Play in round for the NCAA's

[Jalapeño Zippy]

According to this article the last four teams 'in' will play for 2 spots. Am I reading this correctly?

http://www.daytonflyers.com/news/index.html?article_id=6914

[MDZip]

According to this article the last four teams 'in' will play for 2 spots. Am I reading this correctly?

http://www.daytonflyers.com/news/index.html?article_id=6914

It means that there will be two games like last year and two others. The four teams ranked the lowest will play in two games (say 65 vs 68 and 66 vs 67) for the right to play a couple of #1 seeds. There will also be two games with the lowest at-large teams teams playing each other, so say two games for #12 seeds play each other for the right to play a #5. Effectively there would be six #12's and six #16's in the tournament.

[Z.I.P.]

According to this article the last four teams 'in' will play for 2 spots. Am I reading this correctly?

http://www.daytonflyers.com/news/index.html?article_id=6914

What they mean is the last four AT-LARGE teams. This is just another way to screw any possible Mid-Majors that might sneak in, while not touching Northern Arizona or Alcorn State. They don't have the balls to do this to their vaunted automatic qualifiers, a dozen or more of whom are worse than any at-large selection. Am I not correct, that the "bottom-four" at large teams will get stuck with 16 seeds?

[zippyman23]

According to this article the last four teams 'in' will play for 2 spots. Am I reading this correctly?

http://www.daytonflyers.com/news/index.html?article_id=6914

What they mean is the last four AT-LARGE teams. This is just another way to screw any possible Mid-Majors that might sneak in, while not touching Northern Arizona or Alcorn State. They don't have the balls to do this to their vaunted automatic qualifiers, a dozen or more of whom are worse than any at-large selection. Am I not correct, that the "bottom-four" at large teams will get stuck with 16 seeds?

The bottom four at-large teams will likely be 11-13 seeds, or wherever they would be have been seeded.

[skip-zip]

I'm just wondering why they can't ever pick another place besides Dayton to host these play-in games

[Zipmeister]

I'm just wondering why they can't ever pick another place besides Dayton to host these play-in games

Cause 12K will show up at the UD Arena to watch a girl's game between two teams from Idaho.

[Z.I.P.]

According to this article the last four teams 'in' will play for 2 spots. Am I reading this correctly?

http://www.daytonflyers.com/news/index.html?article_id=6914

What they mean is the last four AT-LARGE teams. This is just another way to screw any possible Mid-Majors that might sneak in, while not touching Northern Arizona or Alcorn State. They don't have the balls to do this to their vaunted automatic qualifiers, a dozen or more of whom are worse than any at-large selection. Am I not correct, that the "bottom-four" at large teams will get stuck with 16 seeds?

The bottom four at-large teams will likely be 11-13 seeds, or wherever they would be have been seeded.

Then explain why they are being forced to play an extra game -- just to wear themselves out before taking on the BCS Boys? I may be full of Okolehau, but I trust the NCAA Selection Committee about as far as I can throw 'em.

[zippyman23]

According to this article the last four teams 'in' will play for 2 spots. Am I reading this correctly?

http://www.daytonflyers.com/news/index.html?article_id=6914

What they mean is the last four AT-LARGE teams. This is just another way to screw any possible Mid-Majors that might sneak in, while not touching Northern Arizona or Alcorn State. They don't have the balls to do this to their vaunted automatic qualifiers, a dozen or more of whom are worse than any at-large selection. Am I not correct, that the "bottom-four" at large teams will get stuck with 16 seeds?

The bottom four at-large teams will likely be 11-13 seeds, or wherever they would be have been seeded.

Then explain why they are being forced to play an extra game -- just to wear themselves out before taking on the BCS Boys? I may be full of Okolehau, but I trust the NCAA Selection Committee about as far as I can throw 'em.

Well, if you add 3 teams to the dance, someone is going to have to play an additional game. Might as well include the 3 teams that wouldn't have gotten in otherwise. This only affects the team that would have been the last team in under the old format.

[Z.I.P.]

According to this article the last four teams 'in' will play for 2 spots. Am I reading this correctly?

http://www.daytonflyers.com/news/index.html?article_id=6914

What they mean is the last four AT-LARGE teams. This is just another way to screw any possible Mid-Majors that might sneak in, while not touching Northern Arizona or Alcorn State. They don't have the balls to do this to their vaunted automatic qualifiers, a dozen or more of whom are worse than any at-large selection. Am I not correct, that the "bottom-four" at large teams will get stuck with 16 seeds?

The bottom four at-large teams will likely be 11-13 seeds, or wherever they would be have been seeded.

Then explain why they are being forced to play an extra game -- just to wear themselves out before taking on the BCS Boys? I may be full of Okolehau, but I trust the NCAA Selection Committee about as far as I can throw 'em.

Well, if you add 3 teams to the dance, someone is going to have to play an additional game. Might as well include the 3 teams that wouldn't have gotten in otherwise. This only affects the team that would have been the last team in under the old format.

And my point is that if anyone is forced to play additional teams, it should be the LOWEST RANKED teams -- not the lowest ranked AT-LARGE teams. As I've been saying, the lowest-seeded at-large team is usually a 12 seed. That leaves about 16 automatic berth conference champions who are lower seeds. Let THEM play in Dayton!

[zippyman23]

According to this article the last four teams 'in' will play for 2 spots. Am I reading this correctly?

http://www.daytonflyers.com/news/index.html?article_id=6914

What they mean is the last four AT-LARGE teams. This is just another way to screw any possible Mid-Majors that might sneak in, while not touching Northern Arizona or Alcorn State. They don't have the balls to do this to their vaunted automatic qualifiers, a dozen or more of whom are worse than any at-large selection. Am I not correct, that the "bottom-four" at large teams will get stuck with 16 seeds?

The bottom four at-large teams will likely be 11-13 seeds, or wherever they would be have been seeded.

Then explain why they are being forced to play an extra game -- just to wear themselves out before taking on the BCS Boys? I may be full of Okolehau, but I trust the NCAA Selection Committee about as far as I can throw 'em.

Well, if you add 3 teams to the dance, someone is going to have to play an additional game. Might as well include the 3 teams that wouldn't have gotten in otherwise. This only affects the team that would have been the last team in under the old format.

And my point is that if anyone is forced to play additional teams, it should be the LOWEST RANKED teams -- not the lowest ranked AT-LARGE teams. As I've been saying, the lowest-seeded at-large team is usually a 12 seed. That leaves about 16 automatic berth conference champions who are lower seeds. Let THEM play in Dayton!

They wouldn't have gotten in otherwise, so they are not being forced to play an additional team. They are getting an opportunity to play into the tourney, something that they otherwise would not have had an opportunity to do. There's still 2 play-in games for 16-seeds, which means that ultimately after expansion, the field of 64 has 1 more at large team, and one less automatic bid. It's definitely not screwing over an at-large teams.