This is my favorite day of the year. It always has been. It’s awesome. Just want to throw a couple random thoughts out. This is what I would do if I was the Selection Committee and/or Czar of College Hoops.
- Overall, I think that the Committee should go out of their way to reward success/punish failure in the conference tournaments, so that teams care about them, even if they’re locks. I don’t think this is a problem (see the Big East tournament), but I worry about it in the future, so set the precedent now. A lot of the following suggestions may have that taken into consideration.
- Louisville is clearly the #1 overall seed, in my mind. Not that this matters, but still. They won the regular season and tournament in the best conference we’ve seen in a very long time. I don’t care (much) about the unbalanced schedules, they were the best team, by both measures, in the best conference.
- I think Memphis should displace either UConn or Pitt as a #1 seed because they won their tournament and neither of them even won a game. I, personally, think Pitt should stay because they beat UConn twice, but I wouldn’t mind if it was the other way around. However, I don’t think it really matters because Memphis and UConn (or Pitt) will be the overall #4 and #5, so they will be in the same bracket and should end up playing each other in the Elite Eight.
- I hate the play-in game. I am passionately in favor of expansion–but only to 68. I think there should be a quadruple-header in Dayton on Tuesday with the last 8 at-large bids. It’s an easy fix, with NO FLAWS. It gives every “little guy” a shot at Cinderella. It gets three more “big guys” into the tournament. And, it gets people to ACTUALLY CARE about Tuesday in Dayton. Plus, the ratings would be off the charts.
- I know that it’s “all about the economy” this year, but I also HATE teams that play homes games. I know it’s tough because what constitutes a “home game,” but I think it’s clear that Villanova in Philly, Duke in Winston-Salem, and Florida in Tampa are “home games.” I really hate it, actually.
Okay, gotta run and get ready for the best hour of the year.
