Bold Tournament Statement

Although it fits, this post does not pertain to our huge W over ND last night (or even the surprising West Virginia and Pitt wins). Rather, despite Wednesday's result in their head to head game, I think Syracuse belongs in the NCAA Tournament ahead of Villanova. They played a very nice non-conference schedule with 5 top 100 opponents (compared to 1 top 50 opponent for Villanova), have more impressive big conferences wins (Georgetown, Marquette>UConn, West Virginia). Objective data would also be on my side, as Syracuse would be 42nd in Pomeroy Ratings compared to 51st for Villanova. Now, I may not necessarily go to my grave to win this argument, but I really think an entire season of work should not be counteracted by one neutral court game.