[Cactus Jack]

I've not watched anything all day. Has anyone heard any reasoning from the all-powerful committee on why Louisville got that ridiculous seed for a team that had such a solid season?

I haven't been watching tons of tournament coverage but I'd say a few things were at play:

1. the ACC was terribly down;

2. Louisville got beaten pretty badly by a Duke team that was without Cooper Flagg; the final score makes it look closer than what it actually was;

3. the SEC getting 14 teams in created a logjam logistically... both Missouri and Ole Miss were 6 seeds... SEC teams seeded lower needed to be kept away from one another;

4. Kansas, Marquette, UCLA, and St. Mary's were 7s.... all but St. Mary's had more quality wins than Louisville and the committee seemed to value that throughout seeding... anyone can go back and tell me Louisville's 5 best wins if you don't believe me;

5. Louisville was under-seeded but they seemed to make up for it by giving them a de facto home game in the Lexington region;