> Look at the basketball tourney, those questions still come up. Does
> Southwest Missouri State at 23-2 or Michigan at 17-13 deserve to be in.
>
> Looking at last year, I think that a team like QU deserves that spot for
> their play over an at-large like Denver.
>
The answer to the first question should be with out a doubt yes, your
talking about a big ten school opposed to a team SMSU that plays in a second
tier league. Same goes for QU, until they prove they can beat someone like a
BU or BC or Michigan, Minnesota, UND Wisconsin or some one other than a
second tier team I say no.
 
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