[The Madcap]

Originally posted on 03/17/2014:

Did any of you guys listen to the selection committee chair's explanation as to why SMU got left out?


SMU's SOS was in the 300's. NC State's SOS was 21st in the country. For the selection committee to give SMU a spot over NCSU would basically contradict everything they've been saying to the coaches/AD's for years now about scheduling weak non-conf opponents. Virginia Tech got left out of the tournament field several years in a row even with wins over top 5 teams like Duke/UNC because their S0S was always in the 200s. SMU's was a 100 spots behind that. There might have been some more deserving teams than NC State, but SMU wasn't one of them. NC State scheduled far more quality non-conf games and they went 6-6 on the road/in neutral games. Those two things have always meant more to the committee than racking up and inflated # of wins in a weaker conference and playing a crappy non-conf schedule.



The fact that SMU was ranked is merely an indication of how stupid the media is and how much pull Larry Brown has.

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If they are so good maybe they should have beat Houston. They will be lucky to get by UC irvine and they have no chance against LSU. The NIT has a great field this year and I will be stunned if SMU wins it.