Which means time for me to rant on the media. I am tired about hearing how weak the bubble is this year. The media obviously has an agenda against the NCAA for expanding the tournament. If you read some of the ESPN analysts, you hear the comments like – thank goodness they didn’t go to 96 teams, we don’t have enough good teams at 68.

But then, when you look at Lunardi’s first 7 teams knocked out of the tournament – they include the following: Alabama – SEC West champ at 12-4, Missouri St – MVC champ (RPI 42), UAB – Conf USA champ (RPI 31), Harvard – Ivy champ (RPI 32). Not to mentionGeorgiaandBostonCollege.

I am sorry, but when you are leaving out 3 regular season champs with RPIs lower than 50 and a SEC West champ that has the crime of scheduling poorly, but has beaten bothKentuckyandTennessee- you have no right to say this is a weak field.

I don’t know that I have time to do the bracketology thing again this year – not to mention I did so poorly at it last year. And they do a good job of understanding the committee. But saying the bubble is weak is an insult to some really talented teams. You can argue whether or not these teams deserve one of the last spots in the field over other deserving teams – they all have flaws which is why they are in that conversation. But don’t take away from these talented teams and say there aren’t enough good teams out there to fill a field of 68 – when you are leaving that many regular season champions out with good RPIs, you lose the right to that claim.