NCAA Tourney

[Matt Trump]

No Syracuse??? Jim Boeheim is gonna flip!!!

Only 6 at-large bids for mid-major conferences. That is less than last year and has decreased since 2004.

[Matt Trump]

I also don't see why they have Butler against ODU.

[Matt Trump]

I'm wondering if Winthrop will be a sleeper this year...

[Marc Wigim]

The 'big' Ten with six? Are you KIDDING?

[Matt Trump]

tOSU and Whiskey will go deep but all others in the Big 11 will get bounced.

[merkpanthers]

The 6 mid-major at larges were SIU, Butler, Old Dominion, Nevada, Xavier, and BYU I believe. Notice that 2 of them are playing one another and the other 2 are playing other mid-major schools in the first round. The has to be the worst job ever by the selection committee. At least give the mid-majors a shot to prove they belong, but they can't even do that. It's just a huge crock and it's really making me upset big time.

[joecooll6]

ODU vs Butler and Nevada vs Creighton......hmmmm, a couple of quality mid majors will get bounced early, of course that means a couple are guarunteed to win too. Hmm, I dont know how I feel about that.

I do know how I feel about Purdue, Illinois and Stanford though.

[merkpanthers]

You're forgetting Arkansas. This is just horrible!!!

[joecooll6]

Ive always wondered what it would be like if they had I-AA basketball. Im not advocating it, but i just wonder if they had it, say, last year, what it wouldve been like.

[Newsbreaker]

I think three things really hurt the Valley this year. In order, they are:

1)It doesn't matter how good we think teams like Drake, Evansville and Indiana State are, every game the bottom of the league wins against the top of the league just makes everybody look bad. A conference with 4 legitimate NCAA teams and 6 poor teams is a better place to be then a league with 2 legitimate NCAA teams and 8 really tough teams.

2)Bracketbuster kicked our butts. Every lost home game (plus UNI looking HORRIBLE in the 2nd half against Nevada) makes the whole league look very "mid-major"...and those leagues get 1-2 teams.

3)While teams like Purdue, Illinois and Arkansas are playing their way in this weekend in their conference tournaments, we're all sitting at home and hoping. Everybody's already forgotten about last weekend, and playing that early is like having an opportunity to prove yourself taken away.

[jman2004]

I'm not as upset with Purdue as others seem to be. Illinois, Stanford, Arkansas, those upset me. Purdue played pretty well this season and played the number one team in the nation pretty darn tough yesterday.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think they deserved a 9 seed while Creighton is stuck playing Nevada with a 10 seed, but Purdue did have an RPI and SOS in the mid 30s.

[Catnep]

has to be the worst job ever by the selection committee.

I had to turn the tv off after the selection was done... I couldn't believe some of the picks, especially the big ten. expect a lot of upsets(well, according to the seeding by the selection committee) .

[BCPanther]

F'n ARKANSAS.... 'nuff said...

[DancerHall Cat]

F'n ARKANSAS.... 'nuff said...

Arkansas has a better RPI and SOS than MSU and Bradley. They also have a win over SIU.

[williebat]

I think three things really hurt the Valley this year. In order, they are:

1)It doesn't matter how good we think teams like Drake, Evansville and Indiana State are, every game the bottom of the league wins against the top of the league just makes everybody look bad. A conference with 4 legitimate NCAA teams and 6 poor teams is a better place to be then a league with 2 legitimate NCAA teams and 8 really tough teams.

2)Bracketbuster kicked our butts. Every lost home game (plus UNI looking HORRIBLE in the 2nd half against Nevada) makes the whole league look very "mid-major"...and those leagues get 1-2 teams.

3)While teams like Purdue, Illinois and Arkansas are playing their way in this weekend in their conference tournaments, we're all sitting at home and hoping. Everybody's already forgotten about last weekend, and playing that early is like having an opportunity to prove yourself taken away.

I agree totally, plus add 4 being BCS bias. I think getting rid of the term BCS and major and mid major and just call every d-1 be the best.


1) you are right it does not matter how good bottom teams are. The commitee des not take the time to really watch these teams and therefore has no idea how good they are. To nthem they are just bottom teams.

2) I wonder with a tough conference like the valley if playing brqackbusters right in the middle of conference slog is just to much to ask. I mean the guys are exhausted and hard to mentally go from conference to non-conference. I think the valley should opt out of brackwetbusters. (even thought I love wtching the games). OUr conferences is just to tough to allow time to prepare for non-con opponent at that time.

3) This I am torn on. I mean on one hand CBS is nice recruiting tool but really most people have espn these days and not so bad to be relegated to the espn networks on final weekend. Probably not good to seperate ourselves away from the "BCS" schools" in this way


anyway very good points.