(02-26-2015 11:54 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote: As we come down to the wire.
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-...etball-rpi
20. SMU
33. Temple
35. Tulsa
51. Cincinnati
77. UConn
79. Memphis
182. Tulane
211. UCF
242. ECU
255. USF
269. Houston
We know the Big East split & lost some major players
But here's a recap of the last 3 years
@ Large Bid selection for the NCAA Basketball Championship
For the # of nonP5 schools selected
In 2014:
AAC got 3
A 10 got 5
Big East 3
MWC 1
WCC 1
In 2013:
Big East 7
A 10 got 4
MWC 4
MoV 1
Sun Belt 1
WCC 1
In 2012:
Big East 8
A 10 got 3
MWC 3
WCC 2
C USA 1
MoV 1
Notice in 2012 & 13,
18 @ large bids went to nonP5 Conferences
of course almost half went to the 'ol Big East each yr.
In 2014, the total # of @ large bids to nonP5
went down from 18 in 2012/13 to only 13 total @ large bids
I’m no expert, like many on this board
but speculating on this yrs @ large nonP5 bids
Big East up to 5
MoV 1
MWC 1 or 2
WCC 2
A 10 up to 4
AAC 2
16 total would B the most for @ large bids to nonP5 Conferences
That’s also assuming
the fav’s from each of those conferences
wins their conference tourney
A couple of conference tourney upsets,
I’m sure they’ll punish the nonP5’s vs. P5 @ large teams