GumbyDamnit! wrote:GumbyDamnit! wrote:Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
In short, a 96-team NCAA Tournament is likely to benefit the P5-conferences more than the Big East Conference or the Cinderellas.
Let me fix this for you...
Of the Power 6 conferences, a move like this would probably help the larger conferences that have more teams, than the ones with less, like the Big East and B12. However, in those years when the BE would get 4-5 teams in a 68 team field, they could easily add a couple more in a 96 team field. But exceeding 70% of teams in ANY conference would be difficult either way.
You're welcome...
I actually think this would help conferences like the A10 and AAC that have a lot of just "OK" teams. Teams in spots 3-8 in those conferences, who are not P6 and are high mid-major are probably in the best positions to grab those spots IMO. Their overall records will probably be pretty good because of the watered down competition but they'll still have some good teams at the top of the conferences that'll help their SOS and RPI's. Teams like Temple, St. Joe's, La Salle, etc. would love this move.
Looking at the NIT base- really it would help the bigger conferences along with the A10/AAC. I mean look at the multi teams from the 2017 NIT tourney...
ACC, Big Ten, MWC, Pac 12, and SEC all got 3 teams in the NIT
AAC and Horizon got 2 teams in the NIT.
looking at 2016-
A10- 3
SEC- 3
ACC- 3
WCC- 2
2015- looks like ACC had 2, but SEC had another 3 team haul in the NIT. P12 had 2.
2014- SEC had 4!. ACC had 2. P12 had 2.
So looks like SEC would be a HUGE winner in this. Which makes sense, similar to what you were saying with the AAC/A10.