Only three Big East teams made the NCAA tournament, and all of them are in the Sweet 16, prompting Dan Hurley to say the committee made a 'mistake.'
Dan Hurley wants everyone to know that the Big East was robbed. On Sunday, after seeing the performances of his conference as opposed to others, the UConn head coach said he wasn’t pleased with the committee's decision to exclude Big East teams, notably St. John’s and Seton Hall. 'Look what we’ve done in non-conference games. Seton Hall beat us by 15.
Before the NCAA tournament, fans argued that at least a couple other Big East programs should have made it. The Red Storm, who made the Big East semifinal and lost to UConn, were the 25th-ranked team in the KenPom ratings, a college basketball and March Madness bible. They were the highest KenPom-rated team to miss the tournament. Seton Hall didn’t rank as highly , but, as Hurley pointed out, beat both UConn and Marquette during the regular season.
When Virginia got blown out in the First Four by Colorado State, Hurley sure seemed to have a point, saying other big conference have 'underperformed.' The SEC went 2-6 in the first round, including No. 3 Kentucky losing to No. 14 Oakland, and No. 4 Auburn falling to No. 13 Yale. 'The mistake was made,' Hurley added. 'It sucks.' CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP UConn will face No. 5 San Diego State in a rematch of last year's national championship in the next round.
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