There isn’t an argument to be made. Teams aren’t evaluated based on the

Mar 31, 2025
7:09:17am

RealTaysomHill All-American

conference they are in. Each team is evaluated individually.

I’m curious which Big 12 teams should have been included that weren’t. I agree West Virginia should have been in. But past that?

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Big12 #1 in win% this tournament

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

Mar 31, 5:47am

The problem with this view is that it includes SEC teams that shouldn’t have

SBB

Mar 31, 6:14am

But they DID make the tourney. And this proves that some of them shouldn’t have

ColonelMustard

Mar 31, 6:50am

I don't know if it proved it, but it certainly failed to disprove it

Indy Coug

Mar 31, 6:56am

If TT held on half the final four would be XII

44C

Mar 31, 9:43am

Really? A 10 losing to a 7 means the 10 didn’t belong? Does that mean Kansas

RealTaysomHill

Mar 31, 7:01am

That’s kinda the point

Pretorian

Mar 31, 7:33am

The better-than-deserved seeds they got counter that

Brandoblueblood

Mar 31, 8:17am

Another way to look at it is wins per tournament team:

Ghost of Peanut

Mar 31, 6:51am

Games beyond the Final 4 don't count for credits

krindorr

Mar 31, 6:52am

You got me to look it up. It's not "games", just THE game beyond the FF.

Ghost of Peanut

Mar 31, 7:02am

Based on the win% metrics, though, there's an argument to be made that the

Ghost of Peanut

Mar 31, 6:55am

There isn’t an argument to be made. Teams aren’t evaluated based on the

RealTaysomHill

Mar 31, 7:09am

Also, B1G has 2 more teams, so Big12 teams will earn more per team 18 vs. 16

NYC and Japan

Mar 31, 7:27am

If Houston wins 2 more it’s 71%

44C

Mar 31, 7:20am

Anyone remember when the big 10 was 10-0?

jollaksentie

Mar 31, 7:23am

SEC undoubtedly the best conference overall

JoeExotic

Mar 31, 7:24am

And all the teams that got in that people argue shouldn’t have, showed they were

RealTaysomHill

Mar 31, 7:42am

Texas wasn’t good either

puntersarepeople

Mar 31, 8:08am

They were a play-in 11 seed and they lost by 6. It was a one point game with a

RealTaysomHill

Mar 31, 8:43am

Because Xavier wasn’t very good either

puntersarepeople

Mar 31, 8:51am

Texas had some really good wins

RealTaysomHill

Mar 31, 9:12am

West Virginia should have been in over at least 2 SEC teams

44C

Mar 31, 9:41am

I agree West Virginia should have been in at the expense of UNC, not SEC teams

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