Largest NCAA Tournament snub: Louisville brought headlines to first four, replacement teams

No tickets, no dance.

On Sunday, 68 teams were recruited in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, the first first-ever madness since March, to be eliminated from last March’s tournament.

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For four teams, however, that gap will likely continue. The tournament, unfortunately, is not big enough for everyone, leading to some surprising snubs on selection Sunday. Louisville was the first of four headliners to join Colorado State, St. Louis and Ole Miss.

Those squads will still have a chance to play in the tournament – if teams are forced to withdraw due to positive coronovirus tests by 6 pm on Tuesday, March 16.

NCAA tournament snub

Louisville

2020-21 Record: 13-7 (8-5 acc)

While this may be a surprise based on the value of the name, the lack of a resume drove the Cardinals inside.

She tackled serious COVID-related issues this year, helping to torpedo her opportunities in dance with a 19-day hiatus in mid-February. He also had a 1-6 record in Quad 1 games.

To make matters worse for Cardinal fans, Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart, the chairman of the selection committee, got to explain why Louisville didn’t get a chance to play in the tournament: Bernhardt started the Cardinal’s resume and COVID stagnation as main. Factor.

Colorado state

2020-21 Record: 18-6 (14-4 Mointer West)

It was halting in mid-February before a COVID-related halt in the state of Colorado. The program has been in vain for three weeks.

The Rams lost in the finals of the Mountain West tournament to Utah State, and surprising results in other conference tournaments – Oregon State in the Big East, Georgetown destroying Courton and Downtown State in the Pac-12 in Colorado – made Ramas the NCAA tournament – made the obstacles worse.

Saint Louis

2020-21 Record: 14-7 (6-4 Atlantic 10)

Like Louisville, St. Louis faced a long COVID-related pause, with the court missing almost two months. When SLU came back on the court in late January, it was still ranked in the top 25, but could not recover.

The Billikens were a force at home (12-1 overall) and won some key wins in the season against LSU and NC State. Unfortunately for him, the lack of a comprehensive resume, largely due to the limited number of games played, sealed his fate.

Ole miss

2020-21 Record: 16-11 (10-8 SEC)

The Rebels had a pair of impressive wins over Missouri that made the tournament this year, but still found themselves as one of the replacement teams.

Ole Miss finished the stretch well early in February, taking an 8-3 lead, but the conference record and lack of high-quality wins ruined it.