(04-04-2017 02:47 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(04-04-2017 02:35 PM)ken d Wrote:  

(04-04-2017 01:41 PM)Chuck_A Wrote:  

(04-04-2017 01:35 PM)ken d Wrote:  Why does any one bid league want to get bigger? All that does is reduce each team's share of the tournament money, and probably increase travel issues a little.

The only reason they shouldn't all be at 8 is that then some of them would have to be no-bid leagues, since the major conferences aren't going to allow more than 32 autobids.

Obviously they figure if they get the "best" of the other "one bid" league, then possibly that'll add another bid to the expanding league. If the rpi and SOS are good, it just might work.

But if the "best" of the other league has an RPI over 100, just like yours does, that's never going to get you a second bid. One of yours is going to get left out, while a team from the conference you just raided will send its RPI #150 team to the dance instead. That is true for about 20 of the 32 existing conferences every year, and more than 20 some years.

Why expand beyond 8? Guaranteed home games.

An 8 team league only guarantees you 7 home games, with 7 away games, and then you have to struggle to fill the remaining 14+ slots.

10 team league adds two home, two away, cutting your OOC needs to 10+

11 teams (with double round gets you another home and away guaranteed.