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Former North Carolina Tar Heels standout Tyler Hansbrough said during a Field of 68 Selection Sunday bracket breakdown that he doesn't think the Miami RedHawks deserved their first NCAA Tournament at-large bid since the 1999 team that featured Wally Szczerbiak.
"I don't think they should've made the tournament," Hansbrough said of Miami. "And the reason I say that is their strength of schedule's pretty weak. What is it? Let's see here: 339th? No Quad 1 wins. We had a Quad 1 win debate last year whenever Carolina got in there, but we had a much stronger schedule."
"And quite honestly, I think these other teams, maybe Oklahoma or somebody," Hansbrough continued. "Teams in bigger conferences that actually have a legit chance and didn't schedule D-II schools in their pre-conference schedule, I feel like they should've been rewarded. And if we haven't learned anything from the college football playoffs. Realistically, is Miami of Ohio a contender? Absolutely not. I have them losing in the play-in game."
The RedHawks are scheduled to face SMU on Wednesday, March 18, at 9:15 p.m. Eastern.
Szczerbiak said during the network's "NCAA March Madness bracket breakdown" that he was "very surprised" the RedHawks became the first Mid-American Conference team ever sent to the NCAA Tournament First Four in Dayton.
When the RedHawks heard their name called on Selection Sunday, CBS college basketball analyst Seth Davis said Miami earned the final NCAA Tournament at-large bid available. NCAA Tournament selection committee chair Keith Gill clarified a short time later that North Carolina State, Texas and SMU were ranked below Miami by the committee.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Miami RedHawks didn't deserve NCAA Tournament bid | Tyler Hansbrough
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"I don't think they should've made the tournament," Hansbrough said of Miami. "And the reason I say that is their strength of schedule's pretty weak. What is it? Let's see here: 339th? No Quad 1 wins. We had a Quad 1 win debate last year whenever Carolina got in there, but we had a much stronger schedule."
"And quite honestly, I think these other teams, maybe Oklahoma or somebody," Hansbrough continued. "Teams in bigger conferences that actually have a legit chance and didn't schedule D-II schools in their pre-conference schedule, I feel like they should've been rewarded. And if we haven't learned anything from the college football playoffs. Realistically, is Miami of Ohio a contender? Absolutely not. I have them losing in the play-in game."
The RedHawks are scheduled to face SMU on Wednesday, March 18, at 9:15 p.m. Eastern.
Szczerbiak said during the network's "NCAA March Madness bracket breakdown" that he was "very surprised" the RedHawks became the first Mid-American Conference team ever sent to the NCAA Tournament First Four in Dayton.
When the RedHawks heard their name called on Selection Sunday, CBS college basketball analyst Seth Davis said Miami earned the final NCAA Tournament at-large bid available. NCAA Tournament selection committee chair Keith Gill clarified a short time later that North Carolina State, Texas and SMU were ranked below Miami by the committee.
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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Miami RedHawks didn't deserve NCAA Tournament bid | Tyler Hansbrough
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