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NCAA March Madness Bracket: Who’s In and Who’s Out

NCAA March Madness Bracket: Who’s In and Who’s Out - originally posted on Sportslens.com

The Selection Committee took to their yearly task this Sunday in preparation for the NCAA Tournament, and as always, there were surprises and snubs to be had wideness the board.

The NCAA Tournament Is Set — Which Teams Are In and Which Teams Are Out?

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There were little fireworks at the top. The four number 1 seeds were somewhat predictable, plane without two of them lost in their priming tournament finals over the weekend. Alabama, Houston, Purdue, and Kansas will be at the top of their respective regions, with the Crimson Tide holding the stature as the #1 overall.

But what well-nigh at the marrow of the list? What were the tough decisions that the committee had to make for the Last Four In and First Four Out?

Last Four Teams In:

The teams that were considered the Last Four In will all take part in the “First Four” mini-tournament that will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Arizona State came up short in the Pac-12 Tournament, but theoretically had a strong unbearable resume to qualify. They played versus 5 teams ranked in the top-10 throughout the year, and while they were only victorious once, the rest of their performances were unbearable of a showing.

They’ll play versus the Nevada Wolfpack, who started off the season strong but are limping into the tournament. They were bounced in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament by San Jose State, without dropping the final two games of the regular season to Wyoming and UNLV.

The other 11-seed matchup will be between Mississippi State and Pittsburgh. Both teams were defeated in their priming championship games by the eventual winners, and they ‘ll wrestle for the right to play versus Iowa State in the first round of the official tournament.

First Four Teams Out:

Two ACC teams find themselves in the First Four Out. The North Carolina Tar Heels began the season as the number one team in the country, but failed miserably to live up to expectations. They lost five of six games in early February, which ultimately forfeit them their spot in the tournament.

But there was flipside moment in the season that may have helped get the Heels into the Big Dance had things gone differently. UNC had a matchup with Alabama early in the season, the team that would go on to be the #1 overall seed in the unshortened tournament. The game when in November featured four overtime periods, and the Crimson Tide were worldly-wise to whet out the Heels for what was one of the most pivotal games of the season.

Clemson finished the season at an up and lanugo pace without an impressive run virtually the start of the New Year, but their chances were dashed when they lost to Virginia in the second round of the ACC Tournament.

Rutgers and Oklahoma State join them on the outside looking in, the latter of whom are considered by many to be the biggest snubs of the NCAA Tournament.

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