We're Number Three!!!

Yes, I am claiming the Davidson men's basketball team is #3 in the nation. First off, ignore the regular season -- games before March don't count. Now look at the tournament results. How many points away from Kansas was every other team? Points add, so if A loses to B who loses to C, C absorbs A-B and B-C. Now let's look at the results:

Kansas = 0
Memphis = -1/2 [yeah, they lost by 7, but in overtime, so -1/2]
Davidson = -2
Mississippi State = -1/2 - 3 = -3.5
The rest of the South bracket - 18.5 or lower since Memphis usually romped
The entire East bracket = -18 or lower, since UNC got blown out by Kansas
The entire West bracket = -1/2 -15 = -15.5 or lower, after UCLA's 15 point loss.

So obviously Davidson was the third best team in the tournament and those supposed losses to Duke, UNC, and UCLA in the regular season Never Really Happened.

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