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Fate of two conferences should change the way NCAA tourney is seeded
The postseason success of C-USA and the continued failures of the Big Ten should impact how future NCAA Tournaments are selected.
www.yahoo.com
From the article:
16. Big Ten’s NCAA tourney futility. While Conference USA has been the surprise hit of 2023 March Madness, the Big Ten has played its familiar role of postseason bust. Of eight Big Ten teams invited to the NCAA Tournament, only one, Michigan State, even reached the round of 16.
15. A recurring Big Ten trend. Over the last three NCAA Tournaments, Big Ten teams have received 26 bids. Those 26 bids have combined to yield one team — Michigan in 2021 — that made it as far as the Elite Eight. Michigan State in 2000 remains the most recent Big Ten team to win an NCAA title.
14. The lesson that should be drawn. In a fairer system, C-USA’s postseason success in 2023 and the Big Ten’s continued NCAA Tournament futility would spark soul-searching over how NCAA tourney fields are selected and seeded. There is far too much inclusion of power-conference mediocrity and too little at-large-bid representation of excellence from “smaller leagues.”
13. A rigged system. That won’t happen because the selection process, with its metrics-based reliance on “Quad 1 wins,” is designed to favor the power leagues over “the little guys.”
Certiantly some merit to my post made several weeks ago:
I admit to having a soft spot for some of these lower major teams who didn't make the field
I know nothing will change but it is a bummer just the same they have to do so much more to even be considered on the fringes of the bubble but often just simply don't get enough chances for qualitly wins and admittedly might have 1 or 2 bad losses but still, 25+ win teams, pity to see them not...
the-boneyard.com
I think the performance, just from this year alone, of Florida Atlantic, San Diego St, Princeton, Fairleigh Dickinson, etc. really solidified the belief that mid and even low majors deserve more respect over the continued over valuation of....other teams. You don't even need years prior to this to see that, but if you used previous years, it further strengthens that case.