76 Team NCAA Tournament Coming

[Drew]

 

[Drew]

D1 Docket called it two years ago:

 

[gsmooth]

I realize I am yelling at the wind at this point. 68 teams is just fine, no more please.

 

[UCFan1513]

Literally no one cares about the current play in games... so let's add more! Go back to 64

 

[Kitaman]

Well that's one way to ensure dook never misses a Tourney.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

The college athletics landscape becomes more ridiculous by the day.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Obviously this sucks, no one wants it. But at least it keeps the 64 team bracket alive. A bunch of play-in games that I won’t watch doesn’t change the tournament experience much for me.

 

[6in25]

 

[Dooooooomed]

Gross.

 

[lateralous]

Got to find a way to get those 14th, 15th and 16th place SEC teams into the Big Dance.

 

[Kolumbo]

stupid half measures

128 teams with 64 play-in games 🤣

 

[Jaydumo20]

The college athletics landscape becomes more ridiculous by the day.

Yeah. It's pretty silly.
Ive stopped watching college football outside of uconn. If we ever lost our bball team im pretty sure id never watch another college bball game.

 

[Devland]

More games=more money. Regular seasons in all sports are becoming meaningless.

 

[shizzle787]

I would greatly prefer it go back to 64 teams and Division 1 to shrink back to about 275, but the silver lining is that this is great for the Big East.

 

[B1GEast]

This is exactly what the SEC, B1G and Big 12 want. It means more of their teams get in and more units for the conference.

What it points to is expansion for the Big 12. They know they will never be the biggest or best football conference, but they can be the best basketball conference.

When the NCAA basketball deal is bid on, it will be huge and those units will be valuable as they are rolling units.

The ACC is toast

 

[TheRealKBuks]

I would like to thank the NCAA for providing what literally no one was asking for. (fan wise)

 

[shizzle787]

This is exactly what the SEC, B1G and Big 12 want. It means more of their teams get in and more units for the conference.

What it points to is expansion for the Big 12. They know they will never be the biggest or best football conference, but they can be the best basketball conference.

When the NCAA basketball deal is bid on, it will be huge and those units will be valuable as they are rolling units.

The ACC is toast

The top 8-10 leagues are benefiting from this. It's not just the Big Ten, SEC, and Big 12.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Yeah. It's pretty silly.
Ive stopped watching college football outside of uconn. If we ever lost our bball team im pretty sure id never watch another college bball game.

Same here. I'm in favor of the kids getting paid to be clear, but realignment, portal, the playoff-fication and expansion of the tournament just make things suck.

 

[REB1094]

Fine, expand the play in games to however many you want. Idk why, but fine go ahead

All conference tournament winners should be in the main bracket. If you win your conference, you shouldn’t have to win again to get in.

Please please please don’t give these extra spots to a .500 P4 team. Give it to the .800 mid major who lost their tournament championship

 

[shizzle787]

Fine, expand the play in games to however many you want. Idk why, but fine go ahead

All conference tournament winners should be in the main bracket. If you win your conference, you shouldn’t have to win again to get in.

Please please please don’t give these extra spots to a .500 P4 team. Give it to the .800 mid major who lost their tournament championship

Most of the mid major champs that will play in the play-in games will be closer to .500 than .800.

 

[gsmooth]

Fine, expand the play in games to however many you want. Idk why, but fine go ahead

All conference tournament winners should be in the main bracket. If you win your conference, you shouldn’t have to win again to get in.

Please please please don’t give these extra spots to a .500 P4 team. Give it to the .800 mid major who lost their tournament championship

I agree with this notion FWIW. I don't want to see more mediocre P4 or P6 teams that are not even .500 in conference play.

But this is what the old money people in the P4, especially the B10 and SEC would be doing if they read your post (later edit in italics)
especially the part about "give it to the .800 mid major who lost their tournament championship":

They are saying, "mid major" (snickering and laughing).

 

[B1GEast]

The top 8-10 leagues are benefiting from this. It's not just the Big Ten, SEC, and Big 12.

You really think that 8 or more leagues will benefit?

JUst look at how the selection committee operates and you'll see the trend that favors big conferences.

The big three conference will get more of their teams in at higher seeds with better locations than the rest.

This is about pleasing them. They are pushing it.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

You really think that 8 or more leagues will benefit?

JUst look at how the selection committee operates and you'll see the trend that favors big conferences.

The big three conference will get more of their teams in at higher seeds with better locations than the rest.

This is about pleasing them. They are pushing it.

Just using last year as an example:
First 4 Out: Boise State, WVU, IU, Ohio State
Next 4 Out: Wake, Nova, UC Irvine, Dayton

Pretty fair breakdown power/mid-major

 

[UCLJ0211]

I would greatly prefer it go back to 64 teams and Division 1 to shrink back to about 275, but the silver lining is that this is great for the Big East.

I was thinking that. In recent years it seems like the BE has always had a couple bubble teams that could’ve/should’ve made it.

 

[navery12]

Just using last year as an example:
First 4 Out: Boise State, WVU, IU, Ohio State
Next 4 Out: Wake, Nova, UC Irvine, Dayton

Pretty fair breakdown power/mid-major

My hope is that those are the 8 teams in, and Boise State/UC Irvine/Dayton don't still find themselves as the First 4 Out