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WBB Bracketology 5.0: You can’t ignore the mid-majors

Russell Steinberg|
CORAL GABLES, FL - MARCH 18: FGCU guard Taylor Gradinjan (24) dribbles during a women's college basketball game between the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles and the University of Miami Hurricanes on March 18, 2017 at Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida. Miami defeated FGCU 62-60. (Photo by Richard C. Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CORAL GABLES, FL - MARCH 18: FGCU guard Taylor Gradinjan (24) dribbles during a women's college basketball game between the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles and the University of Miami Hurricanes on March 18, 2017 at Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida. Miami defeated FGCU 62-60. (Photo by Richard C. Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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CORAL GABLES, FL – JANUARY 25: Louisville forward Myisha Hines-Allen (2) plays during a women’s college basketball game between the University of Louisville Cardinals and the University of Miami Hurricanes on January 25, 2017 at Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida. Louisville defeated Miami 84-74. (Photo by Richard C. Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CORAL GABLES, FL – JANUARY 25: Louisville forward Myisha Hines-Allen (2) plays during a women’s college basketball game between the University of Louisville Cardinals and the University of Miami Hurricanes on January 25, 2017 at Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida. Louisville defeated Miami 84-74. (Photo by Richard C. Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Louisville:

1. Louisville (ACC)
16. Southern (SWAC)

8. West Virginia
9. Ball State

Ball State might be the team here that raises some eyebrows, and that’s fine. The Cardinals are actually a 10 in the true ranking and one of the final teams into the field, but benefited from a procedural bump. West Virginia has lost five out of seven but still has a win at Texas A&M. The Mountaineers will need more than that if they want to stay in the tournament.

College Station:

4. Texas A&M
13. UC Davis (Big West)

5. Michigan
12. Western Kentucky (Conference USA)

How does a six-loss team end up getting a four seed? When all of those losses are to tournament teams and you’ve also beaten Tennessee. Three of the Aggies’ remaining five games are against projected tournament teams, so we’ll see if they’ve really earned it.

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