Terps Earned Their Spot

I sat watching the NCAA Tournament Selection Show Sunday night hoping against hope that Maryland would receive one of the at-large berths to the tournament. Of course, deep down I knew that the Terps played their way out of the NCAA Tournament and into the NIT by losing four straight down the stretch. Had the Terps won one or two of those games, they make the tournament. Sure, they might have made it in had Utah and Pacific both won Saturday night. But the Terps received the tournament spot that they earned.

It is tough to determine which team has the easiest trip to the Final Four. On first glance, there was some curious seeding (Louisville as a #4; Connecticut as a #2; New Mexico as a #12). But the teams that deserved to go made it; and that includes teams like Alabama-Birmingham and Northern Iowa.

As for the Terps? Time to salvage what is left. Their first NIT game is Wednesday against Oral Roberts. I hope that they come to play.