---- "Duke was a 7 seed last year. Their only wins against tournament teams were High Point and UVA. SBU was an 8 seed. Lost to UNC and SU just like Duke did, beat two tourney teams, Hofstra and Towson. Held to a higher standard it appears since Duke was seeded ahead.

Agree SBU does not have a lot of wiggle room but I think they can get an at large bid with a win over NU, SU, FLA or Princeton, assuming those teams stay top 15 and SBU wins all their other games. Maybe JHU will be a challenge. Wonder if SBU tries to add another quality OOC opponent." --------

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Let's try this again.... Below are some actual facts...

Duke was in fact seeded 7th last year, it was Dukes first NCAA appearance since 2016 so it's not as though they get an at large bid to the Tournament with a suspect record.

Duke played 9 games vs teams that were ranked in the Top 20 at the end of the regular season.They were 1 - 8 vs Top 20 teams with their lone quality win coming against Virginia.

Stony Brook played 2 games vs teams that were ranked in the Top 20 at the end of the regular season. They were 0 - 2 vs Top 20 Teams with 0 quality wins.

Stony Brook was not held to a higher standard considering the fact that they had no quality wins (wins vs Top 20 teams) and they played a weak schedule compared to Duke.

It would appear that Stony Brook may actually be held to a lower standard due to the fact that it is unusual for a team with no quality wins and a relatively weak schedule to receive a seed.

Stony Brook has been overrated and overhyped for many years garnering high rankings due to lopsided W L record vs weak competition.

Based on their pre-tournament Rankings, Stony Brook has under performed each year in the NCAA Tournament.

When you look at how Stony Brook has performed Vs Top 10 - 20 Teams, Stony Brook is pedestrian.

Since 2012, Stony Brook is 5 - 21 vs Top 10 Teams (end of season ranking)

Since 2012, Stony Brook is 22 - 25 vs Top 20 Teams (end of season ranking)

Stony Brook always seems to be given the benefit of the doubt (or held to a lower standard) in the preseason polls as well so when they lose one of their OCC games they do not fall too far in the polls.

Based on Stony Brook's actual performance vs competitive teams I'm guessing they would have to schedule OOC teams the same way Duke does in order to insure a .500 record and a chance at an at large bid to the Tournament if they were in the ACC or Big 10.