I didn't realize how solid their resume was (I wasn't really paying attention during the nonconference and only knew about their late-season loss to Houston).
But they beat SEC champs Alabama ON THE ROAD. (Alabama currently projected as a 2-seed by Palm and Joe Lunatic.)
They also beat bubble team Memphis.
Those two wins alone give them a better nonconference resume than some of those top-10 Big Ten teams with the same record. For the NCAA Committee that claims to put a premium on quality wins when choosing the field, let's see if they put their money where their mouth is.
They won their division and have (at least) made the finals of the conference tournament. If they lose in the finals and are left out of the field, it would be an absolute travesty.
But they beat SEC champs Alabama ON THE ROAD. (Alabama currently projected as a 2-seed by Palm and Joe Lunatic.)
They also beat bubble team Memphis.
Those two wins alone give them a better nonconference resume than some of those top-10 Big Ten teams with the same record. For the NCAA Committee that claims to put a premium on quality wins when choosing the field, let's see if they put their money where their mouth is.
They won their division and have (at least) made the finals of the conference tournament. If they lose in the finals and are left out of the field, it would be an absolute travesty.