As fond as I am of my first alma mater, no way did the University of Arizona basketball team deserve a slot in the tournament, particularly at the expense of St. Mary's. Arizona was 2-9 on the road and lost five of their last six games, including their third to ASU this season. St. Mary's won 26 games and has trouble getting big-name teams to play them at home; they were 13-5 on the road.
Bad choice, committee.
Posted by Linkmeister at March 16, 2009 09:47 AM | TrackBackCouldn't agree more. Egregious on both sides of the equation.
I'm torn between the two #1 seed Big East schools where I have connections -- worked at UofL for six years, then got my graduate degree at Pitt. Then again, I don't have to choose between them, if they both keep winning, until Championship Monday. Also, I'd like to see UW win twice, so as to see another great Huskies-Huskies battle (with a different result this time, perhaps?).
Posted by: N in Seattle at March 16, 2009 01:08 PM