NCAA President, Mark Emmert, discussed yesterday the realistic possibility of modeling the NBA and having an NCAA Tournament in a bubble. Regarding the number of teams that would qualify in this potential scenario, he said, "Starting with 64 teams is tough.Thirty-two, OK, maybe that's a more manageable number."
Emmert believes 32 teams is more manageable. Interesting enough, there are 32 conferences. If basketball starts up in January, and the OOC season is nixed, it seems plausible that only automatic-bids would be eligible for the tournament. How crazy would that be? Big 12 and Big Ten are stacked with multiple FF contenders. ACC has a few upper echelon teams, as well. Would be crazy to have a 32-team tournament and potentially see Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, and North Carolina all miss out. Could make for an incredibly unique season. Thoughts?
Emmert believes 32 teams is more manageable. Interesting enough, there are 32 conferences. If basketball starts up in January, and the OOC season is nixed, it seems plausible that only automatic-bids would be eligible for the tournament. How crazy would that be? Big 12 and Big Ten are stacked with multiple FF contenders. ACC has a few upper echelon teams, as well. Would be crazy to have a 32-team tournament and potentially see Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, and North Carolina all miss out. Could make for an incredibly unique season. Thoughts?