Michigan State's seeding was one of the most talked-about aspects of the NCAA Tournament brackets released Sunday night.
Many were surprised to see the Spartans (29-5) assigned a No. 2 seed after they won the Big Ten tournament and and finished ranked No. 2 in the media polls.
Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione, the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee chairman, explained why Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and tournament runner-up Virginia got the nod over Michigan State.
"(Virginia had the) number-two overall strength of schedule, number-three in the RPI, finished as the runner-up in the regular season, and obviously in a very close game in the ACC tournament final," said Castiglione, referencing North Carolina's 61-57 victory over the Cavaliers on Saturday.