I'll concede that Bama had the better non-conference schedule. In your example you state Bama beat Gonzaga. Well Arkansas beat Gonzaga and aggy went 2-1 against Arkansas this year who is in the final 8 (BTW, Bama beat Arkansas by 1 @ home also). They also drummed Auburn (which was key on me having Auburn not going too far) in the $ec tourney. One last note, aggy tied Bama for conference record and beat them head to head. The last time that happened to Texas (think 2008 vs ou), so many Texas fans and the coach brought the head to head results up.
But what do I know? I had Kentucky winning it all this year. ?