Will we make the ncaa tournament (PIG doesn't count)

[BryceC]

I just pray they don't expand to 96 like they have mentioned. It probably will happen someday cause everything is about $$.

The teams on the bubble are so blah I can't imagine them trying to get to 96.

 

[madguy30]

The teams on the bubble are so blah I can't imagine them trying to get to 96.

If there's over 40 bowl games, I wouldn't be shocked to see them water the tourney down further.

At least ISU would be in.

 

[isufbcurt]

TCU just beat KSU so that leaves us alone in 4th for the time being.

 

[NoCreativity]

TCU just beat KSU so that leaves us alone in 4th for the time being.

Hopefully Tech loses to Texas tonight also. K-State might be looking at a long losing streak after tonight. TCU winning actually helps us out as it cancels out K-States home win over West Virginia as long as we beat TCU in Ames.

 

[cyclones500]

Small rant...

I'm super annoyed to this day the field of 68 is neither fully...

"true #17 seeds, so you clear out the #11 to #13 range for four more good teams that will pose more competition during the first Friday/Saturday games, and put a little more emphasis on a top three seed in the region so you can assure yourself a weak team with an automatic bid to start"

"includes the last eight bubble teams in play-in games, giving a small bias towards conference champions of even the crappy MEAC and Southland stuff towards the bottom, so the four play-in games are between teams with a pulse who are good and literally playing for their life"

Having two of each just... annoys me. One or the other. It makes the bracket ugly and makes it arbitrary and capricious where you put it. I like symmetry.

Having a 16-17 game makes sense to me.

Having the last eight play for a 12 or 13 makes sense to me.

Having those go on simultaneously... is infuriating.

It would make it far more clear who made the tournament if you do it this way. With the former, 68 teams made it. With the latter, 64 teams made it, though the last four in/out had to prove it on the court against a peer to remove some of the last NCAA selection ambiguities. Four teams have a nice "PIG" participation trophy instead of the NIT to play through. But what the heck is it now? 64? 66? 68? UGH!!! THIS DRIVES ME CRAZY LIKE DEONTE!

That has bugged me, too, since they went to 68 -- it should be either-or ...

 

[Clones8686]

I love the little schools, more than anyone it seems, because I think it is a no brainer, if you get an auto bid, it should be to the round of 64. Let the last 8 at large teams play in the first four.

 

[isu26]

this new site sucks

 

[NoCreativity]

I love the little schools, more than anyone it seems, because I think it is a no brainer, if you get an auto bid, it should be to the round of 64. Let the last 8 at large teams play in the first four.

This is how I feel about it also. Imagine if you were a an obscure school like Colgate or something and its your first tournament game in school history. Are you going to be excited going to Dayton to play Florida A&M? Or would it be better to get a shot at a Duke or Kansas in the real tournament?