ProbationDeac
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Yesterday in the NCAA topic after VCU won, a few of you posted that the NCAA tournament wasn't the best way to choose a National Champion in basketball. On Mike and Mike this morning they argued the same thing that and stated "they wouldn't change the tournament but it doesn't do the best job of selecting a national champion." On ESPN first take both analysts argued that the tournament was disappointing because of the upset's. Colin Cowherd argues this every year that underdogs wining is actually bad for sports.
I feel the NCAA tournament gives the most teams rather they are power houses like Duke, UNC, Ohio State, Kansas and other big schools an opportunity to compete for a national championship while allowing smaller low-mid major programs an opportunity to compete as well. I disagree that if the best team doesn't win the tournament that somehow the tournament "fails" or is "disappointing." I wouldn't change the tournament and I think it's one of the best things in sports.
Would you leave the tournament alone or change it? Would anyone support a BCS type system that would select the 2 teams that compete for a national championship? Even in a playoff system I have heard it argued for as many as 8 teams in football. If you did that in the NCAA basketball none of the teams left would have been allowed to compete for a national championship.
Just curious to hear what others think. I like the tournament and enjoy the "madness" but I think some don't and I am curious to hear other arguments.
I feel the NCAA tournament gives the most teams rather they are power houses like Duke, UNC, Ohio State, Kansas and other big schools an opportunity to compete for a national championship while allowing smaller low-mid major programs an opportunity to compete as well. I disagree that if the best team doesn't win the tournament that somehow the tournament "fails" or is "disappointing." I wouldn't change the tournament and I think it's one of the best things in sports.
Would you leave the tournament alone or change it? Would anyone support a BCS type system that would select the 2 teams that compete for a national championship? Even in a playoff system I have heard it argued for as many as 8 teams in football. If you did that in the NCAA basketball none of the teams left would have been allowed to compete for a national championship.
Just curious to hear what others think. I like the tournament and enjoy the "madness" but I think some don't and I am curious to hear other arguments.
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