Now that the dust has really settled on the George Mason Patriots miraculous run last year(they did not even receive an NIT bid for 2007), it is time to turn our CAA focus on the Rams of Virginia Commonwealth. They ran the entire season on top of the CAA and clinched the automatic berth by beating last year's darlings in the finals of the CAA Tourney. Sadly, they probably would not have gotten an At Large at 27-6, winners of their conference over 2 teams that the selection committee seemed to like a lot more(ODU and Drexel) VCU did take the drama out of selection Sunday by running thru Georgia State, Drexel and George Mason to win the CAA championship for the 2nd time in 4 years. They were un/fortunate to draw the Duke Blue Devils. However, if Duke has had one area(actually several) of trouble its been with teams that have strong guard play. That is VCUs strength this year, and after Eric Maynard's final 2 minute takeover vs GM, that should continue to be a problem for the Blue Devils. All small school fans, keep your fingers crossed that the CAA will shine once again with a big upset of the Mighty ACC behemoth Duke Blue Devils.
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