South Carolina and their 24-8 record did not make the NCAA Tournament. Instead, they’ll be a strong 1 seed in the NIT.
All year long South Carolina was firmly in the NCAA Tournament. All year. Until Selection Sunday.
The SEC only received three bids from the NCAA selection committee. Just three – and one is a play-in game – while the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac 12 all received seven bids apiece. The Big East, which is a shadow of its former self, received five. The American got four. Then the SEC with only three.