Quick thoughts. Barely got home before the selection show.

It’s official. I am an optimist. I just could not believe Pitt would be a 5 seed. And to have to face Kent St. Not good. A 5-12 upset always happens and this could be the one.

Maybe I was reaching with a #3 seed, but at the very least they should have been a #4. This selection committee not only ignored the RPI, but they also ignored non-con SOS. I don’t care what Craig Littlepage said on CBS. BC got a #4 seed with one of the most pathetic non-cons. Illinois got a #4 seed with a sub-par non-con. Pitt was in-between and got a #5 seed. It seems they put a much heavier emphasis on the last 10 games. Pitt was a pedestrian 6-4 in that span and BC was hot.

Really, the BE got screwed when you realize that only UConn and ‘Nova made the top 16 seeds. Pitt and ‘Cuse ended up at #5, Cinci got screwed out despite a solid non-con.

Seeding matters. The ACC got 3 of its 4 in the top 4 seeding. To hear Nantz and Packer stupidly complain that the MVC got the same amount of teams in the Big Dance ignores where they were seeded by comparison.

I’ll have more when I settle down.