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<blockquote data-quote="Illini2010-11" data-source="post: 2058837" data-attributes="member: 748820"><p>I generally agree, but the issue began when they added the "65th" team (in 2001 tourney) after the Mountain West Conference was added in 1999. It made for a strange setup. The First Four made it worse. Now the bracket is unbalanced the way it is currently sequenced (two regions have 16 seed play ins, while other two regions have the "last 4" in game). I personally think play-in games with the 16 seed are stupid. The "last 4 in" games have generally been very good, and quite a few of these teams have made extended runs in the tournament. </p><p></p><p>For what it is worth, I wish that the tourney stayed with 64 teams, but that is a thing of the past. I think the NCAA can rearrange the way they work the First 4 without an expansion, but I doubt that will be the case given the smoke (and if four teams are ultimately added, it would not be the end of the world--at least it would balance out the brackets). I would actually propose keeping 68 teams and outright eliminating the 16 seed play in games and have the First 4 be games with the last 8 "at large" teams. It would balance out the brackets and avoid the 16 seed games that have no real allure to the general audience. With tv deals, etc., it will be impossible to go back to 64 teams.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Illini2010-11, post: 2058837, member: 748820"] I generally agree, but the issue began when they added the "65th" team (in 2001 tourney) after the Mountain West Conference was added in 1999. It made for a strange setup. The First Four made it worse. Now the bracket is unbalanced the way it is currently sequenced (two regions have 16 seed play ins, while other two regions have the "last 4" in game). I personally think play-in games with the 16 seed are stupid. The "last 4 in" games have generally been very good, and quite a few of these teams have made extended runs in the tournament. For what it is worth, I wish that the tourney stayed with 64 teams, but that is a thing of the past. I think the NCAA can rearrange the way they work the First 4 without an expansion, but I doubt that will be the case given the smoke (and if four teams are ultimately added, it would not be the end of the world--at least it would balance out the brackets). I would actually propose keeping 68 teams and outright eliminating the 16 seed play in games and have the First 4 be games with the last 8 "at large" teams. It would balance out the brackets and avoid the 16 seed games that have no real allure to the general audience. With tv deals, etc., it will be impossible to go back to 64 teams. [/QUOTE]
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