I feel like a broken record.
May 30 was the deadline for college basketball players to pull out of the NBA Draft and maintain their eligibility. This means college coaches know who they have coming back to their roster and allows media pundits to put their “Way-Too-Early Top 25” for next year.
Normally, when a team makes the Final Four, writers have it somewhere in their “Way-Too-Early Top 25.” However, Loyola was left off CBS Sports and FanRag Sports’ polls. Sure, the Way-Too-Early polls don’t mean anything — it’s all for fun — but Loyola’s snubbing continues to prove there’s a lack of respect for mid-majors.