Mid-majors in the NCAA Tournament

[Bravesfan]

Great point because this is another red herring argument used to exclude non-BCS schools ... why invite them because they won't win it. To using that type of logic would mean that the numbers of teams should be cut down rather than expanded. Since the tournamet was expanded in the 1979, the following seeds have won the tournament:

Seed - Record ----- Champions
1........358-102 (.778 )..15
2........261-110 (.704)....6
3........189-112 (.628 )...4
4........161-115 (.583)....1
5........136-117 (.538 )...0
6........152-114 (.571)....2
7........100-116 (.463)....0
8..........86-115 (.428 )...1

So, if the committee is only going to invite teams that can "win it" ... well, don't bother inviting anyone if they are going to be a 9 seed or higher (BCS or non-BCS) beacuse they ain't going to win it. So there is more to it then just who can win the tournament ... it's about recognizing NCAA schools that have had a great season and giving real student-athletes a chance to experience playing in the NCAA tournament ... that experience should not be the sole privilege of the BCS conferences.

Exactly! And it's also all about the money. If not, then why invite Villanova if they are only going to be seeded 12th. That makes about as much sense as keeping out an ISU or VCU for the same reason.

[TheAsianSensation]

You know all these talking heads are using are the eye test.

Maybe they should turn the eye on themselves and realize you can't use the eye test on mid majors because they don't get the exposure the big boys do.

And therein lies the crux of the problem.

That, and ESPN has more to gain financially in future years by promoting the big boys over the mid-majors.

[Grassman]

Well, Davidson only has 1700 students, and I am sure their fan base isn't too amazingly large. I did expect to see more KU fans though.

Follow The Money.
The money is not in those seats, it is TV advertising.
If people would rather watch David attempt to beat Goliath, as they did in this case. Then perhaps, CBS will want more Davids, mid-majors, and less hyped up Goliaths, BCS!
But I doubt it. Unless the advertisers demand it. The company I work for being one of those.
Believe me, I will point this out to our Marketing department.