Quote Originally Posted by Catman66086 View Post
I think the Big 12 had more "good" teams this year than other leagues but no great teams. The only true dogs in the Big 12 this year were TCU and TX A&M. Most big leagues have 4-5 bottom feeders. I also don't think a single elimination tournament is the best evaluation of depth of talent. Wichita St had a truly special team that got a raw deal on selection Sunday. Kentucky is the most talented 8 seed I have ever seen.
Uhhh Catman .... Texas A&M is a SEC school (sure you weren't thinking about Texas Tech? )

Yeah, KY is a talented team ... but they were rated an 8th seed because of their record of inconsistent play during the regular season. Didn't matter that Fla. only beat us by 1pt in the SEC Championship. Didn't matter that we were rated #1 pre-season. We got thrown into the Lion's Den Midwest Bracket ... among unbeaten Wichita St, plus Duke, Michigan, & Louisville ... arguably the toughest bracket overall.

No way the prognosticators ever expected a 7, 8, & 11 seed to be in the Elite 8 !! Just like no way anyone expected Mercer to beat Duke, then turn around & get stomped by Tenn (then have Tenn get beat by Mich by only 2pts).

... cp