"St. John's, which swept both the regular-season and conference tournament championships in the Big East, lands on the 5-line. St. John's being a 5 is further evidence that the committee doesn't value conference tournament results very strongly. Happens every year."
"Wow, Duke got NO favors with UConn, Michigan State, Kansas, and St. John's in their region. That's a stacked bracket. Duke, Kansas, St. John's, Louisville, MSU & UConn, are we serious? No way UConn and St. John's should be in the same region."
St. John's earned the Big East regular season and conference tournament championships with a 28-6 record but received a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The team will face Northern Iowa in the first round, with a potential matchup against No. 4 seed Kansas if victorious. College basketball fans expressed significant dissatisfaction with the seeding on social media, questioning why a conference champion with such a strong record received a relatively low seed. Critics argued the selection committee undervalues conference tournament results, noting St. John's shares a region with No. 2 seed UConn and other strong programs including Duke, Michigan State, and Louisville, creating an unusually competitive bracket.
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