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MBB | More madness? Jim Boeheim is one of many who wants to expand the Tournament

Abstract:
Had it been a few years ago, Maryland head coach Gary Williams said he could have rested easy on Selection Sunday.

But it was 2008, and his team's 18-14 record, 8-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, no longer warranted an NCAA bid.

Not necessarily impressive numbers, especially considering the Terrapins lost in the first round of the ACC tournament, all but dooming their NCAA hopes....

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Scott

posted 3/27/08 @ 6:36 AM EST

The tournament is perfect as is. The ones whining are the ones on the bubble a fairly regular basis. Part of the appeal of the tournement is the success of the little guys, the Sienas, the Davidsons, the George Masons that are competing. If they expand the tournament even more, these are the teams that will get an even lower seed, thus making their advance to the sweet sixteen even more difficult.

Would I have loved to have seen SU in the Big Dance this year? You bet, but this year they didn't deserve it.

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student

posted 3/27/08 @ 9:15 AM EST

I think the tournament would be better if there were no "automatic" bids. You win your conference tournament? Great, let the committee decide if that's enough to get you in the tournament. Can anyone really say that it's only the "best 65 teams" who make it? None of the 14, 15, or 16 seed teams "deserved" to be in over programs such as Syracuse, VTech, Maryland, and yes, UMass.

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