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Message: [QUOTE="shizzle787, post: 5232619, member: 6581"] Our seed was the result of several things: Maui Seton Hall loss Other BE contenders doing questionably in the non-conference (SJU 9-2, Marquette 9-2, Creighton 7-4) Butler (NDSU, Austin Peay) and Nova (Colombia, St. Joe's, Virginia) losing multiple stinkers out of conference I keep harping on this but non-conference scheduling is huge. How the league does out of conference determines the ceiling and floor for the number of bids a league can get. The last year or two we have done better with scheduling and Creighton, Xavier, Butler, and Marquette all tend to schedule well. However, some others need to step it up going forward (St. John's, Nova, Georgetown, Providence). With the tournament likely expanding to 76 teams next year, 20 regular season wins should be the number to get in the field. A team I expect to be on the bubble next year is Georgetown. This year they had 17 regular season wins, but only 3 non-conference games against the P4. It would not stun me if Cooley adds only one additional P4 contest. If he does, I can see them possibly getting to 20. But ultimately, it is going to come down to Big East teams avoiding scheduling Quad 3 banana skins (ahem, Butler), taking care of business against cupcakes, and winning a decent percentage against the P4 (which the league usually does). Also, stop scheduling A-10 programs. It is a no-win scenario for the league. [/QUOTE]