Finally an upset

[Longtime fan]

AK lost to Wright State, final 66 to 62. A lot of crying on the bench of AK.

Also, big win for Belmont later in the day.

 

[Plebe]

There is no way that Texas A&M deserved the #5 ranking ahead of Baylor & Maryland. They lost their tournament & lost to 9-13 LSU. They had a great year, but they belong behind the Terps & Bears.

This is not accurate. Tournament seeding is based on resume and body of work, and A&M's was clearly superior to both Maryland's and Baylor's. One loss is one loss, whether it happens in the conference tournament or in the regular season, and does not overshadow the remaining ~96% of the schedule.

This wasn't even a close call for the committee. The closer call was between SC, NC St, and TAMU for the overall #3, 4 and 5 spots. The overriding deficiency in Maryland's and Baylor's resumes in considering them for a potential #1 seed was a lack of top-tier wins.

It's always easy to apply retroactive sophistry to the seedings. But just because an upset or unexpectedly close game happens, doesn't mean that the teams were mis-seeded. That's why they play the games.