(07-21-2021 09:50 PM)BraveKnight Wrote:  

(07-21-2021 09:48 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(07-21-2021 09:44 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  The better question is, will Navy stay in a watered down AAC?

How about Wichita State?

Navy might go back to being indy, though not if that means they have no reasonable path to a spot in a 12-team playoff

Wichita probably stays because even a compromised AAC is better than any options they have (unless the B12 adds them to reinforce hoops). Big East isn't calling, A10 is too far and they're not going back to the MVC

MWC might be an option for Wichita. An AAC with ECU, Tulane, usf, Tulsa, and Temple left is not very appealing.

It becomes both an issue with membership numbers with the AAC and a problem with geography.

If ECU, Tulane, USF, Tulsa and Temple were all in the same region it would help but they are all in different regions. They also do not have good basketball programs that would entice others to join up with.

The AAC right now is praying that it just loses 1 or 2 schools to the XII and continue on. P6 of course is DOA and the P5/G5 designation is going to retire out with the playoff. If they lose more than 2 they are going to be in really big trouble.

We don't know what else is going to happen yet. B1G/PAC/ACC might circle the XII like vultures and pick off remaining teams.

B1G (KU, ISU)
ACC (WVU, UC)
PAC (TT, OU)
XII (UH, SMU, Tulsa, Tulane, Memphis, UCF, USF)

That would leave just Temple, ECU and Navy to get placed into a conference.