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.
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