Is Xavier Overrated?

[Lennys Tap]

Lenny, having watched Xavier a lot this season, I can understand why you say they aren't a top 5 team.    They don't LOOK like a top 5 team.    They have won far more close games than they should have.     I get it.    But they have lost to one team not in the Big East all year.    They lost three regular season games in the Big East ( 2 to whom?).    They lost to a hot Providence team in the Big East tourney.    They could flame out.       But it is hard to argue with the voters that they shouldn't have had a 4 loss team that won a regular season championship in a tough league so highly ranked.       Kind of like when Cabrera won the MVP for a triple crown whereas the advanced metrics showed Trout had a better year.      Sometimes, big, gaudy, simple, primary numbers have more influence than advance metrics.   I understand your argument.   I understand the counter argument, too.   

Fair enough, Tower.

[MUDPT]

I think I may be arguing semantics. Did X deserve to be a 1 seed? Sure. Were they, in my opinion, one of the top 4 teams in the country? No. It's the same debate over who is the better team? The team that wins the championship, or the best team throughout the season.