I have no idea how you can deduce that Virginia still has work to do but Gonzaga is locked in. There is no logical sense to that idea.
Agree to disagree. You seem to grossly overemphasize late season losses for everyone but Gonzaga. I agree they are important, but not all created equal, and it seems as if you want to treat them all equally except for Gonzaga’s. A UVA loss today to NCSU would still be a Q1 loss, same as Gonzaga’s to St. Mary’s that you want to seemingly gloss over.
No, you just don't listen. It's cool. Most don't. Had Gonzaga struggled most of the season with St Mary's, had they not been rivals, had they actually been a "bad loss", had it not been their third game against each other, had Saint Mary's not been in the 30s BPI wise, or had it not been the conference championship, the loss would hurt. Again, I don't think a UVa loss in the semifinals or Championship game affects them. But they do need at least one win. You keep harping like Gonzaga lost to Mississippi Valley State of Missouri. Just stop that nonsense. It's so ridiculous. I said one win today by UVA locks it up. One win. And even then I stated that A LOT has to happen for them to be in trouble to lose the one seed if they lose today. Stop exaggerating.
You can't really intelligently compare any of it. That's why there's always room to gripe for teams. Computers make up a large chunk of getting places, but at the end of the day the committee does what it wants. UVa is the most uninteresting team looking for a 1 or 2 seed. This board goes overboard with the way Duke is treated, but there is some truth to bluebloods getting more favor. Between losing last year and only one Elite Eight to show for themselves, UVa doesn't look great in tournaments. A loss in their opening game will be severely damaging to them if Duke wins the ACCT and Tennessee or Kentucky win the SEC. It also won't favor the tournament if all 4 one seeds are within a 6 hour drive of each other.
