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Elliott more than proved themselves last year,even going down in defeat the first game against SV it was obvious they were clearly the better team and proved it in the Sweet 16 where it really mattered.

One more point of contention: Elliott hardly proved they were the better team last year by any stretch, much less being "clearly" better. I don't see how a 1-1 split of the two games the teams played shows any kind of superiority for one team over the other. The timing of Elliott's win being in the Sweet Sixteen does not give it any more credence than SV's earlier victory. By the same token, although one could argue that at least SV's win did lead to a nice addition to the trophy case, I'm not going to try to say that it proves SV was better.

The head-to-head facts speak for themselves: two excellent teams, split two very hotly contested games.