consideration for an at-large spot. In the scenario you laid out in your OP it indicated a team like St. Mary's not being a bid thief because it would take BYU's spot. That is absolutely incorrect. That would be the exact definition of a bid thief if that were to happen as they would take the final spot away from whoever was sitting in that last at-large spot (whether it be BYU or whether it be another team like Temple or Texas A&M).