On the second Sunday of March, the heralded selection committee determines the NCAA Tournament field and the fates of all the schools involved.
But fans are rarely allowed any insight on the justification of this grand jury’s decisions. Some schools and their respective fan bases revel at their draw or the realization they’re going dancing. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, after all. Others sulk in disappointment when they receive what I’d term as the “Selection Sunday Shaft.”
Michigan State — the No. 7 seed in the West Region — can recall seeing the short end of the stick, as can many others, on more than one Selection Sunday.