It was like picking Roseanne Barr over Scarlett Johansson in a beauty contest, according to Dick Vitale. It caused Jay Bilas to question whether the selection committee “knew if the ball is round.”
How could VCU be accepted into the NCAA tournament?
Well, maybe some analysts need to send an apology note.
While UConn, Ohio State and Kansas have two double-digit wins in the NCAA tournament, the Rams have three.
No. 11 VCU used defense to defeat No. 11 USC in the first round — holding the Trojans to one field goal in the final nine minutes. Then the Rams made 12 3-pointers to knock out No. 6 Georgetown. And to finish off the weekend, they had 26 assists to just four turnovers in a rout of No. 3 Purdue.
Three dominant performances from a team that lost five of eight games entering the tournament.
The Rams’ inclusion deserved to be questioned, but there’s no debating now that they belong.
