The Teams On The Cut Lines, March Madness 2021

The one surprising thing the NCAA did was select four replacement (or as I like to call them, "understudy") teams that would step in for a team selected for the field if they did not have enough players available for the tournament because of COVID-19.  Turns out that the deadline, which was yesterday, came with all 68 teams saying they could play, so none of the stand-bys were used.  But it was good to see what the NCAA referred to as, essentially, Teams 69-72 -- because not only did the Selection Committee name four substitute squads, they put them in order as well.

So yeah, we only needed Team 69, but I appreciated the NCAA Selection Committee naming the next three.  I also appreciate the Committee for releasing The Seed List so I know exactly which team was the one that got into the actual tournament, the best team (according to the Committee) out of the four playing the Play-In Games, and the worst of the four.

• Team 64/Who Should Really Be The Last Team In: Utah St.
• Team 65/The Best Of The Play-In Teams: Michigan St.
• Team 68/The Last Team In When It Comes To Reality, Even Though Reality Sucks: Drake
• Team 69/The Team That Got Absolutely Fucked: Louisville