Bubble Teams

 

Every year at this time there is screaming from the teams and their advocates who didn't get in the NCAA tournament field.  A total of 68 will compete for the NCAA championship and while the 8 or so teams around the bubble each have arguments against them and for them being selected for one of the at large births I don't want to hear the whining for anyone left out and my team was one of the ones left out this year.

Everyone of these teams had ample opportunities to play their way into the tournament.  When we're arguing over the 68th and 69th potential teams in the tournament how big of a deal is it really?  Take Tennessee who I would love to see in the tournament.  I think Coach Martin has done a great job and I wish the committee would have selected them, but Tennessee needs to look no further than the mirror to cast blame on why they are not in the tournament.  They could have been like Ole Miss and won the SEC tournament to guarantee themselves a spot in the tournament. Also looking back at losses in back to back games to Georgetown and Virgina where they held Georgetown to 37 points in a one point loss and held Virginia to 46 points.  Multiple losses to Georgia, Alabama and Ole Miss also hurts.  Find a way to win 2 of these games and you're probably safely above the "bubble."  Teams need to handle their own business so its not in the hands of a committee comparing resumes.