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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
NCAA reveals format of new 68-team tournament - ESPN
What I don't like is that the NCAA is telling teams from some of the smallest conferences that they really don't have an automatic bid. They essentially only have 1/2 of a bid as their champion must meet another champion with only one of them getting a spot in the tournament.
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Just depends on when you think the tourney begins.
At least now one of them has a decent chance to win their game...an get and NCAA win recorded in their records. Before, they were pretty much guaranteed a loss.
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
PS I also don't think that one day off is enough for these teams. They would have to play three games in six days to advance out of the first weekend. All of these games should take place on Monday or Tuesday and then the winners play again on Friday. That's not difficult to set up.
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For the last 4 auto-bids, how many of them have ever won their first game? Zero. Now, they get an extra game and have a fair chance to win that one before going against the #1 seed. Of that group, it is highly unlikely that they will be playing on Sat/Sun any way....so 3 games in 6 days is not really relevant.
For the last for at-large bids, that is more of a valid point....one of those does occasionally win their first round game (now second round game) and will play on the weekend. But that number is small and few have ever gone past the first weekend anyway.