It is time once again for the Sunday Mailbag, where questions from readers are answered by a writer at Busting Brackets. The first two weeks covered a variety of topics. In the first edition, I went all in on the eligibility questions plaguing NCAA Basketball as it relates to the transfer portal and adding players who were drafted into the NBA. Everyone knows the story by now, so I don’t need to get into that again.
The second edition of the Sunday Mailbag focused on the Nebraska Cornhuskers and why so many people think of them as frauds. It also focused on the Mississippi State Bulldogs and whether or not they could turn it around this year. It doesn’t look promising for Mississippi State at this point in the season. Last week, we also touched on a few coaches who are rumored not be at their respective schools next year.
It is now time to dive into the Sunday Mailbag for this week. This week, we are going to go deeper into a resume of an undefeated team that isn’t ranked, and many think should be. Look at some bracketology and talk about all of the potential one seeds. Then, finally, let’s head to the SEC to look at a team that many had pegged as the winners of the league, but are they frauds? Only three questions this week, but three great questions.
Why are the Miami Ohio Redhawks getting no love?
It has been the elephant in the room for a while: what to do with the Redhawks. Miami Ohio is currently undefeated and honestly nowhere close to the top 25 rankings, and that is the way it should be at this point. Miami Ohio heads into Sunday at 19-0 and is the only currently undefeated team not ranked. The Redhawks and their 19 wins are the most by any team not to crack the rankings since the 1976 season…