> As things stand, with 12 of 45 making next year's tourney, that will > result in a ratio of 26.7% NCAA qualifiers. 16 of 45 would be 35.6%. > I don't know how many DivI basketball teams there are - does anyone > know, so we can see the ratio in hoop? It seems to me that the NCAA > is reluctant to go over the magic 1/3 ratio. There are 296 Div. I basketball teams, since there is 64 in the tournament that makes 21.6% of the teams. If you count the 32 teams in the NIT that would make 96 total or 32.4% of the teams. ---------------------------------------------------------- Dean Barker Cray Research, Inc. [log in to unmask] 655F Lone Oak Drive (612) 683-5414 Eagan, MN 55121