How long until tournament expansion?

[bronconick]

Re: How long until tournament expansion?

There is about 350 D1 Basketball teams I believe.

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AmEast - 9, A10 - 14, ACC - 12, AtlSun - 10, B12 - 10, BEast - 16
BSky - 9, BSouth - 11, B1G - 12, BWest - 9, Colonial - 12, CUSA - 12
Indp - 3, GWest - 6, Horiz - 10, Ivy - 8, MAAC - 10, Mid-Am - 12
MEAC - 13, MisVal - 10, MtnWest - 8, NE - 12, OhVal - 11, PAC12 - 12
Patriot - 8, SEC - 12, Southern - 12, Southland - 12, SWAC - 10, Summit - 10
SunBelt - 12, WCC - 9, WAC - 8

86 team tourney anyone!?

They were pushing for 96 when they backed off and went with 68 instead, if you recall.

[Rover]

Re: How long until tournament expansion?

Wow, I had no idea there were that many teams. Thanks for the info.


Regarding expansion, the quickest way I could see that happening given the 25% waiver that the sport needs is if the Big 10 conference started adding members but some of its teams were getting shut out of the NCAA's because of ECAC or AHA teams making it. This is a ways off though.

Can't really see any reason to contract the tournament. Give the regionals a little more time.

[LynahFan]

Re: How long until tournament expansion?

Wow, I had no idea there were that many teams. Thanks for the info.

8 scholarships, a gym, and a coach and you have yourself a basketball program. Plus it seems to be popular for some reason that I can't fathom.

[darker98]

Re: How long until tournament expansion?

8 scholarships, a gym, and a coach and you have yourself a basketball program. Plus it seems to be popular for some reason that I can't fathom.

I never found repetitively slapping a ball on the floor entertaining.

[Biddco]

Re: How long until tournament expansion?

8 scholarships, a gym, and a coach and you have yourself a basketball program. Plus it seems to be popular for some reason that I can't fathom.

And a ball. It is just cheaper for so many people to play, and more people do.

It's popular because its the game of CONSTANT ACTION. Which is too much action for me. Action=points

[MavsFan]

Re: How long until tournament expansion?

And a ball. It is just cheaper for so many people to play, and more people do.

It's popular because its the game of CONSTANT ACTION. Which is too much action for me. Action=points

The parade to the free-throw line for the last few minutes of nearly every game doesn't qualify as CONSTANT ACTION in my book.

[MCgrad07]

Re: How long until tournament expansion?

The tournament should stay at 16. No team should get an advantage (12 team tourney with 4 byes) because you never know what will happen, look at Holy Cross vs Minnesota. Also the tournament should not expand because it loses meaning if 1/3 of team would get in the tournament. As a fan of a team in a big conference who gets in every 20 years, Merrimack, being one of 16 is something special. Think about how many times a conference gets 3/4 of their teams in the final four after they went .500 on league play. The current format makes every weekend big but not stupid like the BCS.