SMU’s March Madness Berth Raises Questions After B.J. Edwards Injury Controversy

For weeks, many representing men’s college basketball’s elite dared to question whether 31–1 Miami (Ohio) belonged in the NCAA tournament. 

The RedHawks’ motives in building their poor nonconference schedule were questioned, their credentials to dance regularly challenged. Former Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl suggested they’d come in last in the Big East.