Bill Connelley article on addressing lack of mid-major presence in the NCAA Tournament

[gobirds85]

Yes but with this tournament FAU was under seeded compared to the other 9 seeds in this tournament.

FAU
Record: 33-3
Net: 13
Quad 1 record: 5-1

West Virginia
Record: 19-15
Conf. Record: 7-11
Net: 25
Quad 1: 6-14

Auburn
Record: 21-13
Net: 32
Quad 1: 4-11

Illinois
Record: 20-13
Net: 34
Quad 1: 2-12

So what 9 seed was under seeded? I am all for the best 4 teams that prove it over the course and I would argue with anyone that if you make the final four regardless of your conference you're a good team. I want good teams not blue bloods all the time. Part of what the committee needs to do is seed better because FAU was really under seeded. The other thing that they need to do is eliminate teams like West Virginia, if you can't have a winning record in your conference then you shouldn't make the tournament.

Illinoy getting a 9 seed was laughable. The NET works wonders for the big boys, even when they get their backsides kicked.

 

[Old Bird Fan]

Last 50 years NCAA Champion by Conferences:

Atlantic Coast (14) Last: Virginia 2019
Duke (5)
North Carolina (5)
North Carolina State (2)
Maryland (1)
Virginia (1)

Big East (10) Last: Villanova 2018
UCONN (4)
Villanova (3)
Syracuse (1)
Georgetown (1)
Marquette (1)

Southeast Conference (6) Last: Kentucky 2012
Kentucky (3)
Florida (2)
Arkansas (1)

Big Ten (5) Last: Michigan State 2000
Indiana (3)
Michigan (1)
Michigan State (1)

Big 12 (4) Last: Kansas 2022
Kansas (3)
Baylor (1)

PAC-12 (5) Arizona 1997
UCLA (4)
Arizona (1)

Metro (2) Last: 1986
Louisville (2)

Big West (1) Last: UNLV 1990
UNLV (1)

PAC-12 & Big 10 haven’t won a title for 26 & 23 years respectively!! Didn’t realize it’d been that long. The 2 leagues have had about 400 teams make the tournament in that interim, w ZERO titles.

 

[Reggie1857]

Three of the four of the Final Four are mid-majors and 1 major. Maybe the committee will get the hint.

You would hope so, but the NCAA is about the money....plain and simple.

 

[Adunk33]

There are 6 teams still playing college basketball between the NCAA and NIT, 3 of them are from Conference USA. I've said a few times that the American is a glorified CUSA...maybe that is being disrespectful to CUSA.

 

[DoubleDeuce]

There are 6 teams still playing college basketball between the NCAA and NIT, 3 of them are from Conference USA. I've said a few times that the American is a glorified CUSA...maybe that is being disrespectful to CUSA.

I think a CUSA team won the CBI as well.

 

[gobirds85]

I think a CUSA team won the CBI as well.

They did. And last night, the University of North Texas took down the vaunted wisky badgers in the NIT Final 4. It's a CUSA ship in the NIT tomorrow night.

 

[MadBird]

They did. And last night, the University of North Texas took down the vaunted wisky badgers in the NIT Final 4. It's a CUSA ship in the NIT tomorrow night.

Who was "vaunting" Wisconsin? Even up here in Badgerland there have been questions all year. Massive crap out last night, not the first time this year. Scoreless for 10 minutes!

 

[gobirds85]

Who was "vaunting" Wisconsin? Even up here in Badgerland there have been questions all year. Massive crap out last night, not the first time this year. Scoreless for 10 minutes!

It's my default when talking about the mighty (vaunted) big ten. They couldn't even beat a CUSA school. The NIT gave them the gift of two home games due to their conference affiliation and they still couldn't seal the deal. Not being able to score for 10 minutes does have a negative impact on a team's ability to win, vaunted or not.

 

[MadBird]

It's my default when talking about the mighty (vaunted) big ten. They couldn't even beat a CUSA school. The NIT gave them the gift of two home games due to their conference affiliation and they still couldn't seal the deal. Not being able to score for 10 minutes does have a negative impact on a team's ability to win, vaunted or not.

Yes, NCAA was "vaunting" them in that way, for sure.