Bay Area Billiken Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 https://x.com/goodmanhoops/status/1717965695961477495?s=46&t=jikm5nKg-NlIUjy2c9C9zw https://x.com/mattnorlander/status/1717972549705908352?s=46&t=jikm5nKg-NlIUjy2c9C9zw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 Comments: 1. The Power 6 takeover of College Basketball becomes more visible. While this is just the NIT here and now, is this a foreshadowing of a split of College Basketball into D1-A and D1-AA like in Football? 2. That the dissolving PAC-12 gets 2 bad teams, conference also rans, each getting home games in the NIT is absurd. That applies to any Power 6, but especially one that’s dissolving. 3. In ‘23 the Mountain West was #5 in Conference NET, better than the #6 PAC-12 and #7 ACC. Yet the Mountain West gets no automatic NIT bids and home games, whereas the Power 6 gets 12. 4. On the other hand this should help good SLU teams at least get in the NIT. SLU would need to be in the Top 4 of of the remaining teams to get an NIT home game. I’ve always been opposed to bestowing NIT auto bids on regular season conference champs that don’t win their conference tourneys. That skewed the NIT with too many undeserving low cons that had NIT auto bids at the expense of better teams, like SLU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 I think this was a reaction to the report that Fox was trying to organize a Power conference only postseason tournament. If the NCAA allowed that to compete with the NIT and NCAA tournament, they give up control, so they needed to do something to kill that, and this was the answer. I also wonder if there won’t be more pressure on the selection committee to put even more Power conference teams in the NCAA tournament to maintain their control over it. I fully expect the NCAA tournament to expand to 96 teams as their ultimate solution to the problem. I don’t think it’s good news for SLU, the real issue for teams in all conferences outside of the Power conferences is going to be win your conference tournament, otherwise there is nothing for you in post season play at all. Expect even fewer extra bids for non-conference winners, until you see them expand the tournament to 96, then you might see some stabilization for mid-major non-conference winners in terms of numbers making it into the NCAAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 If this new NIT formula had been in effect in ‘23, 7 lower mid-majors and low cons would have been out of the NIT. I am ok with that. That would have helped SLU in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 In March no one cares about the NIT. No one wants to be in the Not Invited Tourney. In October it suddenly becomes important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 The goal remains the NCAA Tourney. Like implementation of the NET, this announcement re the NIT conveys more about the deference given the Power 6 by the NCAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUMS81 Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 The NCAA needs to open up the year-end tournament to every D-1 school. Give byes to the top teams. This would only add a couple of rounds to the event. Every single team would have at least a chance. Big boys would still get their precious money. almaman likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLU_Lax Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Problem is that would render the regular season nearly meaningless. TheA_Bomb likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUMS81 Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Regular season would determine seeding, ranking and possible bye rounds. almaman likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 5 hours ago, SLU_Lax said: Problem is that would render the regular season nearly meaningless. Doesn't seem to affect high school across America that all teams make the playoffs. AGB91 and almaman like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 The portal actually now opens 7 days after selection Sunday through a recent change. But his point remains valid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 People only care about the NIT if their team is in. Hence the move to teams with more fans to get more viewers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 It takes a real type of A-Hole to try and take the greatest sporting event in the world (NCAA tourney not the NIt) and ruin it just so some rich jerkoffs can become slightly richer. AGB91 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 1 hour ago, dlarry said: It takes a real type of A-Hole to try and take the greatest sporting event in the world (NCAA tourney not the NIt) and ruin it just so some rich jerkoffs can become slightly richer. Where have you been for the last 30 years. Nothing new here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 1 hour ago, cheeseman said: Where have you been for the last 30 years. Nothing new here. 30 years ago they were doing things that pissed me off but I always thought they would figure it out. Now I can clearly see the end of what make argue tournament great and it’s not far away. cheeseman likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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