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Message: [QUOTE="DefenseBB, post: 3614969, member: 7492"] Umm, I am not trying to quibble here but NO WAY. None of their history suggests they are a contender for a National Title having to go through Multiple top 20 teams. Coming close against a "Stanford" in a regular season game does not make you NC material. Plus, we are talking about "regularity" not one-time scenarios. Gonzago and SD are really good programs, just not worthy of top 16 consideration on an annual basis. Let's also be realistic that you really need to be Top 8 ranked to warrant the NC discussion. Only twice have programs outside of the Top 10 ranking won a NCAAT- NC in 1994 and Tennessee in 1997 (they were #3 seeds in the 9-12 range). Those are/were regular Blue Blood teams. Gonzago and SD are not regular/perennial top 20 teams. So I politely reject the 1/2 scenario as not plausible. No disrespect meant, just logic of history and non-parity. [/QUOTE]