Did the Tournament Committee Get It Right This Year?
Asking if the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament Committee got it right is like asking someone who their favorite Simpson’s character is: your going to get a lot of different opinions from a lot of different people. Expanding the field to 68, the committee got to give three more teams spots in the tournament. While you don’t exactly know who those last three teams were, you can pretty much guess that their were Southern California, Virginia Commonwealth and Alabama Birmingham. Were these teams more deserving then, say, Colorado, Virginia Tech, and Saint Mary’s? It all depends what expert you talk to and what formula you believe in most.
While everyone at your Tournament party, http://www.partyon7th.com/sportsparty.html may have a different opinion, when it comes down to it looking at the first couple of rounds tells you a lot on whether or not a team deserved to be in the tournament. Alabama Birmingham? An ugly first round loss to Clemson may have proven otherwise. Southern California? They were able to hang with VCU for a half, but they eventually didn’t prove their metal. VCU, on the other hand? They are the only “First Four” team to advance past the first weekend, and with a great shot to be in the Elite 8, they are the committees true success story.
