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Message: [QUOTE="bennyskid, post: 3713154, member: 9471"] I don't get the assumption that it takes basketball experience to pick teams for a basketball tournament, and I definitely don't buy the idea that it's only administrators that "carry water" for their conference. Buried in those questionable premises is a valid point - there is a lot of politicking in these committees, to the detriment of the tournament. The solution isn't putting "basketball people" in charge. I never heard the name "Lisa Peterson" before, but I am quite sure that replacing her with a former player or coach is not going to make a bit of difference. The root of the problem is that a lot of money moves around depending on the decisions of the committee. Of course, every school and conference is going to do what it can to influence it. If you want a better tournament, the selection process has to be completely insulated from the economics. There are several ways to do it - use computers; develop a straight formula like an improved RPI; or find completely disinterested people. Of course, the people in control will never allow any of these to be tried. [/QUOTE]