If you look at similar teams, most if not all of their top 50 wins were in conference as well. MSU has that Wichita State win at least and their SOS is way better. I couldnt argue if they had put them in as an 11. I thought they were getting a #10 seed. 9 is too high, no argument there. I would still put them ahead of at least USC and 1-2 other teams at quick glance though.Trust me. I've been scratching my head who to put instead of mich st. So I would have to agree with you there. BUT I think we can both agree that mich st should at least be playing as a play in tue or Wed night.
I dont know. Syracuse has more impressive wins hen MSU. Shit Tcu has better winsIf you look at similar teams, most if not all of their top 50 wins were in conference as well. MSU has that Wichita State win at least and their SOS is way better. I couldnt argue if they had put them in as an 11. I thought they were getting a #10 seed. 9 is too high, no argument there. I would still put them ahead of at least USC and 1-2 other teams at quick glance though.
I was comparing them to the at large teams below MSU that made the tournament like USC. Cuse does have more impressive wins than MSU. But their RPI isn't good and their non conference SOS was awful. It's a delicate balance between SOS, RPI, and Wins. Obviously the committee highly values SOS. Look at Vanderbilt. The point is there are a few teams with borderline resumes including some below MSU that made it, that you would have to compare Cuse or another bubble team against before you even got to MSU. It's a weak field for bubble teams.I dont know. Syracuse has more impressive wins hen MSU. Shit Tcu has better wins