Two of the most shocking omissions from this year's NCAA tournament have ties to local programs BYU and Utah.
While Saint Mary's is currently No. 28 in the KenPom rankings and No. 40 in the RPI rankings, the Cougars' West Coast Conference foe was left out of the bracket Sunday. BYU handed the Gaels (28-5), which ended up earning a No. 1 seed in the NIT, a 85-72 loss in the WCC semifinals six days before Selection Sunday.
USC (23-11), meanwhile, also found itself on the outside looking in after entering last week's Pac-12 tournament on the NCAA bubble along with several other league teams, including the Utes.