So the single most bizarre seed of the NCAA tourney to me and great example how ridiculous things are in favor of the P5/BE is TCU. They got a sixth seed and Lunardi kept them there for a while leading up to selection Sunday.
Let's take a look at TCU's schedule.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-bas...u-horned-frogs
TCU plays 13 games in OOC. They play one P5 team and one road game losing at Vanderbilt (the worst team in the SEC & one of the worst P5 teams this year)
They win the other 12 to 12-1 in OOC. 9 games at home and the only non buy game as which best I can tell is SMU. They beat Nevada on a neutral court and played in an exempt tourney beating St. Bonaventure and New Mexico on a neutral court.
Big 12 play they lose all 4 games against the two best teams in the conference, Kansas and Texas Tech. Swept by Oklahoma. They split with Kansas State, Texas and Baylor. Their best win all year is a home win over West Virginia. 3-6 on the road in the Big 12 against Iowa St the worst team in the league and NIT teams in Oklahoma State & Baylor.
9-9 in the Big 12. 3 road wins all year, 3 neutral courts wins (2 against tourney teams)
Those wins against West Virginia, Nevada, K-State, Texas,
Bonnies and some NIT teams it seems what matters.
Kudos to them for playing Nevada on a neutral court but that's a soft OOC schedule especially for a P5. They go 9-9 in conference, don't beat a tourney team on the road with ample chances, don't beat Kansas or Texas Tech and they get a 6th seed. Seems ridiculous
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SAINT BONAVENTURE
Founded in 1858, St. Bonaventure University is a liberal arts college located on 500 acres in southwestern New York state. SBU offers 43 undergraduate majors, the most popular of which are elementary education, journalism, psychology, accounting, marketing, finance, and management. Total undergraduate enrollment is 2,000. Virtually all freshmen and most undergraduates live on campus. A founding member of the A10 Conference. Famous athletes include Bob Lanier. Historical nickname was the Brown Indians, but later changed to the Bonnies. Their mascot is a wolf. |
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