I'll take the team that doesn't constantly choke in the first round and goes further in the season.
13-10 with a March Madness birth all day long. But to each their own.
As you go down the list of "less popular sports" among NCAA schools (below Football and Mens basketball) it becomes easier to win by the "smaller schools." It's why Duluth can win a D1 title in hockey. It's why Coastal Carolina can win a championship in baseball, Akron can win a championship in Soccer, and University of Portland in Women's Soccer.