16 and 48 = a new 64

[Rosewood]

So watching Ill State and No Iowa whoever the color guy made this suggestion that I hadn't heard...

Top 16 RPI conferences get an automatic bid like they do now.
Then you have 48 at large spots open.

Oh yea, the Power 6 conference teams have to play non power twice, on the road to even RPI out.

So that is the part that would cause that plan to never happen

Thoughts? Well, that is asking too much for some of you. How about some of you just randomly mash your sausage fingers against the keyboard and see what comes out.

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

[ShockBand]

How about if we do expand the tournament sixteen conference tournament champs from the bottom sixteen RPI conferences play in eight play in games for the eight 15 and 16 seeds? Would make an 80 team field if I'm adding right, with 48 at-large bids. Of course the BCS conferences would probably still find a way to b and moan their way and get the majority of the additional bids.

[WSUShokker]

I like it ..but they will still find some way to screw us out of our spots in the field..

they dont want a fair and level playing field.... and I dont see the ncaa forcing it on them....even if it dumps some of the auto qualifiers out that shouldnt be in ....they will want their share of those extra spots

[WSUGrad1995]

I think it was during the UNI/IllSt game that one of the announcers mentioned this: don't provide the team names to the selection committee. Just list each team by a number with their stats like record, RPI, etc. The point is to "remove the brand bias." I like it.

[DUShock]

I think it was during the UNI/IllSt game that one of the announcers mentioned this: don't provide the team names to the selection committee. Just list each team by a number with their stats like record, RPI, etc. The point is to "remove the brand bias." I like it.

I like it a lot :good:

[Capitol Shock]

I think that's a good idea.

[jocoshock]

I think it was during the UNI/IllSt game that one of the announcers mentioned this: don't provide the team names to the selection committee. Just list each team by a number with their stats like record, RPI, etc. The point is to "remove the brand bias." I like it.

I like it a lot :good:

Something tells me that would make the BCS conferences even LESS likely to play non-BCS teams., especially when the selection committe is blind to the names involved....

Any chance that their RPI would be affected by playing a lower level team would make them less likely to schedule. The effect could be a defacto split of Division 1 into BCS and non-BCS conferences....

I like the 16/48 scheme better where the BCS conferences are required to play at least two games on the road. The argument is more likely to be settled on the court, where it should be settled...

[BioShock]

The same commentators also said we were watching the top 2 teams in the valley LOL

[kcshocker11]

I think it was during the UNI/IllSt game that one of the announcers mentioned this: don't provide the team names to the selection committee. Just list each team by a number with their stats like record, RPI, etc. The point is to "remove the brand bias." I like it.

I heard that and liked it. 8)

[Rosewood]

The same commentators also said we were watching the top 2 teams in the valley LOL

Wasn't Ill State tied for second at the time?

I was put off at first but I figured he was technically correct, at that time.

[shocker3]

The same commentators also said we were watching the top 2 teams in the valley LOL

Wasn't Ill State tied for second at the time?

I was put off at first but I figured he was technically correct, at that time.

It was technically correct until we beat SIU BEFORE the UNI-Illinois St. game started.

By the time the announcers were saying this, we were a half a game ahead of Illinois St. :wsu_posters:

[Rosewood]

The same commentators also said we were watching the top 2 teams in the valley LOL

Wasn't Ill State tied for second at the time?

I was put off at first but I figured he was technically correct, at that time.

It was technically correct until we beat SIU BEFORE the UNI-Illinois St. game started.

By the time the announcers were saying this, we were a half a game ahead of Illinois St. :wsu_posters:

Well then let's hang that guy by his gonads!