That's the problem.
Like look at Lunardi's current in and out, the only 2 teams I'm seeing in the tournament we've beaten are Clemson & WVU. Wake Forest, North Carolina, and IU are out but on the bubble.
We would be good even if the league was tougher, but the fact is that it's so bad that the wins don't even register on the metrics.
We were starting to rise when we beat SMU & Wake, good wins(not great but really good) and we were on a 9 game streak, but then lose to a terrible Georgia Tech team. Yes we've won 4 straight, but 4 wins against the 3 bottom teams in the ACC and Notre Dame, all 4 who have losing records. To be fair to voters and metrics, those aren't games that are going to gain respect.
I know some are going on about the $EC bias and teams are getting the benefit of the doubt, but I would ask who are they getting the benefit of the doubt over? Like I see our fans getting mad about Ole Miss and Miss State's rankings, but do we think that ESPN is just biased against North Carolina, Indiana, Stanford, and SMU type teams or should those teams actually be ranked higher and that it's a ESPN conspiracy to keep them down?
Idk if the SEC is that good, but the ACC is bad. Lets factor that into the fact the PAC 12 no longer exists. So you're down a power league and the ACC is a non-factor. The AAC was eaten up by their top teams leaving. The Big East is down too. So you're left with the SEC, Big 12, and Big Ten. I think it's more of the fact that the power is consolidating more and more. Maybe the SEC isn't the best ever, but the rest of college basketball isn't as deep.
The SEC has around 14 teams in or on the bubble line
The Big Ten has around 11 teams in or on the bubble line
The Big 12 has around 9 teams in or on the bubble line
The ACC has around 6 teams in or on the bubble line
The Big East has around 5 teams in or on the bubble line
Just remember back in 2013?
The Big East was a true power league and was the best league. The ACC was up there with the Big East. The Big Ten was solid top to bottom. The Big 12 was great. The SEC wasn't trying at all along with the Pac 12. The old Missouri Valley had some great teams too. But it's really just concentrated so many teams in better leagues. When a league like ours doesn't perform, the only teams left are SEC, Big 12, and Big Ten teams.
