SMU as a ranked team doesn't make the field. I guess rankings don't matter.
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Thread: Surprise NCAA Selection
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03-17-2014, 06:54 PM #11Senior Member
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03-17-2014, 08:38 PM #12Senior Member
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If GB gets by Belmont the next game up would probably be St. Johns, in NYC.
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03-18-2014, 01:09 PM #13Senior Member
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I didn't look at closely at profiles as I usually do, but looking at SMU's it's no wonder why they were left out. Only 10 games against the top-100, and 8 of those were in conference. They went 0-2 against non-con top-100 teams (Virginia and Arkansas). Almost as many bad losses (3 sub-100) as good wins (4 top-50) and seven sub-200 teams on their non-con schedule. Not the first time a ranked team has been left out and won't be the last either.
Larry Brown said that he knew their league wouldn't get much respect when he saw Louisville was a 4 seed. He was wrong. It had nothing to do with the league and everything to do with who they played and who they beat. If you want to get respect, schedule more than 2 top-100 non-con opponents.
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