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Message: [QUOTE="ScottVib, post: 5198606, member: 694"] The SEC even in a down year had 6 teams in the top 15. That'll only get more common as the Big Ten & SEC isolate themselves and use the shield of "we play a much tougher schedule" to protect their teams as the best. Sure it protects the conference on the off-chance the 4th team slid past 14 or 16, but also clearly drawing the line between the Top-2 and Middle-2 conferences for recruits, media, etc. The Middle-2 will ultimately agree because it is protective to them (the Big XII only had 1 team in the top 16 this year) and hardens the line between them and the G5 schools. Ultimately the SEC & Big Ten would likely be comfortable going with no-autobids. The end results this year would've granted the SEC an additional berth (at the ACC's expense) & better seeding for their conference member teams. With a 16-team tournament, the SEC & Big Ten would've claimed 10 of the spots (6 for the SEC & 4 for the Big Ten) [/QUOTE]