Maybe you aren't aware of this, but the better season you have, the better seed you get, and hence, the easier opponent. They don't just throw names in a hat.
You asked me my opinion, and now don't seem to like it. If you don't want to start a debate, don't ask the question. But this discussion reminds me so much of what the overall Moser discussion is. No one can actually point to any positive results on the floor (e.g., winning conference records, tournament berths, tournament wins), so they try to rely on theories about what would have been "if only the league wasn't the best ever," "if only the committee didn't screw us," "if only there weren't five bid thieves," "if only two unheralded transfers didn't get hurt," "if only our NIL were better," etc. It has been four freaking years. At what point does he run out of excuses and do the on-court results start mattering more than speculation and theories?