The only 3 seed that would have been as challenging as Marquette is Illinois. And I think it's definitely fair to say that any matchup we'd have gotten as a 6-seed would not have been as tough as 10-seed Boise State (NET 26) and 7-seed Florida (NET 29).The only thing that I'm going to add to this thread before forgetting about it is that our NET suggested that we should have been a 6 seed. We played like we should have been a 6 seed. A 6 is still "supposed" to get eliminated in the round of 32, so take that FWIW, but we countered the disrespect with a strong showing that left most observers impressed. The only sad thing is that we probably have to completely rebuild, instead of being to use this year as a launching pad.
But anyone can bitch about seeding. Buffs had a very good path in this tournament and you're going to have to beat good teams that are playing well in the Dance no matter what.