On Sat, 12 Apr 1997, Greg R. Berge wrote:
 
> First, this doesn't follow.  Getting an undeserved auto bid and losing 11-1
> every year won't help the new conference, while if 1+ members of the new
> conference qualify by PWR (or whatever system the NC$$ is then using) all
> well and good.  I don't think anyone is suggesting that the new teams be
> *barred* from the tournament.  That would be cause for complaint; denial of
> an auto-bid to an unproven conference with no history of competitiveness
> against the established teams is reasonable.
 
How would an autobid for the new conference compare to the independent
bid several years ago?
 
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