Alan accepted an invitation to the Tidy Bowl by saying:
 AH> The Big Least only got four.
They were listed just above the Pac10 (5) when I was writing that stuff down 
and I guess I should have color coded the lines because I jumped one down.
 AH> SMSU certainly did.
They lost early, as did ORU, and some would say that it points out to why 
they didn't deserve to be in the NCAA tournament but the fact is, both teams 
were very disappointed and both were sent on the road. That's a pretty lethal 
combination and has often meant first round disaster in the NIT. The Big 
Least got all but one home match up and the one that they didn't get was 
Miami vs Michigan.
 AH> CoC is a 12.  How the 16th ranked team in the nation got a 12 seed is
Screwed that one up, too. I should have know better because 1st round 
matchups always add up to 17.
 AH> beyond me, especially because Maryland (ranked 22) is the 5th seed
 AH> that has to play them.  The Terps have enough trouble winning without
 AH> getting stuck with such a tough first round opponent.
The committee obviously didn't feel they were tough enough. I know that CoC 
plays in a lower level conference, however, they play as tough an out of 
conference schedule as the Big Boys will allow. I know that the ACC has a 
respect for them that they might not have had a couple of years before they 
jumped to Division I and early tournaments are about the best that they can 
hope for when it comes to meeting the better teams because some of them don't 
want to be victims.
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