NCAA tournament Expansion is imminent

[Cusefan0307]

 

[cliftonparksufan]

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[PeteCalvin]

A live look-in at NCAA headquarters…

 

[Blanko97]

Ewww ruining the fun. Should only be done if reg season non power champs get auto bids

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Can’t wait til we see the first 19 seed to upset a 1. It will probably only take 100 years to happen.

 

[RedtheGOB]

Sports betting. Gambling always wins.

 

[nocohalo]

If you keep out teams with below .500 conference records this isn't a bad idea.

 

[FloridaCuse]

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If the networks and streamers have any money left after the NFL renegotiates all of their deals this year.

 

[miamicuse]

So basically, first four becomes first 16.

 

[Orangezoo]

So the SEC can get all but 2 teams into the NCAAT… yay

 

[Doc5120]

Stupid.

 

[PeteCalvin]

According to my friend at ESPN, this is all being driven by, you guessed it, the SEC and B1G commissioners. They get what they want. I guess ruining college football isn’t enough for them.

We all need to root for Arizona and UConn tomorrow.

 

[Orangezoo]

So this year that would have meant Auburn, Oklahoma, Tulsa, New Mexico, Wake, Cal, Nevada and Dayton ( just looked top 8 NIT seeds) would have been in. Oddly enough actually a decent group of teams which means the last 8 next year will be an embarrassment of who gets in. Hopefully they look more at conference reg season winners vs just treating it as 8 more at larges…. Which I know better than to believe.

 

[adk(roc)CUSE]

The sports I once loved continues to die in my soul...

 

[themole]

So basically, first four becomes first 16.

The Sour 16

 

[Cappy3]

According to my friend at ESPN, this is all being driven by, you guessed it, the SEC and B1G commissioners. They get what they want. I guess ruining college football isn’t enough for them.

We all need to root for Arizona and UConn tomorrow.

Zona ok, but I just can’t root for UConn.

 

[Sherman20]

Zona ok, but I just can’t root for UConn.

Any Syracuse fan that roots for UConn needs to have their head examined.

 

[PeteCalvin]

Any Syracuse fan that roots for UConn needs to have their head examined.

What I meant to say was root for Arizona and UConn to knock out the Big 10 and then for Arizona to win by 40 in the title game.

I gagged when I wrote it, just for the record.

No Big 10. No UConn. Just desserts.

 

[jncuse]

If you keep out teams with below .500 conference records this isn't a bad idea.

I'm generally OK with teams below .500 getting in... in a 68 team format.
They tend to have some redeeming factors, with holes.

If teams 69-76 just end up being more P4/P5 schools below .500 with more holes and less positives (which it will be), then yes its problem.

I'm for keeping it at 68.

 

[Yeti]

I'd rather contract to the original 64. The first four is stupid.

Pretty soon we'll just lose the regular season and just have a giant single elimination tournament featuring every team in the country.

 

[jncuse]

So this year that would have meant Auburn, Oklahoma, Tulsa, New Mexico, Wake, Cal, Nevada and Dayton ( just looked top 8 NIT seeds) would have been in. Oddly enough actually a decent group of teams which means the last 8 next year will be an embarrassment of who gets in. Hopefully they look more at conference reg season winners vs just treating it as 8 more at larges…. Which I know better than to believe.

It wouldn't have been those exact 8 teams (it would have been a bit better group I believe) -- the "Crown" or whatever the name of that tournament took some P5 teams from the NIT.

My guess is the extra 8 teams would have been at least 5, probably 6 P5 schools
Auburn
Oklahoma
Indiana
Stanford
Cal
-----
Cincy
West Virginia
Virginia Tech

I'm perfectly content with none of those type of schools getting in as at large in any season.

Then you have the New Mexico, Tulsa, San Diego St, Dayton...

 

[jncuse]

If they cap the extra 8 teams, to only being 4 "P5" schools getting at larges it would be a bit better. But I doubt they do that.

Or if they did that, they just become more P5 based in selecting the initial 68.

 

[Orangezoo]

It wouldn't have been those exact 8 teams (it would have been a bit better group I believe) -- the "Crown" or whatever the name of that tournament took some P5 teams from the NIT.

My guess is the extra 8 teams would have been at least 5, probably 6 P5 schools
Auburn
Oklahoma
Indiana
Stanford
Cal
-----
Cincy
West Virginia
Virginia Tech

I'm perfectly content with none of those 8 schools getting in as at large in any season.

Then you have the New Mexico, Tulsa, San Diego St, Dayton...

Yeah that was why I added the disclaimer being it was a quick pull and don’t disagree. This year the selection of those last 8 wouldn’t be as poor of a group as we have seen in the past and expect in the future.

 

[tptcuse]

Yeah that was why I added the disclaimer being it was a quick pull and don’t disagree. This year the selection of those last 8 wouldn’t be as poor of a group as we have seen in the past and expect in the future.

Whatever gets us in more easily. Sadly, that is where I am right now as a fan.

 

[Cuse99&01]

I’m trying to decide which is dumber….expanding the tourney or the nba adding two new teams.