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Tourney chair: Wichita State résumé hurt seed

NEW YORK -- Wichita State was the most discussed team during the bracketing procedure this week, ultimately being a No. 10 seed because the Missouri Valley Conference champions had one win against the field in South Dakota State, NCAA tournament chair Mark Hollis told ESPN during a sitdown interview Sunday night.

"(Wichita State) had high metrics,'' said Hollis, the Michigan State athletic director. But that one win against the Summit League champion Jackrabbits was the only one against the field.

"You look at the full resume like every team,'' said Hollis.

Hollis said there were eight different brackets on Sunday before settling on the final bracket.