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<blockquote data-quote="Saturdaze" data-source="post: 1879169" data-attributes="member: 748683"><p>My opinion is that the ACC was bailed out by the committee on history and reputation vs metrics. ACC should've had 3 teams total (Duke, Miami, Virginia). If you ignore the overall W/L record Oklahoma (yes, Oklahoma) had a better resume than both NC State and Pitt. Wisconsin has a better resume than Pitt, and probably NC State too. The ACC was 7th or 8th ranked conference by most metrics this year. The committee threw them a bone and it cost Oklahoma St and Rutgers.</p><p></p><p>I also suspect some attempts to balance the regions was in effect. Without NC State, Pitt, and Providence making it as 3 of the last 6 teams in the only meaningful east coast teams would be:</p><p></p><p>UConn, Miami, Duke, Virginia, FAU, Maryland, Penn State (? are they "east coast"), and all others 13 seed or greater.</p><p></p><p>Obviously, if Rutgers were in then they'd be another east cost team, but my point remains.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saturdaze, post: 1879169, member: 748683"] My opinion is that the ACC was bailed out by the committee on history and reputation vs metrics. ACC should've had 3 teams total (Duke, Miami, Virginia). If you ignore the overall W/L record Oklahoma (yes, Oklahoma) had a better resume than both NC State and Pitt. Wisconsin has a better resume than Pitt, and probably NC State too. The ACC was 7th or 8th ranked conference by most metrics this year. The committee threw them a bone and it cost Oklahoma St and Rutgers. I also suspect some attempts to balance the regions was in effect. Without NC State, Pitt, and Providence making it as 3 of the last 6 teams in the only meaningful east coast teams would be: UConn, Miami, Duke, Virginia, FAU, Maryland, Penn State (? are they "east coast"), and all others 13 seed or greater. Obviously, if Rutgers were in then they'd be another east cost team, but my point remains. [/QUOTE]
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