Last year they had the ban, two years ago they got fucked on a last second goaltending call as a 6 seed against UCLA in the first round and the year prior they got snubbed and then lost in the NIT finals. It was asinine the year that they got snubbed. For some reason, the committee hates SMU. They should have been, at worst, a 4 seed this year.
This is their chance to develop some goodwill maybe? It's time for an elite 8 run. They have zero depth, but their starters are as good as it gets as far as the mid-majors go.
They play positionless basketball and their guard/forwards are extremely efficient from the field but not great passers. All but one can shoot from deep. Shitty FT shooters though. Could be a problem. They don't move the ball particularly well.
Their defense is tough. Holdover from when Larry Brown coached them. I do think they could make a run.
@Maximus is lurking in here. He's probably going to say something stupid about SMU, even though I'm fairly certain he went to Ohio and they've been fucking terrible in the tourney.