Somewhat Stupifying Selection Sunday

Well, we've got a bracket. Now, what here is some of the absolutely ridiculous things that came out of it.

• George Washington loses in the first round of the A-10 tournament and falls to an 8 seed.
  
• Gonzaga falls to a # 3 seed, while Tennessee gets a # 2.
• Boston College, despite playing in the ACC final today, gets to fly across the country to play in Salt Lake City on Thursday against a tough Pacific team.
• Two at large teams (Air Force, Bradley) got 13 seeds.
• Before 2006, the best ranking in the RPI to not receive an at-large bid was a # 33. This year, Missouri State and Hofstra both finished in the top 30 and stayed home.
• Utah State?
• N.C. State falls all of the way to a # 10?
  

Even Joe Lunardi had problems with this bracket. Lunardi had George Washington as a # 5, N.C. State as a # 8, Cincinnati (also out of the tournament) in as a # 9, Utah State as one of the "last four out" and Air Force nowhere to be seen.

And the biggest snub of all. Let us go back to the Team A/Team B Comparison:

• Team A: 20-8 record, # 21 in the RPI, # 5 in the Non-Conference RPI, 41st toughest non-conference schedule, 8-2 in their last 10 games
• Team B: 22-6 record, # 50 in the RPI, # 57 in the Non-Conference RPI, 273rd toughest non-conference schedule, 7-3 in their last 10 games.

Team A is NIT-bound Missouri State. Team B is # 13 seeded Air Force. Figure that one out.

I will make my selection sometime between now and then. But this is one of the strangest brackets I have ever seen...