Big East Hype Crushed On The Court

Some folks have argued that the Big East conference is overrated, given 11 berths in the Men’s NCAA Basketball tournament when they should probably have had six or seven.

Those folks have now been proven right.

Four of those 11 teams lost in their first NCAA tournament game this week:

On Thursday:

• #4 Louisville lost to #13 Morehead State.
• #6 St. Johns lost to #11 Gonzaga.

On Friday:

• #9 Villanova lost to #8 George Mason.
• #6 Georgetown lost to #11 VCU.

Note that three of those four losses were to much lower seeds.

Georgetown lost 8 conference games and still was given a #6 seed.

Villanova didn’t even have a winning record in the Big East (9-9), yet still received a #9 seed.

How many teams were denied a spot in the tournament that should have been there, victims of the Big East Hype?