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[QUOTE="FloridaCuse, post: 5070163, member: 8912"]
Per Terry Foy of Inside Lacrosse in his article summarizing his interview with the Committee Chair:

"In terms of what was actually surprising relative to bracket projections, Hopkins getting the No. 3 seed over Syracuse, who got the 4-seed, and Virginia getting the No. 6 seed over the Terps, who got the 7-seed, were the only deviations from my Final Look."

"Hopkins’ RPI was plus-1 vs. Syracuse, their SOS was minus-3, they had two fewer Top 5 wins but one more Top 20 win and a non-Top 20 loss, while the Orange did not have a Top 20 loss. Syracuse beat Hopkins. On the podcast, [B]Colagiovanni seemed to suggest that the Committee spent more time comparing Hopkins’ résumé up to Duke’s at No. 2 than down to Syracuse’s at No. 4."[/B]

"Virginia’s RPI was plus-2 vs. Maryland, their SOS was plus-3, they had one fewer Top 5 wins but one more Top 20 win and neither had a non-Top 20 loss. The Cavaliers beat the Terrapins."

"Looking at those two choices, it seems fair to conclude that Committee’s primary considerations were RPI and volume of Top 20 wins. Keep that in mind for next year."

[B][Bold [/B]is mine.  My Comment: if that is true, one can reasonably conclude that the committee was grossly negligent in not giving proper consideration to Cuse vs. Hopkins for the No. 3 Seed.  Has anyone seen it being suggested that Hopkins be considered for the No. 2 Seed over Duke?  I haven't.  I guess the committee didn't have sufficient time to do a proper job.  (sarcasm)]
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