Body of work should govern NCAA selections

I'm checking out the BracketBusters right now, presently watching #24 Wichita State (23-4, 14-2 Missouri Valley) at Davidson (20-6, 14-2 Southern) on ESPN2. I think this BracketBuster idea has really turned into a good thing, giving teams from non-BCS conferences opportunities to improve their at-large resumes toward the end of the season. A win today for Davidson would give them a very compelling at-large case, as they would add a win against a quality, ranked opponent to their early season victory over Kansas in a de facto road game in Kansas City.

As the NCAA Tournament approaches, a lot of bubble talk is abounding. I haven't read too much about it this year, but there is an issue that seems to come up annually. That issue is when a team loses without one of its top players in the line-up, it is almost given a pass with regard to earning an at-large bid or with regard to seeding.

It will be said something like, "Well, yes, Ohio State lost to Kansas, but it was on the road and they were missing Jared Sullinger." Oh, I'm sorry, but injuries are part of the game. Ohio State lost the game. Period. It should be considered with the rest of their resume. Suppose the Clippers were to finish a game out of the NBA Playoffs this year, but at the end of the season a committee were to get together and say "Well, Blake Griffin missed a number of games and so did Chris Paul, so really the Clippers were a better team than their record, so let's put them in the Playoffs ahead of someone else." How ridiculous would that be?

I get that the NCAA Tournament selection process will always be subjective and I'm fine with that. But, injuries are part of the game and only wins, losses and quality of competition, etc. should be considered. The flip side of the argument is true as well. If a team were to compile a great record with a player, but then said player were to get injured just before the Tournament, the rest of the team shouldn't be punished. The body of work should be rewarded. Injuries happen every year. It's just part of the game.