Mitch Barnhart just explained on ESPN radio that Oregon State’s win the Pac-12 championship game last night is ultimately what kept Louisville out of the NCAA Tournament field.
Barnhart also explained his reasoning to the CBS Sports Selection Show panel:
“Well, certainly (COVID) pauses have been a part of that conversation. What we’ve noticed was – they were on our under consideration board, deep into the discussions that we had. The challenge was, you had two teams that made really remarkable tournament runs in Georgetown and Oregon State. They were not under the under consideration board, and as they took those spots, some people had to fall off. Unfortunately, you had an opportunity during the course of the year to get your resume where you want it to be, and at the end of the day, if it’s not where you want it to be, you have a chance to go into the tournament and secure the AQ (automatic qualifier). Two teams did that, and in process of doing that, they took two bids away that would have been available in the at-large pool from the under consideration pool.”
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On our ESPN Radio show, Mitch Barnhart says the Oregon State victory last night ultimately kept Louisville out of the field
Also says it will be local Indianapolis health officials who will decide if a team has passed protocol sufficiently to be eligible for the Tournament
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) March 15, 2021
