dayooper
It's what I do. I drink and I know things.
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Clearly you are of the opinion that the best team in the nation isn't UConn. OK fine. So, who's the best team? And show me how you arrived at that conclusion. I would love to take a look at the data.
UConn was the best team at the time of the tournament. They earned the NCAA Championship, no questions asked. That being said, there are multiple "Best Teams" each year at different points in the season. They certainly were not the best team in January and Kentucky wasn't the 2nd best team all year until the end. I would say that Michigan wasn't even close to the 8th best team during the tournament (they lost to UK after being tied with 3 seconds left in the Elite 8), but earned the right to be a #2 seed by their play throughout the year.
If you use a one and done type of system, SMU, Stanford, and Louisville were better teams than UConn during the season and up through The AAC tourney as they had better head to head records against UConn. That takes nothing away from what UConn accomplished and you deserved the NCAA Tournament championship. Tournaments aren't about the best team all season, it's about the best team at the time. UConn was the best team in late March and Early April.