rider

5. C: Zach Edey (20.8 ppg / 12.0 rpg / 1.6 apg) - Purdue

STARTER STATS: 85.0 ppg / 27.8 rpg / 12.0 apg

Would this team make the tournament?

Hypothetical Rankings (based on starter stats)

1. Day 3: 85.2 ppg / 28.2 rpg / 18.6 apg

2. Day 9: 85.0 ppg / 32.4 rpg / 12.0 apg

3. Day 4: 76.0 ppg / 26.4 rpg / 9.4 apg

4. Day 5: 67.0 ppg / 23.2 rpg / 13.0 apg

5. Day 2: 64.6 ppg / 22.4 rpg / 7.8 apg

6. Day 6: 64.2 ppg / 27.8 rpg / 12.0 apg

7. Day 1: 54.2 ppg / 22.0 rpg / 11.0 apg