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Can't see it surviving...better off to find a niche as an opening weekend, T-giving or XMAS Tourney
They need to start the tournament sooner.
It should be better than both the CIT and the CBI! They need to jump on teams early. Possibly work out Conference deals with the second place non-NIT, non-NCAA invitee.
Need to get some official conference tie-ins. And maybe let losing teams play an additional game or 2 to get fans to commit to the trip.

Imagine if they secured official ties from:
2 Pac-12 teams
2 MWC teams
2 Big Sky teams
2 Big West teams
2 WCC teams
2 WAC teams

And then 4 at larges (probably made up from the above conferences, unless someone just wanted in). And every team was guaranteed at least 3 games so fans would want to come out for a long weekend.
(03-12-2017 03:43 PM)jhn31 Wrote: [ -> ]Need to get some official conference tie-ins. And maybe let losing teams play an additional game or 2 to get fans to commit to the trip.

Imagine if they secured official ties from:
2 Pac-12 teams
2 MWC teams
2 Big Sky teams
2 Big West teams
2 WCC teams
2 WAC teams

And then 4 at larges (probably made up from the above conferences, unless someone just wanted in). And every team was guaranteed at least 3 games so fans would want to come out for a long weekend.

Actually I think you might have the best idea...make it a western based tourney. However, between the CBI/CIT and this I think there should only be one extra tourney.
(03-12-2017 08:55 PM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-12-2017 03:43 PM)jhn31 Wrote: [ -> ]Need to get some official conference tie-ins. And maybe let losing teams play an additional game or 2 to get fans to commit to the trip.

Imagine if they secured official ties from:
2 Pac-12 teams
2 MWC teams
2 Big Sky teams
2 Big West teams
2 WCC teams
2 WAC teams

And then 4 at larges (probably made up from the above conferences, unless someone just wanted in). And every team was guaranteed at least 3 games so fans would want to come out for a long weekend.

Actually I think you might have the best idea...make it a western based tourney. However, between the CBI/CIT and this I think there should only be one extra tourney.

I remember posting something like this last year, but the third-tier tournaments should reorganize as three 8-team regional events — one in Vegas, one in New Orleans, one in Florida or the Bahamas or whatever. Maybe a fourth in Chicago or Boston or something. Every team gets three games and they make a weekend event out of it.
(03-12-2017 10:45 PM)Cyniclone Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-12-2017 08:55 PM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-12-2017 03:43 PM)jhn31 Wrote: [ -> ]Need to get some official conference tie-ins. And maybe let losing teams play an additional game or 2 to get fans to commit to the trip.

Imagine if they secured official ties from:
2 Pac-12 teams
2 MWC teams
2 Big Sky teams
2 Big West teams
2 WCC teams
2 WAC teams

And then 4 at larges (probably made up from the above conferences, unless someone just wanted in). And every team was guaranteed at least 3 games so fans would want to come out for a long weekend.

Actually I think you might have the best idea...make it a western based tourney. However, between the CBI/CIT and this I think there should only be one extra tourney.

I remember posting something like this last year, but the third-tier tournaments should reorganize as three 8-team regional events — one in Vegas, one in New Orleans, one in Florida or the Bahamas or whatever. Maybe a fourth in Chicago or Boston or something. Every team gets three games and they make a weekend event out of it.

Yes...that sounds pretty good too. Probably have to leave the Bahamas off due to the passport issue and expensive travel. Make several regional tourneys...8 teams over 3 days. Everyone plays 3 games. Gotta be in 2nd tiered cities...lower pricing and the locals might actually support. Making it regional many of the teams can probably bus to the games.
(03-11-2017 10:32 PM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ]Can't see it surviving...better off to find a niche as an opening weekend, T-giving or XMAS Tourney

MGM Grand already sponsors such an event Thanksgiving week. Eight total teams invited, four play in the "heavyweight" division, and four in the "middleweight".

Fort 2017, the heavy weight teams are UNLV, Ole Miss, Rice, and Utah.

https://www.fanragsports.com/news/source...ain-event/
(03-15-2017 02:37 PM)ESE84 Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-11-2017 10:32 PM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ]Can't see it surviving...better off to find a niche as an opening weekend, T-giving or XMAS Tourney

MGM Grand already sponsors such an event Thanksgiving week. Eight total teams invited, four play in the "heavyweight" division, and four in the "middleweight".

Fort 2017, the heavy weight teams are UNLV, Ole Miss, Rice, and Utah.

https://www.fanragsports.com/news/source...ain-event/

Damn, I know the heavyweights aren't what they used to be, but damn.
With 32 conferences, there could be 4 16-team third tier tournaments (conferences have 2 bids unless otherwise noted):

Las Vegas - WAC, WCC, Big West, Big Sky, Pac 12, MWC, Summit (1 team), Big 12 (1 team), Southland (1 team), C-USA (1 team)
Hartford - NEC, AEC, MAAC, Patriot, CAA (1 team), ACC (1 team), MEAC, Ivy, Big East (1 team), A-10 (1 team)
Nashville - Big South, A-Sun, ACC (1 team), CAA (1 team), SEC, SBC, C-USA (1 team), Southland (1 team), SoCon, SWAC
Chicago - AAC, OVC, Big 10, Big 12 (1 team), Summit (1 team), MAC, Horizon, MVC, A-10 (1 team), Big East (1 team)

With the NCAA and NIT, that would be a total of 164 teams in postseason play, slightly less than half of the 351 teams currently in Division I.
(03-15-2017 08:10 PM)chargeradio Wrote: [ -> ]With 32 conferences, there could be 4 16-team third tier tournaments (conferences have 2 bids unless otherwise noted):

Las Vegas - WAC, WCC, Big West, Big Sky, Pac 12, MWC, Summit (1 team), Big 12 (1 team), Southland (1 team), C-USA (1 team)
Hartford - NEC, AEC, MAAC, Patriot, CAA (1 team), ACC (1 team), MEAC, Ivy, Big East (1 team), A-10 (1 team)
Nashville - Big South, A-Sun, ACC (1 team), CAA (1 team), SEC, SBC, C-USA (1 team), Southland (1 team), SoCon, SWAC
Chicago - AAC, OVC, Big 10, Big 12 (1 team), Summit (1 team), MAC, Horizon, MVC, A-10 (1 team), Big East (1 team)

With the NCAA and NIT, that would be a total of 164 teams in postseason play, slightly less than half of the 351 teams currently in Division I.
The question is whether there would be that much interest in playing in a third tier post-season tournament ... with 16 in the CBI and 26 in the CIT, and the LV16 "on hiatus", that was only interest from 42 schools this year.

And while the CBI is supposed to be open to teams from "power" conferences, only three of the 16 come from multi-bid NCAA conferences ... two from the A10, one from the WCC. Getting an open-ended commitment from the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, SEC, Big12 or PAC12 for even one team would seem to be difficult, when none of them seem very interested in taking third tier tournament spots that are theirs for the taking right now.

Three tournaments, each with eight commitments and eight at large spots, with the contract conferences having first call on a second spot, might give a threshold of confidence that the tournament would go ahead, and enough flexibility to make it worthwhile making the commitment. If all three got up, that would kill off the CBI and likely the CIT as well.

Say:

Las Vegas - WCC, WAC, Big West, Big Sky, MWC, Summit, Southland, MVC

Nashville: AAC, CUSA, SBC, MAC, SoCon, OVC, Horizon, SWAC

Hartford: A10, NEC, AEC, MAAC, Patriot, CAA, MEAC, Ivy
(03-16-2017 02:16 AM)BruceMcF Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-15-2017 08:10 PM)chargeradio Wrote: [ -> ]With 32 conferences, there could be 4 16-team third tier tournaments (conferences have 2 bids unless otherwise noted):

Las Vegas - WAC, WCC, Big West, Big Sky, Pac 12, MWC, Summit (1 team), Big 12 (1 team), Southland (1 team), C-USA (1 team)
Hartford - NEC, AEC, MAAC, Patriot, CAA (1 team), ACC (1 team), MEAC, Ivy, Big East (1 team), A-10 (1 team)
Nashville - Big South, A-Sun, ACC (1 team), CAA (1 team), SEC, SBC, C-USA (1 team), Southland (1 team), SoCon, SWAC
Chicago - AAC, OVC, Big 10, Big 12 (1 team), Summit (1 team), MAC, Horizon, MVC, A-10 (1 team), Big East (1 team)

With the NCAA and NIT, that would be a total of 164 teams in postseason play, slightly less than half of the 351 teams currently in Division I.
The question is whether there would be that much interest in playing in a third tier post-season tournament ... with 16 in the CBI and 26 in the CIT, and the LV16 "on hiatus", that was only interest from 42 schools this year.

And while the CBI is supposed to be open to teams from "power" conferences, only three of the 16 come from multi-bid NCAA conferences ... two from the A10, one from the WCC. Getting an open-ended commitment from the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, SEC, Big12 or PAC12 for even one team would seem to be difficult, when none of them seem very interested in taking third tier tournament spots that are theirs for the taking right now.

Three tournaments, each with eight commitments and eight at large spots, with the contract conferences having first call on a second spot, might give a threshold of confidence that the tournament would go ahead, and enough flexibility to make it worthwhile making the commitment. If all three got up, that would kill off the CBI and likely the CIT as well.

Say:

Las Vegas - WCC, WAC, Big West, Big Sky, MWC, Summit, Southland, MVC

Nashville: AAC, CUSA, SBC, MAC, SoCon, OVC, Horizon, SWAC

Hartford: A10, NEC, AEC, MAAC, Patriot, CAA, MEAC, Ivy

This year, the ACC couldn't have sent anybody to a tourney other than the NCAA or the NIT. There were only three teams not invited to one of those, and they all had losing records.

It's hard for me to see much value in these new tourneys like the CIT and CBI. Is one considered a step above the other, or does nobody care? I know I couldn't name a single team in either of them. And once the NCAAT starts, who is watching them besides family and friends?

Maybe they could be repurposed by having four 8 team regionals with all the one-bid conference regular season and conference tournament champs and at-larges playing the week before the Big Dance. Two teams from each of these regionals could earn their way into the NCAAT..
FTR the CBI is considered better than the CIT. The Vegas 16 is a wild card because it's so new. We have yet to see what kind of niche it can carve.
(03-17-2017 01:07 PM)_C2_ Wrote: [ -> ]FTR the CBI is considered better than the CIT. The Vegas 16 is a wild card because it's so new. We have yet to see what kind of niche it can carve.

It didn't carve any niche. That's why they're not having it or even planned to have it this year. They did not book an arena. They are done.
(03-17-2017 04:21 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-17-2017 01:07 PM)_C2_ Wrote: [ -> ]FTR the CBI is considered better than the CIT. The Vegas 16 is a wild card because it's so new. We have yet to see what kind of niche it can carve.

It didn't carve any niche. That's why they're not having it or even planned to have it this year. They did not book an arena. They are done.
Yeah, it looks like their original model fell over. Hence the preceding discussion about a different model, which commitments from conferences to send a school. I'd still think that it would need to be paired with a commitment to accept a second school, if one is interested, in order to get up, which implies eight "conference nominated" schools, eight at-large picks, with nominating conferences get first crack.

(03-17-2017 10:02 AM)ken d Wrote: [ -> ]This year, the ACC couldn't have sent anybody to a tourney other than the NCAA or the NIT. There were only three teams not invited to one of those, and they all had losing records.
The CBI does not actually require a winning record, but you'd need to have a young team that started to get in gear mid-season to want to go to the post-season after a losing season.

Need a winning record to go to the CIT, but it's not open to power conference schools. It was original established, explicitly designed and still primarily serves a role for mid-major conference who have much fewer opportunities for post-season play and some teams every year who think that it might be beneficial experience.

Quote: It's hard for me to see much value in these new tourneys like the CIT and CBI. Is one considered a step above the other, or does nobody care?
The CBI would generally be considered a step above the CIT ... the presence of three schools from multi-bid conferences (through none from the power six, unlike some previous years) is obviously not just because the CBI is open to those conferences, but also because they accepted the invite. Now, the absence of any power conference schools may indicate that it's limited cachet is waning, but it could just be that the none of the teams who'd consider it got left out of the NIT.

The reason for the CIT's existence is the limited opportunities for post-season play for schools in single-bid conferences ... who often don't won't get an NIT at-large bid either, so will only get two in the NCAA/NIT if their regular season champion gets knocked out of the tourney and takes an NIT autobid.

As far as the reason for the CBI's existence, I couldn't give you one. With less interest in the CBI from multi-bid conferences than in some previous years, it's been relying more heavily on the same conferences that the CIT was created for ... hence the CIT only getting 26 schools into 32 slots.

As far as additional game time and additional experience in knock-out tournament play for young teams in conferences that often get no at-large bids from either the NCAA or the NIT, the CIT alone would be enough to play that role. But the CIT cannot shoulder the mostly obsolete CBI aside, so long as the CBI continues to attract teams from the second tier of multi-bid conferences. And the CBI might have trouble expanding to 24 teams with the top eight seeded, since getting schools to pay to host the first game only to be guaranteed to be playing on the road in the second might be difficult.

Quote: Maybe they could be repurposed by having four 8 team regionals with all the one-bid conference regular season and conference tournament champs and at-larges playing the week before the Big Dance.
If they are play-ins for the NCAA, they wouldn't be re-purposing these tournaments as much as replacing them. But that seems unlikely, since the networks really don't need anywhere near that many teams auditioning for the role of Cinderella.
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