NCAA selection thread

[Hunt for 7]

"National Corrupt Athletic Association"

Independent panel will not work. How can we think the selection committee is a valid entity. Cunningham the guy running the thing got a bonus when UNC made the tournament.

There is no way to create a bigger conflict of interest than that there scenario.

Wow I wondered how UNC got in now we know.

This should end all debate about how corrupt the NCAA has become. This is a clear smoking gun. Something needs to change or no credibility will be left.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

None of UNC, SDSU, Texas, Vanderbilt or Xavier deserved a bid. Neither did Ohio State, Boise, Indiana or West Virginia. This was a year where the last few bids went to the least undeserving teams. West Virginia needs to stop being so whiny.

 

[RuffRuff]

 

[Travelman6]

WVU snub 'robbery' at highest level, gov. says

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey wants his attorney general to investigate and work closely with the NCAA to ensure the men's tournament selection process is transparent and fair.

www.espn.com

He said it was "too soon for litigation."

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Digging in a little deeper, I think leaning so heavily on metrics alone for seeding was a mistake by the Committee. There was some serious over-seeding, especially at the 5 and 6 lines (Michigan, Oregon, Missouri, Mississippi, Illinois), while under seeding teams like Creighton/Louisville and UConn. A case could be made that Purdue and Texas A&M are over seeded too.

The metrics have a tendency to reward teams for quality losses while punishing teams for non-quality wins. I am not anti-metrics, but it feels like it is a massive driver in seedings whne it should just be a factor. Does anyone really think Mississippi or Oregon is a threat to go to the Final 8? While this may seem like fun for the SEC and Big 10 conferences to get more teams with big seeds, 1 seed’s like Florida and Auburn now potentially have really tough second round matchups.