Tournament

I thought Villanova would beat UCLA, but not put the beat down on them that they did. Wow!

Other random thoughts so far:

* I don't get it when people say Arizona's run shows that they "deserved" to get a bid over Mt. St. Mary's. Arizona's success speaks more about the other invited teams than it does about any of the others that weren't. To make a comparison to the Mount would require a fair evaluation of the Mount's tournament success which is impossible since they weren't invited.

* 5 Big East teams in the sweet 16?! It brings new meaning to "power" conference.

* Speaking of power conferences, for all of the selection committee's crowing about Arizona, they should be ashamed that only 2 of 7 ACC and Big 10 teams are left. Why did those weak conferences get as many bids as the Big East? And really, couldn't the ACC and Big 10 bubble teams have been excluded to allow the Mounties of the world into the big dance? I mean, would that have really been so bad for the tournament?

* The national media is asking some questions about the propriety of Villanova's home court advantage last weekend. A lot of funny stuff going on with the selection committee gaming the system for the name teams through seedings and pod placement. A bigger question than the Villanova situation is why #4 Xavier didn't play in Dayton but #8 Ohio State did.