Was repeat NIT champion South Carolina “one basket away from wearing George Mason’s glass slipper in the Big Dance“? It’s not a totally implausible argument; the Gamecocks certainly did play awfully well in March. (One beef, though: George Mason wasn’t going to be booted for the tourney if South Carolina had beaten Florida in the SEC title game. Either Bradley or Air Force would have been out, not GMU.)

Speaking of the NIT, my apologies for not having the final NIT pool update posted yet. That’s my next task. :)