Badgers fans are outraged over their No. 8 seed (and Minnesota's No. 5)

Badgers fans who thought a run to the Big Ten tournament title game would offset a rough end to the regular season were splashed with some cold water Sunday when Wisconsin received a No. 8 seed in the NCAA tourney — setting up a first-round matchup with Virginia Tech and a likely second-round matchup with No. 1 seed Villanova if Wisconsin gets that far.
Their boiling anger over that perceived slight was doused with gasoline when the Gophers — who lost twice to the Badgers this season — were slotted with a No. 5 seed and got to play in Milwaukee.
But don’t just take my word for it. Here are some of the best social media reactions from angry Badgers-related folks on social media:

Just got done driving through the blizzard, so I apologize for my tardiness here, but Wisconsin got hosed! #Badgers #NCAATournament— Jay Elsen (@ElsenMidcoSN) March 12, 2017


Google #RPI and you’ll be even more upset #Badgers fans. Play a ton of mid majors with good records and you’re “Golden”. @CBSSports— Wade Hanna (@wadehanna) March 12, 2017



The Badgers got HOSED. An 8 seed? Is that a mistake? #Badgers— Andrew Kreklow (@AndrewKreklow) March 12, 2017


Wisconsin beats them twice, finishes higher than them in the regular season and the tournament and is three seeds lower. OK. Got it! https://t.co/IOH0ugf6s0— Benjamin Worgull (@TheBadgerNation) March 12, 2017



Purdue – 4 seed
Minnesota – 5 seed
Maryland – 6 seed
Michigan – 7 seed
Northwestern – 8 seed#Badgers – 8 seed
No common sense used.
— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) March 12, 2017


Waiting on an explanation of how @BadgerMBB is 8 seed. Or just a sacrificial lamb to the overall 1 seed? Compared to rest of conf? #badgers— Will Hsu (@wphsu) March 12, 2017


And, well, some Gophers fans have already noticed.

The meltdown in Madison over Minnesota being seeded a 5 to Bucky’s 8 is highly satisfying. #Gophers #Badgers #marchmadness— PJS (@PJS_blog) March 12, 2017


The whining by #Badgers fans is priceless. They can win just fine, but anytime a #Gophers team beats them the fix is in. #getoverit— Greg Aase (@gcaase) March 12, 2017