The most intriguing story to come out of the NCAA Tournament selection process involves Gonzaga. Despite three consecutive Sweet 16 appearances and a great regular season, the Zags were only given a No. 6 seed in the West region, easily the toughest bracket this year. So a team known for its upsets gets upset itself before the tournament even starts.

Coach Mark Few seemed more disappointed for his team rather than angry at the selection process. His team has worn the Cinderella slipper before, and we all know what size it wears by now. The Zags are nobody's underdog to do some damage in this tournament. But a sixth seed in that bracket was certainly no reward for what the program has accomplished.

	What would the selection committee have done if Gonzaga had gone undefeated? A No. 4 seed?

Even a fourth seed would have been a lot better in the West region, where Gonzaga would have faced Davidson and then Ohio State or Missouri. But as a No. 6, the Zags face Mountain West champ Wyoming and then probably Arizona. Thanks. That's a tough road.

Look at the other No. 6 seeds: California, Texas Tech and Texas. Gonzaga is a cut above those teams, no matter how you look at it. At the very least, if those are the sixth seeds, the NCAA Selection Committee should have moved Gonzaga out of the West. In that very tough region, with six conference champions, a sixth seed feels like an eighth seed. In the other regions, a sixth feels almost like a fourth. The Zags deserved that break.

I really question this placement the more I think about it. The ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll has Gonzaga ranked sixth nationally with an RPI that is 21st. How do the Zags end up a sixth seed in the toughest bracket?

	Gonzaga's Dan Dickau averaged 20.6 points and 4.9 assists this season.

The reason we watch the NCAA Tournament is to see a team like Gonzaga. The Zags have been building something special for a few years. They had a great regular season in which they only lost three games, all on the road: at Illinois (you didn't think Illinois was traveling to Gonzaga, did you?), to Marquette in Alaska and at Pepperdine. All three teams are in the tournament.

What would the selection committee have given the Zags had they gone undefeated? A No. 4 seed?

It seems like the committee doesn't know what to do with Gonzaga. If the Zags are still a Cinderella feel-good story, make them a No. 12 seed again. But if you took a good look at their recent history and this season, then make them a No. 2 or a No. 3. Don't just slap them in the middle because you can't decide how good they are.

So Gonzaga goes from being David to being Goliath, and the Zags don't even get the respect that your average Goliath gets. It seems like everybody knows they are a force except the committee, which is not giving them the breaks that the big schools get. The committee, apparently, still feels they have something to prove -- even after those three straight Sweet 16s.

And it's a bit unfair to Gonzaga, because one of these days the Zags could be on the receiving end of one of those great March Madness upsets that they know a thing or two about.

Then they'll have to start all over again as David.