So much for the idea that the PAC-10 didn’t deserve the two bids they received this year. One round in, and both California and Washington are still standing.

Not only are they still standing, but they took on and knocked out teams from the elite Big East Conference in Louisville and Marquette.

Granted, it was just not a very good opening round for the Big East, with three of their NCAA selected teams falling to an underdog.

The Big East put 13 teams in post-season play between the NCAA and NIT Tournaments. That is an impressive number, but considering how many teams are in that conference, how impressive is that really?

Especially considering that six of those teams are out in the first round.

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