College basketball is not like college football. Basketball’s regular season doesn’t mean as much. There just isn’t the same sense of urgency. One loss doesn’t mean you won’t make the tournament and is not an indication that the winning team is superior. All you have to do is get into the tournament in March. That’s the only time the losses really hurt.
Sometimes, the game becomes too important to fans. Fans will overreact following wins and losses. What needs to be remembered is the people playing on these teams are routinely somewhere between the age of 18 and 22 years old.