Sixty-eight teams are dancing on Selection Sunday.
Several others are left fuming.
Quite a few teams can classify themselves as snubs after the March Madness 2024 bracket was revealed.
Here’s a take a look at six teams who were left staring blankly at their televisions after missing out on the NCAA Tournament.
St. John’s (20-13)
Conference: Big East
Coach: Rick Pitino (1st season)
Rick Pitino lambasted his squad after a loss to Seton Hall and the team responded with its best stretch of play this season, beating the Pirates within the Big East quarterfinals and pushing No. 1 overall seed UConn within the semis. But despite a NET rating of 32, the Johnnies weren’t even among the many “First 4 Out,” an indication that they weren’t close to creating the sector.
Seton Hall (20-12)
Conference: Big East
Coach: Shaheen Holloway (2nd season)
Seton Hall’s tournament hopes took an enormous hit late within the regular season, when the Pirates dropped consecutive lopsided games to Creighton and UConn. And despite the conference quarterfinal loss to St. John’s, the Pirates were ahead of the Johnnies because the second team within the “First 4 Out.” Holloway coached Saint Peter’s to the Elite Eight in 2022 as a 15 seed after playing within the Sweet 16 at Seton Hall in 2000.
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Windfall (21-13)
Conference: Big East
Coach: Kim English (1st season)
An up-and-down debut for English after taking up for Ed Cooley, who left for Georgetown, however the Friars have a win over Marquette and two wins over Creighton under their belt, including their Big East quarterfinal upset of the Bluejays. The Big East only gets three teams in, and Windfall, with a NET of 57, also was not among the many “First 4 Out.”
Indiana State (28-6)
Conference: Missouri Valley
Coach: Josh Schertz (third season)
Indiana State went 15-5 away from home and notched its most victories since reaching the national championship game in 1979. Some guy named Larry Bird was on that team. Yet they’re unnoticed despite a NET that was even higher than St. John’s at 29, the very best NET to ever get snubbed from the NCAA Tournament. They lost to Drake 84-80 within the MVC championship game.
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Oklahoma (20-12)
Conference: Big 12
Coach: Porter Moser (third season)
Moser misses out again in his third yr in Norman despite defending well, rating thirty second in defensive efficiency, and sharing the ball well on offense, two characteristics of his best teams at Loyola-Chicago, which he famously led to the Final 4 in 2018. The Sooners, with a NET of 46, were listed as the primary team within the “First 4 Out” after falling to TCU within the second round of the Big 12 tournament.
Pittsburgh (22-11)
Conference: ACC
Coach: Jeff Capel (sixth season)
Pitt lost five of its first seven conference games before a win at Duke on Jan. 20. The Panthers finished 12-8 against ACC competition, but advancing to the ACC Tournament semifinals, where they lost by seven to West Region No. 1 seed North Carolina, wasn’t enough despite a NET of 40.
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