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Message: [QUOTE="Phil, post: 2545555, member: 66"] We are in total agreement that the Baylor decision is consistent with Maryland decision last year. It was virtue signaling last year, not something I support and it is virtue signaling this year, not something I support. Last year's decision doesn't look so bad because Maryland ended up ranked ninth by Massey which does deserve a three seed, and they were upset by Oregon, making it almost impossible to make a case that they were missed seeded. You make a rational argument for choosing Oregon over Notre Dame but I simply disagree. Putting weight on the timing of the losses is getting deep into the weeds. While I might be willing to accept that an opening game loss deserves a little discounting, the Oregon losses were the fourth and ninth games of the season both by double digits. Not exactly opening day jitters and not exactly close calls. While the Notre Dame loss to Louisville was a blowout, the NCAA has deliberately devised a metric that ignores margin of victory. So which is it NCAA, is margin of victory relevant or not relevant? I'm sorry to say we probably know the answer. Margin of victory is irrelevant unless the NCAA wants a different conclusion and then in that particular case it is relevant. [/QUOTE]