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Horrendous on numerous levels. by RagingBull

Maryland goes 12-0 and their reward is to play Notre Dame in quarters in South Bend assuming we both do our work against tough first round opponents.

We are understandably ticked but how the F is Maryland 3?

How are we 6? If our out-of-conference schedule was soft how do you explain Georgetown's entire schedule, which included 7 wins against Providence, St. John's, Marquette, and Mt. St. Mary's.

Syracuse over Army is criminal and Tim Leonard- Townson's AD and Tourney Chair - said it was painfully close. What impressed them most? Syracuse's 14-goal loss to ND or their 12-goal loss to Carolina, where they gave up both times and got the s&%t betaen out of them. Perhaps it was the 7-goal loss to Army, the team at issue where apparently it was painfully close.

In the past, they've cited travel budgets and costs as factors but it clearly didn't matter this year. Otherwise, a team from Maine wouldn't be flying to Virgina, and teams from Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Maryland wouldn't be flying to Denver.