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With all the publicity the Missouri Valley has gotten for "cracking the code" of the NCAA RPI formula and using the idea of tougher scheduling to get better and get more teams in the NCAA tournament, it is surprising to see this article.
The Sun Belt Conference is going the opposite direction. They have encouraged their teams to stop playing road games against good teams during the non-conference part of their schedules (guarantee games), and load up with home games against weaker teams to pile up more wins!
Sun Belt commissioner Wright Waters said "Ultimately, [getting in the tournament] is about winning games."
"We looked at where teams win games, and teams have a hard time winning on the road."
The Sun Belt's plan calls for each team to play at least as many games at home or at neutral sites as it does on the road.
Where has this guy been the past few years? Hasn't he noticed this idea usually doesn't work, except in the past when you are just trying to make your record look nice for the NIT selection people. But now even the NIT doesn't pay much attention to record any more.
The Sun Belt Conference is going the opposite direction. They have encouraged their teams to stop playing road games against good teams during the non-conference part of their schedules (guarantee games), and load up with home games against weaker teams to pile up more wins!
Sun Belt commissioner Wright Waters said "Ultimately, [getting in the tournament] is about winning games."
"We looked at where teams win games, and teams have a hard time winning on the road."
The Sun Belt's plan calls for each team to play at least as many games at home or at neutral sites as it does on the road.
Where has this guy been the past few years? Hasn't he noticed this idea usually doesn't work, except in the past when you are just trying to make your record look nice for the NIT selection people. But now even the NIT doesn't pay much attention to record any more.
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