How many NCAA tourney units will the BigEast earn this year?

[admin]

With 6 teams, there is potential for a significant number of NCAA units and attached revenue to be distributed to the ten BigEast schools. Even if all 6 teams go one-and-done, we'd still equal the amount earned last year (2 for Nova/Creighton, 1 for Xavier/Providence = 6 total).

So how many do you think we get this year? Each game participated in earns the league 1 unit.

[SecureDaBall]

I would hope for over 20

[stever20]

Using the Patrick Stevens bracketology, if things went chalk, we'd be at 15 units. The absolute max would be 28 units- if we had an all Big East final 4 with St Johns/Butler in 1 regional final and Nova/Georgetown in another regional final.

[gtmoBlue]

16 units would be nice, but realistically 10.
BE style of play tends to limit NCAA W's as the refs generally will make more foul calls to limit über-physical play. If more physical play is allowed, then the BE win total could be 14-16 W's.
Of course the seeding of the teams matched in a given game will also factor into the way the game is called...exp: you can't play UNC/Duke physically - the refs will call 24-30 fouls against the opponent.

[Xudash]

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Nova to the F4 and championship game.

[stever20]

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Nova to the F4 and championship game.

You don't get a unit for mating the title game. 5 per team is the maximum.

[handdownmandown]

You can't get six; five is the max for one team.

[XUFan09]

16 units would be nice, but realistically 10.
BE style of play tends to limit NCAA W's as the refs generally will make more foul calls to limit über-physical play. If more physical play is allowed, then the BE win total could be 14-16 W's.
Of course the seeding of the teams matched in a given game will also factor into the way the game is called...exp: you can't play UNC/Duke physically - the refs will call 24-30 fouls against the opponent.

Regardless of the style of play issues, I don't think 10 is realistic. If 3 of the 6 teams win their first game, you're already at 9, and that .500 record is when 5 of the 6 teams will be seed favorites (maybe all 6). Nova is also a favorite for the Sweet 16 (3 credits) and even the Elite Eight (4 credits).

[Xudash]

You can't get six; five is the max for one team.

I'm going teams by round.

Optimistic as hell, but why not.

[Barley]

The goal should be at least 12 - one win per team (obviously won't happen) but it would be double last year. Do we know how the proceeds are distributed? is it equal or does the school earning get a bigger share?