When Washington softball was announced as the 16-seed in the NCAA Tournament, there was no celebrating at their viewing party. Only disgust.
Before the rest of their regional was unveiled on the ESPN2 broadcast, the Huskies had already stormed out of the picture, disrespected by what they just saw.
Despite having multiple teams ranked in the top-8 over the course of the season, including Washington, the Pac-12 only placed one team in the top-8 of the NCAA Tournament: No. 2 UCLA.
In Tucson, Mike Candrea, whose Arizona team was chosen as the 11-seed, was just as miffed by the selection committee’s evaluations.