[quote name='ChaoticClimax']Syracuse got screwed, but my Illini got in!
EDIT: Not that I want the Illini, I want a legitamite chance of actually winning this thing, lol[/quote]
Not only did Syracuse get screwed, so did the Mid-Majors. Doesn't finishing 5th, 6th and 7th in your "power" conference already show that you can't hang with the so called "best teams"?
It's ridiculous. The drama of the tournament comes from the David vs. Goliath aspect. Can anyone seriously get excited about a 18-12 Stanford team being an 11 seed and upsetting a 6 seed? Same goes for Illinois at 12. It's a bit absurd that the number of mid-major at-large bids keep going down year after year, even with all the parity that is now in college basketball.
I am sick and tired of these people thinking the 6th best team in a "power" conference is better than teams like Missouri State, Drexel, Air Force, Appalachian State etc etc etc...