>  The Big 10 is one of the most competitive conferences in the country in
>  basketball, with teams like Michigan, Ohio St, Indiana, etc.  A post-season
>  tournament would generate tons of money for the conference, yet they choose
>  to place ALL the emphasis on the regular season.  All the controversy over
>  a lesser team getting hot and upsetting the top teams would be eliminated.
 
Even the Big Ten is going to a tournament format in the near future.  I guess
the T.V. money was too lucrative.
 
     - pat
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