bradley
PhD Student
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Age: 74
Reg: 01-15-16
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03-11-18 08:41 AM - Post#251833
In response to Big R&B Truth
Of course, Cornell was understandably joyous to be the 4th seed and participate in IvyMadness and good for them and Coach Earl. They finished the season at 12-16 with a #267 KenPom rating. They would have been a play in team at the Big Dance and make a very quick and hard exit from the tournament.
Another example would be to watch the faces of the 2015-16 Valpariso team that finished their conference 16-2 and 26-6 overall after not getting an invitation to play in the NCAA tournament. They lost to Green Bay in their conference tournament and were a NCAA bubble team but did not get in, probably because they were a mid-major team. They beat Florida State, St. Mary, BYU etc and lost in the NIT final.
Many conferences are now looking as to how to assist the #1 seed in the regular season. Sounds like Robin Harris and crew will consider it when they meet with the ADs. They should as IvyMadness continues on.
When the IL men truly become a two bid league like the IL women are becoming, there will be much less to no opposition to IvyMadness.
All of the discussion becomes somewhat moot for this year if the top regular season teams also win IvyMadness.
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