On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, Adam Wodon wrote:
 
> You're not going to see the MAAC get auto-bids unless the committee is
> expanded to 16 teams.
 
Isn't a conference guaranteed at least one automatic bid, after having
been in existence a certain amount of time?
 
> Jack McDonald (Quinnipiac AD) is pretty certain of this himself, and is
> sure to be lobbying to get the tournament expanded to 16 once the MAAC
> begins.
 
I would be surprised if the NC$$ expanded the tournament. Going to 16
teams would mean that just under 30% of teams would qualify. (16/54*)
 
That would seem to dilute the NC$$ tournament, and serve (in many ways)
to potentially de-emphasize the Conference tournaments. Part of what
makes the conference tournaments exciting is the fact that some of the
teams are fighting for berths. If the tournament is larger, that will not
be as true.
 
See you later,
John
 
*-That takes into account the three new D-I teams in the MAAC, but
assumes no other changes to D-I.
 
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