Can Lehigh Make Top 63?

Congrats to Lehigh for winning the Patriot League.  Now would the NCAA Selection Committee be cruel and put the Mountain Hawks into the Opening Round game again?  They lost in 2004 and have not made the proper 64 bracket since 1988.  I also hope Wofford can be one of the top 63 teams since it’s their first time at the dance and they should experience it at a Region site, not Dayton, Ohio.  The poor Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) have combined to lose 7 of the past 8 Opening Round games… the one they didn’t lose, yup, Lehigh of the Patriot League (Florida A&M of the MEAC beat them).

This is why I don’t like the Opening Round game.  The loser is forgotten… it’s like an extra conference tourney game.  In fact, I don’t even count the loser as part of the teams that made our “pool” that year.  It’s just awkward.  Tuesday in Dayton?  Definitely not as good as Tuesdays with Morrie.

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