Don't judge a team or its conference by how it plays in one game. It comes down to how a bunch of humans play in a 40-minute stretch of basketball, which has an inherent standard deviation to it.
Was it 1995 when UCLA needed a miracle drive to survive Missouri in the 2nd round and then won the national title? And was it four years later that Florida needed a last second shot to beat a 12 seed in the first round, and the next thing you know they're playing in the national final? Sports, man; just enjoy it.