I mean, I know North Texas had no chance in hell but it just irks the hell out of me how teams in “power” leagues always get the benefit of the doubt…only reason IU/Michigan got in was brand only.
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First comment that popped up on the thread…#dumbasses
At least you can downvote dumbass tweets
Teams that made tournament with a lower Net Ranking than North Texas:
Iowa St
Wyoming
Norte Dame
Creighton
Miami
Rutgers
Rutgers have to be the lowest ranked team to earn a non-automatic bid at 77.
North Texas wasn’t even listed as a first four out. I wish the selection cronies would just come out and say “we value brand & conference affiliation above any other metric”
Based on Net Rankings, I think that is accurate. All had a better Net Ranking than North Texas.
Mediocre league.
C-USA vs Sun Belt:
https://mobile.twitter.com/ConferenceUSA/status/1503176699588091904?cxt=HHwWgIC92c_PrdwpAAAA
Guess Pomerory not giving the Blazers a chance vs the Cougars:
Unlike Pomerory, Matt Norlander thinks it’s possible that UAB could win: