JohnnyJumpUp Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 What's the "selection show"? Selection Sunday is the day when the NCAA College basketball tournament participants are placed, seeded accordingly, and announced. Both CBS and ESPN cover the selections for the men's tournament live; ESPN also covers selections for the women's tournament live on Selection Monday. The NCAA committee gathers to select and place 68 men's teams and 64 women's teams that secured or are deemed worthy of an invitation to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship basketball tournaments that take place in March and April. CBS has the official rights to cover the selection of the men's tournament field as they are the TV network which covers the vast majority of the tournament. (CBS held exclusive TV rights to the men's tournament from 1991 to 2010, and have shared rights with Turner Sports since 2011.) For this reason, CBS announces each bracket first, with ESPN passing on the brackets to its viewers seconds later. Both networks' coverage is augmented by discussion of the selections and predictions about how teams will fare once the tournament begins. ESPN has exclusive rights to cover the women's tournament selection announcements, as that network has sole rights to the women's tournament. Before 2006, the women's matchups were made in a selection show airing one hour before the men's matchups. However, beginning in 2006, the women's matchups have been announced by ESPN on Selection Monday. The Selection Monday move allows ESPN to provide more prominent coverage on women's basketball instead of providing token coverage for the women before devoting the rest of the evening on the men's tournament matchups; it also allows minor coverage of the secondary National Invitational Tournament, for fan bases of not as successful programs, such as University of Missouri Columbia, to watch and follow, to which ESPN also holds full rights. Both CBS and ESPN send camera crews to schools around the nation to capture the teams' (and occasionally fans') reactions the moment they find out what seed they received or if they even made the tournament at all. Once the teams are announced, the teams and their fans begin to make game plan and travel preparations. Additionally, millions of college basketball fans begin to fill in their brackets, usually as part of March Madness Pools conducted through websites, gambling-related contests, or simply through a group of friends or co-workers. Hope that helps Toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Selection Sunday is the day when the NCAA College basketball tournament participants are placed, seeded accordingly, and announced. Both CBS and ESPN cover the selections for the men's tournament live; ESPN also covers selections for the women's tournament live on Selection Monday. The NCAA committee gathers to select and place 68 men's teams and 64 women's teams that secured or are deemed worthy of an invitation to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship basketball tournaments that take place in March and April. CBS has the official rights to cover the selection of the men's tournament field as they are the TV network which covers the vast majority of the tournament. (CBS held exclusive TV rights to the men's tournament from 1991 to 2010, and have shared rights with Turner Sports since 2011.) For this reason, CBS announces each bracket first, with ESPN passing on the brackets to its viewers seconds later. Both networks' coverage is augmented by discussion of the selections and predictions about how teams will fare once the tournament begins. ESPN has exclusive rights to cover the women's tournament selection announcements, as that network has sole rights to the women's tournament. Before 2006, the women's matchups were made in a selection show airing one hour before the men's matchups. However, beginning in 2006, the women's matchups have been announced by ESPN on Selection Monday. The Selection Monday move allows ESPN to provide more prominent coverage on women's basketball instead of providing token coverage for the women before devoting the rest of the evening on the men's tournament matchups; it also allows minor coverage of the secondary National Invitational Tournament, for fan bases of not as successful programs, such as University of Missouri Columbia, to watch and follow, to which ESPN also holds full rights. Both CBS and ESPN send camera crews to schools around the nation to capture the teams' (and occasionally fans') reactions the moment they find out what seed they received or if they even made the tournament at all. Once the teams are announced, the teams and their fans begin to make game plan and travel preparations. Additionally, millions of college basketball fans begin to fill in their brackets, usually as part of March Madness Pools conducted through websites, gambling-related contests, or simply through a group of friends or co-workers. Hope that helps Toy. That sounds like a fun tv show. When will it be on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizziken Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 When are the NIT, CBI, and CIT Selection Shows and what channels are they on? Thanks in advance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 When are the NIT, CBI, and CIT Selection Shows and what channels are they on? Thanks in advance... NIT I think actually has a "show" on ESPN8 (The Ocho). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJumpUp Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 That sounds like a fun tv show. When will it be on? Although I've seen conflicting times, I believe to it start at 5pm central if you are in St. Charles or 6pm eastern if you are in St Louis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJumpUp Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 When are the NIT, CBI, and CIT Selection Shows and what channels are they on? Thanks in advance... NIT selection show is tonight at 7:30pm on ESPNU. Both the CBI and CIT will not have a selection show in the year of our Lord, 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJumpUp Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 NIT I think actually has a "show" on ESPN8 (The Ocho). It's actually on ESPNU. I couldn't find The Ocho on my channel guide, do you know if Charter Communications carries that in St. Louis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Selection Sunday is the day when the NCAA College basketball tournament participants are placed, seeded accordingly, and announced. Both CBS and ESPN cover the selections for the men's tournament live; ESPN also covers selections for the women's tournament live on Selection Monday. The NCAA committee gathers to select and place 68 men's teams and 64 women's teams that secured or are deemed worthy of an invitation to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship basketball tournaments that take place in March and April. CBS has the official rights to cover the selection of the men's tournament field as they are the TV network which covers the vast majority of the tournament. (CBS held exclusive TV rights to the men's tournament from 1991 to 2010, and have shared rights with Turner Sports since 2011.) For this reason, CBS announces each bracket first, with ESPN passing on the brackets to its viewers seconds later. Both networks' coverage is augmented by discussion of the selections and predictions about how teams will fare once the tournament begins. ESPN has exclusive rights to cover the women's tournament selection announcements, as that network has sole rights to the women's tournament. Before 2006, the women's matchups were made in a selection show airing one hour before the men's matchups. However, beginning in 2006, the women's matchups have been announced by ESPN on Selection Monday. The Selection Monday move allows ESPN to provide more prominent coverage on women's basketball instead of providing token coverage for the women before devoting the rest of the evening on the men's tournament matchups; it also allows minor coverage of the secondary National Invitational Tournament, for fan bases of not as successful programs, such as University of Missouri Columbia, to watch and follow, to which ESPN also holds full rights. Both CBS and ESPN send camera crews to schools around the nation to capture the teams' (and occasionally fans') reactions the moment they find out what seed they received or if they even made the tournament at all. Once the teams are announced, the teams and their fans begin to make game plan and travel preparations. Additionally, millions of college basketball fans begin to fill in their brackets, usually as part of March Madness Pools conducted through websites, gambling-related contests, or simply through a group of friends or co-workers. Hope that helps Toy. It runs about as long as the above post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 This is the best thread I've ever seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne's_World Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 ...it also allows minor coverage of the secondary National Invitational Tournament, for fan bases of not as successful programs, such as University of Missouri Columbia, to watch and follow, to which ESPN also holds full rights. . Where is Columbia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromDaEastSide Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Selection Sunday is the day when the NCAA College basketball tournament participants are placed, seeded accordingly, and announced. Both CBS and ESPN cover the selections for the men's tournament live; ESPN also covers selections for the women's tournament live on Selection Monday. The NCAA committee gathers to select and place 68 men's teams and 64 women's teams that secured or are deemed worthy of an invitation to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship basketball tournaments that take place in March and April. CBS has the official rights to cover the selection of the men's tournament field as they are the TV network which covers the vast majority of the tournament. (CBS held exclusive TV rights to the men's tournament from 1991 to 2010, and have shared rights with Turner Sports since 2011.) For this reason, CBS announces each bracket first, with ESPN passing on the brackets to its viewers seconds later. Both networks' coverage is augmented by discussion of the selections and predictions about how teams will fare once the tournament begins. ESPN has exclusive rights to cover the women's tournament selection announcements, as that network has sole rights to the women's tournament. Before 2006, the women's matchups were made in a selection show airing one hour before the men's matchups. However, beginning in 2006, the women's matchups have been announced by ESPN on Selection Monday. The Selection Monday move allows ESPN to provide more prominent coverage on women's basketball instead of providing token coverage for the women before devoting the rest of the evening on the men's tournament matchups; it also allows minor coverage of the secondary National Invitational Tournament, for fan bases of not as successful programs, such as University of Missouri Columbia, to watch and follow, to which ESPN also holds full rights. Both CBS and ESPN send camera crews to schools around the nation to capture the teams' (and occasionally fans') reactions the moment they find out what seed they received or if they even made the tournament at all. Once the teams are announced, the teams and their fans begin to make game plan and travel preparations. Additionally, millions of college basketball fans begin to fill in their brackets, usually as part of March Madness Pools conducted through websites, gambling-related contests, or simply through a group of friends or co-workers. Hope that helps Toy. This tournament your speaking of sounds like lots of fun, how do you get invited to participate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 It's actually on ESPNU. I couldn't find The Ocho on my channel guide, do you know if Charter Communications carries that in St. Louis? I don't know Charter's lineup. I only have MadisonTelco, and it's on the pay sports tier right next to the Mizzou Scandal Network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieBilliken Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 It's actually on ESPNU. I couldn't find The Ocho on my channel guide, do you know if Charter Communications carries that in St. Louis? If you cant get the OCHO, the full selections will be published in the March edition of Obscure Sports Quarterly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For-DaLove Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 When are the NIT, CBI, and CIT Selection Shows and what channels are they on? Thanks in advance... Which one of these tournaments is Rockhurst scheduled to play in? Hopefully the selection show picks us for that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Which one of these tournaments is Rockhurst scheduled to play in? Hopefully the selection show picks us for that one Would Rockhurst count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For-DaLove Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Would Rockhurst count? Only for BPI since this is the post season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJumpUp Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Where is Columbia? Sorry it took so long to respond, just got back from the gym. Columbia, MO is approximately 72 miles north of GQ Gentleman's Quarters in Lake Ozark, MO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJumpUp Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 This tournament your speaking of sounds like lots of fun, how do you get invited to participate? Thirty two teams gain automatic entry through winning their conference's championship, commonly through winning a conference tournament or, in the sole case of the Ivy League, the regular season title. The remaining thirty six teams rely on the selection committee to award them an at large bid in the tournament. The selection process primarily takes place on Selection Sunday(please see above) and the days leading up to it. Selection Sunday is also when the brackets and seeds are released to the public. The selection committee is a ten-member basketball selection committee made up of athletic directors and conference commissioners throughout Division I men's. The committee, whose members serve five-year terms, is chosen to ensure that conferences from around the country are represented. Generally the men's selection committee consists of all men, although there have been exceptions, including Lynn Hickey, who is the second woman to sit on the men's committee, after Charlotte athletic director Judy Rose, who served from 1999-2003. The tournament selection is only part of the committee members' duties. The panel meets year-round, in person or through conference calls, to discuss the tournament and its administration, evaluate teams, assign tournament game officials, and determine future tournament sites.To avoid a potential conflict of interest, committee members must leave the room when their own school is being discussed or schools in the case of the conference commissioners. The member may be invited to answer factual questions regarding their team, i.e. status of player injuries. An athletic director may be present when other schools from his or her conference are discussed, but he or she may only speak if asked. The selection committee only selects the 36 teams who receive at large bids. Though each conference receives only one automatic bid, the selection committee may select any number of at large teams from each conference. The at large teams generally come from college basketball's top conferences. Many of these at large teams, however, are "on the bubble", meaning their chances of gaining a tournament berth are borderline, and they will not know if they have gained entry until the Selection Sunday bracket announcements. A number of teams essentially know that they are assured of an at large berth no matter their performance in their conference tournament. Most teams in the Top 25 in the national polls or RPI are essentially guaranteed at-large berths even if they do not win their respective conference tournaments. However, teams that have been ranked heading into Selection Sunday, but didn't win their conference tournament, have been left out, or "snubbed", by the selection committee despite what the polls and pundits may say. The MVC has received the most snubs, five RPI top 40 teams excluded, with MO State left out each of the last nine years, despite RPI's of 21, 34, and 36. Hope that helps Eastside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromDaEastSide Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Thirty two teams gain automatic entry through winning their conference's championship, commonly through winning a conference tournament or, in the sole case of the Ivy League, the regular season title. The remaining thirty six teams rely on the selection committee to award them an at large bid in the tournament. The selection process primarily takes place on Selection Sunday(please see above) and the days leading up to it. Selection Sunday is also when the brackets and seeds are released to the public. The selection committee is a ten-member basketball selection committee made up of athletic directors and conference commissioners throughout Division I men's. The committee, whose members serve five-year terms, is chosen to ensure that conferences from around the country are represented. Generally the men's selection committee consists of all men, although there have been exceptions, including Lynn Hickey, who is the second woman to sit on the men's committee, after Charlotte athletic director Judy Rose, who served from 1999-2003. The tournament selection is only part of the committee members' duties. The panel meets year-round, in person or through conference calls, to discuss the tournament and its administration, evaluate teams, assign tournament game officials, and determine future tournament sites.To avoid a potential conflict of interest, committee members must leave the room when their own school is being discussed or schools in the case of the conference commissioners. The member may be invited to answer factual questions regarding their team, i.e. status of player injuries. An athletic director may be present when other schools from his or her conference are discussed, but he or she may only speak if asked. The selection committee only selects the 36 teams who receive at large bids. Though each conference receives only one automatic bid, the selection committee may select any number of at large teams from each conference. The at large teams generally come from college basketball's top conferences. Many of these at large teams, however, are "on the bubble", meaning their chances of gaining a tournament berth are borderline, and they will not know if they have gained entry until the Selection Sunday bracket announcements. A number of teams essentially know that they are assured of an at large berth no matter their performance in their conference tournament. Most teams in the Top 25 in the national polls or RPI are essentially guaranteed at-large berths even if they do not win their respective conference tournaments. However, teams that have been ranked heading into Selection Sunday, but didn't win their conference tournament, have been left out, or "snubbed", by the selection committee despite what the polls and pundits may say. The MVC has received the most snubs, five RPI top 40 teams excluded, with MO State left out each of the last nine years, despite RPI's of 21, 34, and 36. Hope that helps Eastside. Thanks, can't wait to watch at 4pm Mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUfan_42 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 NIT I think actually has a "show" on ESPN8 (The Ocho). If it's almost a sport, we got you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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