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I'm ok with lower tier champs getting in and generally reject arbitrary
formulas picking winners and losers. A field of 64 is big enough to include the little guys. If the big schools don't like it, they can drop down to and "easier" conference and take the bid every year.
However, I do think that in these small conferences that it's kinda BS that all you have to do in win the conference tourney and that the regular season championship means nothing. Maybe they should limit the amount of teams invited to the conference tourney or something. Or allow a committee to pick between the regular season champ and tournament champ for the auto bid. But either way, it's not that big of deal to me.
I also have an affinity for Cinderella. St. Peter's beating UK when their entire athletics budget is less than Calipari's salary is just an awesome thing.
Thread Replies (11)
ACC Commisioner Phillips: Time to expand NCAA’s Big Dance
-- WBGV
Oct 12, 2022 at 08:42 PM ET
WBGV
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10/12/22 08:42 PM ET
I have a better idea: let's go back to 64.**
-- Maroon Baboon
Oct 12, 2022 at 09:29 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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10/12/22 09:29 PM ET
I'd be in favor of dropping back to 48.**
-- reestuart
Oct 13, 2022 at 10:56 AM ET
reestuart
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10/13/22 10:56 AM ET
Conference champions only. Greatest game in history was NC State/Maryland.**
-- LHSHokie
Oct 13, 2022 at 11:17 PM ET
LHSHokie
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10/13/22 11:17 PM ET
Another thought: automatic qualifiers should be ranked in the top 150
-- EDGEMAN
Oct 13, 2022 at 05:25 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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10/13/22 05:25 AM ET
I'm ok with lower tier champs getting in and generally reject arbitrary
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-- Maroon Baboon
Oct 13, 2022 at 09:36 AM ET
Maroon Baboon
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10/13/22 09:36 AM ET
Agree. Never understood the logic for 68.**
-- WBGV
Oct 12, 2022 at 09:45 PM ET
WBGV
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10/12/22 09:45 PM ET
Bottom conferences wanted to be able to earn more tourney credits
-- mrcaniac
Oct 13, 2022 at 08:26 PM ET
mrcaniac
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10/13/22 08:26 PM ET
It made more sense than the 64+1 model that came to be when the MWC formed
-- HokieToph
Oct 13, 2022 at 11:53 AM ET
HokieToph
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10/13/22 11:53 AM ET