It didn’t take long to find further evidence to support my complaints about the March Madness seeding. I spoke of scnearios involving both Ohio State and Wisconsin, who faced off today. One I didn’t consider was Wisconsin getting beaten handily. That happened, and Wisconsin ended up with a #2 seed. I can see that.
What I can’t see is how Ohio State was treated. So they were the #1 team heading in, according to our polls. They defeated either the #3 or #4 team (depending on the poll) for the second time this season — and this time by 17 points. Their reward? The third best #1 seed behind Florida and North Carolina.
Really? Carolina has six losses. Carolina was #8 last week. All Ohio State did was win 17 games in a row, closing it out with a Big Ten title by taking care of Wisconsin without much trouble.
East Coast bias?
Watching CBS, there was no argument. “No surprises here,” they said. “That’s about how I had it,” when referring to the #1 seeds.
You have got to be kidding me. This system is broken and needs to be fixed. No one cares.
