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Just how much should a loss to UConn affect a team's tourney résumé?

By Charlie Creme
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

At the risk of being too conciliatory and deferential to those in Husky Nation, a question looms that the committee must seriously consider: Does losing to Connecticut really count? Or more to the point: Should a team really be penalized for losing to the Huskies? As long as UConn remains this dominant, it stands to reason that clubs should just get bonus credit based on how long they stay in the game, but not be penalized for ultimately succumbing to UConn's relentlessness. To this point, ...

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