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Re: Why not the top 16
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"Steven W. Rockey" <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:44:04 -0400
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Nathan Hampton wrote in part:
>  Why not take the top 16 (by the PWR or RPI
>or KRACH) and forego any and all automatic bids? The top 16 are the best by
>whatever formula says they are, we can then just argue over the components
>of the formula. But why not the top 12 or 16?

This has some appeal but it eliminates a team that got better in the second 
half and made a great run to their league championship.  I think these 
underdog teams deserve to be in the NCAA.   Of course the flip side is a 
team that is in the bottom of the top 16 but got worse in the second half 
and choked in their league tournament.  I am not so interested in seeing 
them in the NCAA.


Steven W. Rockey
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