It’s as time-honored a Selection Sunday tradition as Charles Barkley picking Auburn to advance to the Final Four.
First the selection committee unveils the NCAA men's tournament bracket. Then the nitpicking and bellyaching begins.
This year’s committee did a respectable job of choosing which 68 teams belong in the field, but some of its seeding decisions were head-scratching to say the least. Below is a look at what the committee got right and what it got wrong:
What the committee got wrong: Only 3 Big East teams in the field
Conference affiliation, the NCAA is always quick to point out, is not part of the selection process.