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I know the NCAA is a weird bunch. But that is what happens when you rule by committee. Any Committee. That said, the WAC got an automatic birth last year but the Mountain West did not. This year they do and by doing so, they didn't take away an at large birth. My feeling is they didn't need to do that because last year two Mountain west teams got into the tournament with at-large births so I don't believe by adding the conference you were taking anything away from the at-large process. Now if the RMAC(a Div 2 conference) were to be added to the tournament, then we would have to add an at large birth. There is no way any of those teams could have made the tournament otherwise.
Maybe the solotuion is to just go to a 96 or 128 team tournament.
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