Snub-lection Sunday?

As soon as Harvard found out it didn't make the field for the NCAA tourney, talk turned to whether the Crimson had been snubbed. I won't venture a guess as to whether I think they were or weren't — I'll simply say they could have competed with many of the No. 16 seeds or new First Four play-in teams.

The folks over at ESPN, however, did rank their top five snubs. Harvard, much like on selection Sunday, did not make the list — Snubbed from the group of snubs. But the Crimson did receive an honorable mention — the award equivalent of a trip to the NIT.

Two honorable mentions: Harvard Crimson (top-40 RPI, neutral/road wins over BC and Colorado, only one bad loss, mere seconds from the Ivy League's auto-bid); Missouri State Bears (Missouri Valley regular-season champions that went to the MVC final). Harvard, like most of the teams on this list, could make an argument that its resume is legitimately better than UAB's. At least the Crimson beat somebody. And if UAB is in, why isn't Missouri State? Why are those two résumés different?

So I'll open it up for comments: Should the Crimson have gotten a ticket to the Dance?