"Simple Reason Wisconsin (1-8 Conf Road) And Air Force Gets In And Not Teams Like Florida St....
Reason 1 : Ncaa Wants To Mix In Different Styles (slow Down White Boy Basketball) Into The Mix To Promote More Interest Via Office Bracket Pools, From Workers Who Dont Keep Up With The Season Hardy At All , Until Its Time For The Ol' Office Bracket Pool
Reason 2 : John Q Public Somewhere In Illinois Will More Likely To Bet On These Teams And Games Than A Florida St.
Ncaa Doesnt Want To Make It Look Obvious To Him That The South Produces The Best Athletes/teams, Leaves The Illusion That A Wisconsin Is Just As Bad Ass As A Nc State Or Florida"
The numbers required to produce a team that can win the title is much smaller in basketball than other sports. Ther are plenty of players to go around and geography has really nothing to do with in regards to "promotion" by the NCAA. Last time I looked FSU & UF has as many titles as Wisconsin. And NC State hasn't been badass since Derrick Whittenburg was dribbling for the Pack. I'm not defending Wisconsin, but they deserved to be in the tourney, and arguably has as much basketball tradition as FSU and UF.
The NCAA may be corrupt, and the south as a whole may produce better atheletes. But they don't all attend southern schools. I doubt very seriously that the NCAA is collectively intelligent enough to understand what "John Q" is going to do, much less project a specific profit margin by putting in certain teams based on the racial make up of the teams. John Q will bet on their alma mater, local team, or the advice of some "expert" more so than "white boy slow down ball"..
Ludicrous.