That's a commentary on the systems used to determine the champion, not on the

Mar 17, 2015
1:57:39pm

garyfan

competitiveness of the teams that play the two sports. In other words, if college basketball selected a national champion the way college football does, Butler would never have had a chance to get so close to winning it all.

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What is the CFB equivelant of making the tourney? Making a bowl is way too

Blueto

3/17/15 1:10pm

ending the season ranked

TheDeek

3/17/15 1:11pm

This is the correct answer

rggee

3/17/15 1:11pm

Probably the right answer. 337 teams. 68 in. = finished top 20%

Blueto

3/17/15 1:15pm

The majority of the programs w/o a football team have basketball teams that are

garyfan

3/17/15 1:20pm

True, but autobids acount for 20 spots and those are given to the schools you

Blueto

3/17/15 1:26pm

True, but many autobids would have made the tourney anyway.

garyfan

3/17/15 1:29pm

Are those thumbing down really suggesting there aren't many teams with an

garyfan

3/17/15 2:57pm

To be an at-large selection is like being in the top 46-ish teams out of 337.

AZcougLawyer

3/17/15 1:26pm

Yes

ZooBlue

3/17/15 2:41pm

heck no. i HATE the percentage comp...all it means is there are a ton of

nashty

3/17/15 1:26pm

Disagree completely. There are tons of schools all in on hoops, Gonzaga, Nova,

Blueto

3/17/15 1:30pm

Of course there are a few exceptions like those. But there are entire

garyfan

3/17/15 1:48pm

I'd say the ratios of good to garbage are about equal. A school like Butler

Blueto

3/17/15 1:55pm

That's a commentary on the systems used to determine the champion, not on the

garyfan

3/17/15 1:57pm

Yes and no. A run through the tourney by a small school shows the competitive

Blueto

3/17/15 2:14pm

That's easy to dispute because you only reference the schools that are

garyfan

3/17/15 2:17pm

What the...? 7 of the current Top 25 don't play FBS football.

Gentleman Stan

3/17/15 5:18pm

Nobody (including me) is saying there aren't very good basketball teams at

garyfan

3/17/15 10:35pm

MVC is a horrible example. They have 2 Top 20 teams.

Gentleman Stan

3/19/15 9:24pm

I agree with you mostly, but I think a tourney bid is a little harder

CMuehle

3/17/15 1:34pm

This is a good way to measure it

PolarisPrime

3/17/15 3:06pm

Uh....the Cotton Bowl is an NY6 bowl....

rggee

3/17/15 1:11pm

Yes and no

PolarisPrime

3/17/15 3:13pm

The Cotton Bowl is literally an NY6 bowl....

rggee

3/17/15 3:25pm

It is now.

PolarisPrime

3/17/15 4:07pm

What are you talking about? We aren't discussing what bowls BYU has played in.

rggee

3/17/15 4:11pm

LOL - The other thread I am posting on is leaking into this one.

PolarisPrime

3/17/15 4:24pm

8 wins and a bowl

garyfan

3/17/15 1:12pm

No way. That's like making the NIT.

Gentleman Stan

3/17/15 5:21pm

I think that is kind of like a first 4 game.

PolarisPrime

3/17/15 6:25pm

If the majority of the US population is off work the day off the bowl.

LeftOfNormal

3/17/15 1:12pm

the CBI Tourney or the CIT?

calvindyer

3/17/15 1:51pm

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