Interesting. None of the experts picks Kingston as the easiest region, while Creme thinks it's the toughest. Some visiting Boneyard experts think Kingston is the easiest.
It's the toughest because UConn is in it.
On a serious note, it's actually a pretty tough region that happens to be set up well for UConn. The bottom half of the region is brutal- Rutgers, Gonzaga, Miami, Green Bay, Iowa State, and Kentucky are six teams that can be tough. But UConn would only play one of those teams to make it to the F4.
On the top side, LSU and Penn State aren't teams that match up especially well with UConn. And if UConn can't beat an Ivy League team or a mediocre K-State team in Bridgeport, then it just wasn't mean to be this year.