Quote Originally Posted by TrevorCandelino View Post
The only answer is to win. Right now the commentators are simply parroting a talking point - it's the unfortunate reslity of the new 24 hour TV/ online news cycle. Gotta talk about something.

Send teams into the second weekend and hopefully at least one into the third.

Do it this year, do it next year and the year after. Then this type of talk goes away.

I agree that is the only way to shut up the critics. In reality, in the NCAA tourney upsets happen and do not always reflect the worthiness of the team that lost or their seeding. Was Duke as a #2 seed last year, with Jabari Parker and Rodney Hood, an overseeded team because they lost to Mercer in their first game? No, that was a good Duke team and earned their #2 seed throughout the regular season. Mercer played their best game against Duke.

It has been popular to say Georgetown was overseeded, but are they if they finished 2nd (12-6) in the Big East, the 2nd best RPI Conference. Winning @Butler, giving Villanova 1 of their 2 losses by 20 points, only losing to Wisconsin by 3, nearly beating them. I think their lackluster showing in their big East Tourney game has created the perception they were overseeded. I think they make the Sweet 16 along with Providence and Villanova.