Among the many, many questionable things the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee does — seemingly rewarding major-conference teams at the expense of mid-majors; remaining so beholden to geographic protections in only the first round that Duke ends up playing South Carolina in South Carolina because the Blue Devils’ customary cushy Tar Heel State landing spot was moved by politics; pitting mid-majors against each other and in the paths of juggernauts with uncanny frequency; quite possibly setting up brackets (supposed to be done for “reasonable competitive balance”) with an eye to what broadcast partners might want — is one truly good thing: It tries to avoid rematches between teams from the same conference, rewarding teams for their seasons by making sure they don’t have to play the same team that they just played a week or two ago again.
Florida vs. South Carolina, Recon: Gators get rare rematch in Elite Eight
