The Maryland Terrapins had their ticket punched for the NCAA Tournament yesterday. They return as the 10th seed in the West to face formidable California on Thursday at 2:55 ET. Congratulations to Gary Williams and his team for the accomplishment.
The Terps took the hard road getting there. The consensus was to win at Virginia in the regular season finale to get in, but after losing they had to make a move in the ACC Tournament. Even then it was thought that MD had to get to the ACC final to get in. But with wins over NC State and Wake Forest concluding with a well fought battle against Duke, that catapulted them in the dance. Suprisingly they received the 10th seed, indicating they may have not been the last team in.
Maryland was projected to finish last in the ACC, so getting in as the 7th ACC team shows the real accomplishments that Gary Williams put together in a team that does not have the best skills. With only 2 ACC wins projected, they took that and nearly went .500, even losing enough games close that it was conceivable to be 10-6 in the ACC. The anti-Gary detractors should now realize and remember that there is a reason the real fans call College Park Garyland.
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