But the opponent and margin matters, right? I think even you'd hopefully agree that blowout wins over crappy teams like Houston Baptist, etc. combined with close losses to teams like Duke are more indicative of a good team than close wins over minnows and blowout losses to the good teams, even if the result is the same number of wins, yes?
Unless I'm betting, I don't give a damn about losing margins. The object is to get to wins. Accepting close losses is accepting losing. Get those Jimmies and Joes.