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Message: [QUOTE="domestu, post: 5012506, member: 1089"] Losing a couple of early games in a tough tournament like Maui can definitely hurt a team's ranking in the Top 25 polls, but it doesn't greatly weaken a school's NCAA chances or the conference's ranking much. Every team has dozen of games remaining to built up a resume for postseason consideration. SU and UCLA are the only teams from Maui that are not going to this year's NCAAs and I believe their play after that tournament is what cost them NCAA bids. I don't have an opinion yet on the impact that NIL payouts will have on future tournament participation, but it will definitely be influential. My biggest concerns right now revolve around the addition of three new members to the ACC and whether they will strengthen or weaken the conference's basketball and football standing. [/QUOTE]