Salt Lake Tribune · Mar 18, 2019
NCAA selection committee changes course, bringing snubs and surprises
Temple celebrates the win after the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Central Florida, Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Philadelphia. Temple won 67-62. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)Times change. Priorities change. And sometimes it happens on a year-to-year basis, especially where the NCAA Tournament selection process is concerned.
Four years ago, it was a Colorado State team that seemed safely in the field that was startlingly left out. It was the start of a stretch in which the quantity of high-end victories — top-50, Quadrant 1, pick your nomenclature — was valued above all else. That, inherently, favored power-conference teams.