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The way I understand it, you can't have 2 teams in the same region if there are only 2 teams total from your conference... one region left to be announced. Sorry Redbirds... good luck in the NIT. 
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NITology.com is reporting the same thing although they mistakenly said Villanova was out too... -
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looks like another year where the BCS bubble teams are all taken above mid-major bubble teams. I have trouble with teams being taken that finished 7th in their conference instead of a 2nd place team.Comment
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The Valley has been slapped back down to earth.
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Oregon is a 9 seed. That is all you have to know about what a joke the NCAA selection process is...
So, When will we get to see the CBI bracket??Comment
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I would imagine team names will leak out over the next couple of hours but the bracket around 8:00-8:30 (NIT comes out at 8).Comment
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Illinois St coulda really made a run too from an 11 seed. Oregon getting a 9 is a joke as is Villanova getting in.
Looks like Lunardi picked all the teams right this year in his last update, very nice.Comment
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Packer is now ripping the RPI and how it screwed the ACC- Priceless...
I wish there was a way for the 'mid-major' leagues to break away from the NCAA Tournament and have a tournament succeed financially, but I'm afraid we are never going to see that...Comment
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We just need to understand that playing in the MVC means a big fat nothin.Comment
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Playing in ANY conference should mean a big fat nothing...
I am sick of the 'individual team' crap, because it is applied only when they want it to be...Comment
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At the end of the day, the bottom line had to be that ISU beat ZERO teams in the rest of the field.Comment
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If the Redbirds would have showed up in the championship game, things might be different.Comment
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That's unrealistic. The VAST majority of your games, and therefore the vast majority of your resume, revolve around your league.Originally posted by Brett Crawford View Post
It means more to have played well in the freaking West Coast Conference than in the MVC.Comment
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I know what you are saying Newsy, and I understand that the majority of your games are within your league...
I just wish that teams from 'non-power' conferences could be given a fair shake. They tell us to go beat somebody in the non-con, but those same somebodies won't play us.
The thing that stood out the most to me during the CBS show was the graph that showed how many 'non power conference' bids there were from year to year and it went something like 12, 9, 8, 6, 6... Pretty telling. I am starting to agree with Bobby Knight.Comment
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Can't really argue with Ill. St. getting left out. It's too bad because I really think they were worthy, but there were too many teams right on that line, and the Redbirds just didn't have anything to make them stand out above the rest. Georgia may have very well stolen their bid, though Va. Tech, Dayton, and a couple others could make a claim for it as well.
What do you think of Drake's draw? I think Western Kentucky is a much tougher draw than they look. They did lose at Southern Illinois in December, but so does everyone. Since then they've won 19 of 21, both losses were close games against South Alabama.
If Drake can get by them, I think they would have a very good chance of knocking off UConn.It's my kind of team, Charlie. My kind of team!Comment
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