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Message: [QUOTE="toadfoot, post: 2640068, member: 481"] I think it's fair to say there are degrees of underachieving. In and of itself, an 11 point win isn't underachieving, but you need to take into account the competition. North Carolina A&T's rating via RPI, Massey & Sagarin were respectively, 145, 150, 195. A&T's tallest starter was 6' 1". I'd be willing to bet that if UConn had beaten St. Francis by 11, a lot of UConn fans would have been seriously concerned. Keep in mind, and if the committee didn't, shame on them, Tennessee beat SC twice, but Wilson didn't play in either game. The 3rd game, when Wilson did play was a double digit win for SC. I agree that Duke beating Georgia wasn't an upset, because Georgia shouldn't have been seeded #4, but suffering their 2nd worst loss of the year, on their home floor speaks volumes. I watched the entire DePaul/A&M game and at times it was very physical. What's incomprehensible is that A&M was whistled for a [I][B]total [/B][/I]of 9 fouls (1 of the 9 was intentional with 1.8 ticks left). My sense is that the officials didn't deliberately favor A&M, but that they got caught up in the emotion of the partisan home crowd and just momentarily lost their minds, but regardless of the reason, the officiating was awful and partisan. A&M is extremely lucky to still be playing. Agreed. [/QUOTE]