March Madness 2019: 5 biggest NCAA Tournament snubs

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 14: North Carolina State Wolfpack guard Markell Johnson (11) passes underneath to North Carolina State Wolfpack forward DJ Funderburk (0) during the ACC basketball tournament between the NC State Wolfpack and the Virginia Cavaliers on March 14, 2019, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC. (Photo by William Howard/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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CHICAGO, IL – MARCH 14: Indiana Hoosiers guard Devonte Green (11) battles with Ohio State Buckeyes guard C.J. Jackson (3) in action during a Big Ten Tournament game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Ohio State Buckeyes on March 14, 2019 at the United Center in Chicago, IL. Illinois Fighting Illini defeated Northwestern Wildcats by the score of 74 to 69 in overtime. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

2. Indiana

The Big Ten’s lone snub was a big one as Indiana had a resume worthy of inclusion in the tournament in almost any other year. The Hoosiers have quite the collection of marquee victories, beating Marquette and Louisville in the non-conference schedule while sweeping Michigan State and beating Wisconsin in Big Ten play.

Indiana’s big issue was the fact that they went MIA for the better part of two months, losing 12 of 13 games in that span, with the one win coming at Michigan State. A lot of the losses were bad ones too, with defeats to Nebraska, Rutgers, and Northwestern dragging down Indiana.

This resume is very similar to Texas’, featuring a power conference team with a lot of quality wins and way too many losses. If the Hoosiers had beaten Rutgers and Northwestern to finish the year at 19-13 instead of 17-15, the committee probably picks them over a team like Arizona State or St. John’s.

The committee’s goal here was clearly to reward teams that didn’t lose a ton of games, and Indiana paid the price for that this year.

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