Even with OU out…I love March Madness. But this year is different because the Committee in my eyes put the four hottest, most dangerous teams in the same region for some absurd reason.
In all my years as a bracketologist I’ve never seen a region as stacked as is the East Region this March. It’s stunning.
As a completely objective viewer with no horse in this race the four teams I would have not wanted to see in OU’s region are all in the East region.
Even with OU slumping at the end of the season….I in no way would have felt bad about the Sooners playing either North Carolina, Houston, or Arizona on a neutral court. I don’t think any of those three teams on a neutral court can handle any of the top four teams in the East.
So…for me… the question in this tournament is who comes out of the East… UConn, Iowa State, Illinois, and Auburn. Those are my Final Four. Unfortunately, this Committee put all four in the same region which makes no sense whatsoever unless they figure this somehow gets the Tournament more viewers with the EST zone.
To me, the best championship game for the entire tournament taking into consideration athleticism, styles of play, and who peaked just right…would be UConn vs. Auburn.
But alas, the enept NCAA has already ruled that possibility out for Championship Monday. Somebody beyond the NCAA needs to select the next March Madness bracket…and this has nothing to do with OU missing the tournament.
It has more to do with protecting the integrity of the Tournament as far as a reasonable drawing of seeds.
I’m picking UConn to repeat.
MJ