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Quote:If you go back 10-12 years and look at the at-large bids. The number of P-6 schools getting those has increased. Not every single year, but the trend has been towards power conferences. If that is not a bias what is?

Again, if you go back 10-12 years, the vast majority of the mid-majors getting bids are no longer mid-majors. With the pool of power conference schools growing by poaching the top mid-major schools, it is much more difficult to build a resume. The power schools are probably colluding to keep mids off their schedules, but I don't think the selection committee is actively trying to shut them out. There is bias, we agree. I just don't think they sit around and strategize how to keep the mid-majors out, but there is certainly bias in the subjective selections.

Quote:And the vast majority of all those extra power schools results in mo' NCAAT money going to power conferences. It is a bias and it is $$$$$$ related.

I don't think having mids in the tournament is hurtful to NCAA $$$. I recall a few years back FGCU vs Georgetown had triple the ratings of Michigan State and I want to say Duke.