SportsIllustrated only show 64 teams on their front-page bracket lineup (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/) ... which seems logical since if you eliminate half in each round: 64 - 32 - 16 - 8 - 4 - 2 - Champion. Why start with 65 ... and where in the schedule does the 65th team fit-in ... who has to play an extra match?
2007-03-12 13:38:29 · 7 answers · asked by gregmond 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Hey JimH ... go easy. I live in Australia, which makes it difficult to follow NCAA hoops. Even with the web, it's difficult to find out WHY this "play-in" game exists. Thanks for your answer!
2007-03-12 15:13:55 · update #1
In 2001 the Mountain West conference was formed rendering the need for 65 teams because they didn't want to drop an at large bid.
The worst ranked two teams in the tournament (Florida A&M And Niagra this year) must play each other in a play in game in Dayton, Ohio every year with the winner going to face a #1 seed.
2007-03-12 13:42:19 · answer #1 · answered by pills to offset the shakes 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It replaced into once sixty 4 communities and, a number of years in the past, yet another small convention replaced into formed giving them an computerized bid into the tourney. the money-grubbing commissioners of the major conferences determined that particularly than lose an extra beneficial at-tremendous bid into the journey for a mediocre, major convention team, they could make 2 of the small convention champions play off adverse to one yet another to make it into the tourney. It has no longer some thing to do with competition, exhilaration, commencing the tourney off early or a favor for yet another television sport. It replaced into strictly about funds and the major convention commisioners exhibiting their muscle by ability of ruining the organic sanctity of a sixty 4 team journey and getting an invitation to an extra beneficial of the 'vast' faculties.
2016-12-01 22:00:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Where have you been? This is not thee first year we've had 65 teams. The 65th team will come from a game being played tomorrow. Check the bracket and schedule in your paper.
2007-03-12 13:43:46 · answer #3 · answered by jim h 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
niagra and florida A&M are #64 and 65. they added a conference (and thus another automatic qualifier), but didn't want to give up an at large bid to a power conference so made a 'play-in' game on tuesday and the winner will face Kansas
2007-03-12 13:41:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Florida A&M and Niagra have the "play in" game on 3/13.
2007-03-12 13:42:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a play-in game. Winner of that game gets the final spot.
2007-03-12 13:41:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The NCAA has its own "Leap Tournament". They have to add an extra team every few years or so.
2007-03-12 13:41:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋