Biggest Snub

There's a lot of talk about the biggest snub for the dance. I look at San Diego State for one reason, more so than any of the others. If Utah is a 5-seed, then San Diego State belongs in the tournament. Considering in 3 matchups against one of the top 20 teams (the 5-seeds should all be looked at as top 20 teams if you do the math), they won by 9 at home, lost by 12 on the road, and played them essentially even in a tournament environment, falling by 2 in a game they had the ball in a one-possession game with 5 seconds left. There may be bigger snubs, mostly among the mid-majors (St. Mary's, since they beat San Diego State, and Creighton b/c a similar resume in the Big 12/10 and they get into the tournament), but if Utah deserves a 5-seed, then San Diego State deserves a bid. I would actually argue that it's not SDSU that deserves to be in the tournament but that Utah deserves a more realistic seed (like a 6, possibly a 7). Their resume is not better than 6 seeds West Virginia, Marquette, or Arizona State, even 7 seeds Clemson and Boston College could make as good a case, or better, based on quality wins. As it stands, SDSU got jobbed by the committee for Maryland and a bevy of Big 10 schools.

On a side note, I did crunch some numbers based on the actual bracket and the final predictions from Joe Lunardi and Jerry Palm. The results are surprising and will come in my next post.