Well said Chief, I couldnt agree more- you usually want to play as tough an opponent as possible during the season so you will be ready come May. This could possibly be why some of these teams have never been to the title game and with the exception of Wando and maybe Myrtle Beach, they wont this year either. By the way , arbitrary rankings aside, St Joes would have walked through this tournament like it was a preseason scrimmage- why do none of the Columbia teams schedule them for their preseason or non-conference games?