Why does winning some jackshit conference merit inclusion

into a championship situation?

Who cares about hypotheticals? Every team has 12 to 13 games to justify a position in the final 4. If they're in a weaker conference, then they need to schedule better OOC. If UCF honestly can't find teams to play (without a home and home reqt - tough shit UCF, maybe you have to play an away game without a home game in return), then maybe the answer is to have the NCAA intervene with scheduling incentives. The answer isn't to open the door to anyone with 2 losses because "what if they won every game in the playoff??"