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If I had my guess (this tourney is clear as mud)

They go by pod winner & runner up for the 1st/2nd and 3rd/4th games

And then rerank for the balance of the consolation games and avoid conference matchups.

Who knows.
 
So if there aren’t pods as they originally said, then we really need Syracuse to keep this close against Kansas. I don’t see Maryland keeping close with Gonzaga and Michigan and Tennessee just have to win to surpass our +/-

It would be real ****** to win these two games and not even make the 3rd place game and likely miss out on more NIL money. And the 4 teams that make it are there essentially because they drew cupcakes
 
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What are the payouts? I know the winner gets $1M. But do the 2nd and 3rd place teams get some additional $ as well?
 
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I think that either pool play or reranked, the third-place game for ISU seems most likely (but not at all certain). A lot of variables for opponents, but I'd say either KU or the Zags are most likely.
I assume Gonzaga is most likely going to destroy Maryland.
 
So the NIL the players get from this tournament, does that count towards the $20m max from the school? Cause money going through the Clearinghouse is supposed to be for fair market endorsements and not a pay for play situation, right? So if this money is being paid to play in the tournament, that wouldn’t be endorsement money I wouldn’t think. And certainly if there’s additional money for the champion team.
 
Its going to be tough to make the top 4. We pretty much got screwed with our draw. If we played ND and Syracuse we probably would have maxed out our point differential. ******* KU.
 
I'm not worked up if we play in the championship game or not, the small number of matchups will lead to the W-L and point differential not being a strong indicator of who's the best team. We'll play a quality team tomorrow sometime and it will be a fun game.
Normally i would agree, but the pull for placing higher is driven by more prize money for the players by a higher finish.
 
Everything I'm reading online suggests that the pods do matter. I think the complete re-ranking is for those 14 that don't make the champsionship or 3rd place game.
 

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