I am still not grasping the concept of VCU going over ODU/Hofstra/Drexel as the automatic bid. Or that the CAA is not getting an at large bid.
VCU had the one of the easiest schedules in the CAA
They only played Hofstra and Drexel once, and split with ODU
They also had a major loss at Bradley at home and no notable major OOC win.
Drexel while listed as number four in the conference, has wins against Villanova, Syracuse, and Creighton. Drexel split with Hofstra but was swept by Old Dominion.
Hofstra beat VCU in the one game they had, and has a notable win at Holy Cross and split with ODU. However, hofstra still suffers from notable OOC wins.
Old Dominion (I go there so I am a tad bit biased) has the notable win against Georgetown, and has the wonderful winning streak. Yet, ODU was embarassed by James Madison which cost us the regular season title, split with Hofstra, VCU, but swept Drexel.
If it goes by the order of seeds ODU will beat Hofstra, and VCU will be Drexel and VCU and ODU will meet in the finals
I conclude by saying VCU is quite overrated.