As long as the team doesn't buy their own hype, it doesn't really matter what the so called pundits are saying.
Many people picked us to get upset by Loyola, and that's exactly what happened.
I'm glad we ended up as a 10 seed. Being a 9 seed would've given us a tougher draw. We would've had to go thru Marquette/Baylor, Boise State/Gonzaga, San Diego State/Kansas, or Seton Hall/Arizona. Those are all tougher draws than what we got.