Like every year there were some nits to pick with the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s 68-piece jigsaw puzzle that came together on Sunday but nevertheless will dazzle college basketball fans over the next three weeks. The field is set. Your brackets still are pristine. Soon enough, the ball is tipped.
Until then, here are 10 thoughts on the NCAA Tournament field and some Final Four picks to reach Houston’s NRG Stadium on April 1.
1. The committee sure seemed to notice Alabama’s rampage through the SEC tournament in Nashville. It cleared path for the Crimson Tide to the Final Four.