I guess it will be, “They are not as bad as their 9-21 record looks. They play in a power conference which means its tougher to win against other teams with 10-20 records.”
What makes me wonder is why they did not produce a 2020 NET ranking that shows the before and after rankings due to these changes. Something tells me that some of these teams would no longer be in the Top 10 anymore:
Sounds like quality losses are getting even more important. Beating a 20 win Richmond team by 40 may not be as impressive as losing by 40 to a top 5 Duke, since scoring margin is gone too.
Not that tough…we were a 2 bid conference this past year most likely and UH looks to be the only reasonable lock to be bid worthy this coming season. I expect a couple others can get there but point being this league has declined significantly since first started.
We need Temple to get back to where have been for sure. Memphis needs to figure it out as well. Cincy and Wichita should keep doing well.
I suspect Memphis will be right there…or pretty close. They’re bringing back quite a bit of talent who now have a year under their belts. I see the AAC as 1a. Houston and a distant 1b. Memphis. Injuries and guys bolting for the NBA could easily swap those two spots.
Cincy’s future hinges alot on whether Jarron Cumberland returns for his sixth senior season.
It sounds like they are giving strength of schedule demerits to schools in non-power 5 conferences like how they do football. Someone here already said it’s about money and trying to get more P5s in the tournament will give P5s more money.
It’s also been shown the NCAA makes more money when more blue bloods make it far in the tournament. The Cinderella story is fun the first weekend, but then people want to see the Duke and Kentucky types play on. I would guess the goal is to bump those good mid major programs down a few seeds to make it harder for them and make all bubble teams the brand names.
I’m exactly the opposite. I love seeing 10+ seeds making it to the Sweet 16 and on. Watching Kentucky, Duke and Kansas get there every year is like watching the Patriots wine Super Bowl after Super Bowl.
I had tickets to the 2011 Final Four in Houston and I was not excited when it was Butler, UConn, Kentucky and VCU as the field. That was the final where Butler shot 25% from the field and scored 40 points while the two teams battled to a riveting 22-19 (edit: halftime) score…yea.