Although 64 teams are invited, there are always those who feel unjustly overlooked. We run down the reasoning behind prominent non-invitations:
San Diego State: Oh, you know, their RPI was just way too low or high or whatever is bad
Auburn: Team doesn't test well with women age 18 to 34
New Mexico: Have this weird way of dribbling that's just really off-putting
Penn State: No one likes Penn State
Gonzaga II: Only room in tournament for one Gonzaga
UNLV: Flunked the written part of the examination
Creighton: Glitches in their audition tape revealed that they edited the highlights so it looked like they never missed a shot
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Davidson: The NCAA offered a third seed to Stephen Curry, but he selfishly wanted to bring his teammates along