Dan Hurley desires everybody to know that the Large East was robbed.
On Sunday, after seeing the performances of his convention versus others, the UConn head coach mentioned he wasn’t happy with the committee’s determination to exclude Large East groups, notably St. John’s and Seton Corridor.
“Look what we’ve executed in non-conference video games. Seton Corridor beat us by 15. We’ve received eight-straight on this event, all by vital margins, however they have been adequate to beat us, they have been adequate to beat Marquette. There ought to have been 5 or 6 Large East groups on this event,” Hurley mentioned after UConn superior to the Candy 16 on Sunday.
Solely three Large East groups made the NCAA Event, and all of them have moved onto the Candy 16. UConn, Marquette, and Creighton are a one-, two-, and three-seed, respectively, within the event, however the convention couldn’t crack the sphere of 68 wherever else.
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Earlier than the NCAA event, followers argued that not less than a pair different Large East packages ought to have made it.
The Crimson Storm, who made the Large East semifinal and misplaced to UConn, have been the Twenty fifth-ranked staff within the KenPom rankings, a school basketball and March Insanity bible. They have been the best KenPom-rated staff to overlook the event. Seton Corridor didn’t rank as extremely (63rd), however, as Hurley identified, beat each UConn and Marquette through the common season.
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When Virginia received blown out within the First 4 by Colorado State, Hurley positive appeared to have a degree, saying different massive convention have “underperformed.” The SEC went 2-6 within the first spherical, together with No. 3 Kentucky dropping to No. 14 Oakland, and No. 4 Auburn falling to No. 13 Yale.
“The error was made,” Hurley added. “It sucks.”
UConn will face No. 5 San Diego State in a rematch of final yr’s nationwide championship within the subsequent spherical.
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