Bracketology 2023: 10 most complicated resumes to analyze this season

UConn Huskies

When the early bracket reveal was announced on Saturday, the biggest snub out of the top 16 was UConn. They started out the season at 14-0, including massive non-conference victories over Oregon, Florida, Iowa State, and most importantly, No. 1 overall seed, Alabama.

But after beating three teams in the bottom tier of the Big East, the Huskies then went on a 5 of 6 game losing skid, which included four road losses and a Quad 3 home defeat to St. John’s. They’re now 9-7 in conference play ahead of a home matchup with Providence this week, followed by three games against the bottom of the conference.

Maybe it’s a coincidence that both TCU and UConn, two teams with a fair amount of league losses, were left off the bracket reveal. But UConn has a massive signature victory in the Crimson Tide, along with still elite metrics. They’re the only team with a top-10 NET ranking to not make the cut and still have a combined nine wins against Quad 1/2 opponents.

The Huskies might not be the No. 2 team in the country as they were before the batch of losses. But from a resume standpoint, they arguably are better than the teams that did make the top-16 group (Marquette and Xavier). If they can win out at and least make the Big East Tournament finals, their record should look good enough to get a 3/4 seed.