Villanova was bounced today by the USF Bulls, but I seriously doubt that it will influence Villanova's inclusion into the NCAA Tourney. In fact, it doesn't affect Nova at all. Come selection Sunday, they will be an 10 seed instead of a 6 seed, which is the best they could have hoped for even if they had won tonight. Okay, so they have to put on their blue uniforms for the first round or maybe play that extra game in Dayton. No big deal. Granted, they have to buckle down and play defense. USF should not have been allowed to "Bull" back in 2nd half. Inexcusable.
Now that I look at the Big East, it looks like it will dominate the 4 and 5 seeds in the brackets. Louisville, Syracuse, Georgetown, St. John's, UCONN, and West Virginia all fall into the area. Of course, the Committee will endeavor to spread the teams out a little. However, if they make a couple of teams 6 or 7 seeds and a couple 3 seeds, it's going to be hard to avoid several Big East Teams clashing in the 2nd round. Frankly, I don't think the Committee should be overly worried about avoiding Big East match-ups in the first weekend. The Big East will wind up being a victim of its unprecedented success in all likelihood unless the Committee does some major juggling. It's a good problem for the Big East to have in a way.
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