Perfect Playoff Bracket

[IUPNation]

I don't think getting "nation" responses impacts the rest of the board like it impacts your own reputation. It would make sense if "nation" did orchestrated and thorough takedowns. But "nation" just makes up insults nobody else can understand and it makes "nation" look bad.

Look at the post count on this thread. General Discussion barely gets posts but I throw grenades and the numbers go up.

[GorillaTeacher]

Look at the post count on this thread. General Discussion barely gets posts but I throw grenades and the numbers go up.,

Terrible assumption.

[IUPNation]

Terrible assumption.

Is it?

Is it really?

[chargerblue]

Is it?

Is it really?

Yes. Yes it is. Simply awful.

[Brandon]

Look at the post count on this thread. General Discussion barely gets posts but I throw grenades and the numbers go up.

Has nothing at all to do with the topic being extremely relevant.

[GorillaTeacher]

Terrible assumption.

Also, you keep getting censored by Brandon. So now our responses to you seem like they don’t make sense.

[Gliac_fan10]

This is not by any means the “perfect” bracket but I have been trying to figure out simple solutions that the NCAA might actually implement. So I stuck to regions (for the most part), 28 teams, and factored in the NCAA trying to still save money. I first flipped the GLIAC and LSC (like many here have suggested). Then I still seeded the regions 1-4. So the top for in each region are in the tournament and are seeded (like they are currently seeded). Then to fill out the field I abandoned the region selection process and selected 12 “at large” teams (there is probably an argument on who the 12 could be). After the 12 unseeded or at large teams where selected I placed them into each region based on geography. Matchups would then still be determined by saving flights.

This still is by no means the right solution but I think that the NCAA would actually consider something like this and it would be an improvement.

Unseeded/At large Teams (Alphabetical)
Bemidji
Davenport
Emporia
Harding
Kearney
Limestone
Mankato
Newberry
SRU
SVSU
West Georgia
Wingate

SR1

1. IUP
2. Shep
3. Assumption
4. Ashland

SVSU
SRU
Wingate

SR2

1. Benedict
2. Delta
3. WF
4. VUU

Newberry
Limestone
West Georgia

SR3

1. Angelo
2. Pitt St
3. Ouachita
4. Northwest

Harding
Emporia
Kearney

SR4

1. GV
2. FS
3. Indy
4. Mines

Davenport
Bemidji
Mankato

[EastStroud13]

I'm liking the hybrid region/at-large concept. It's been proposed in a couple of different ways, but I think the general concept is probably the most realistic one for improvement.

[Rational Observer]

My preference is for automatic bids for conference champions with the remaining spots being determined via a SOS formula. Due to auto bids for conference champs, there would be no earned access. If a conference champ decides not to participate in the playoffs or is prohibited due to probation or some other reason, that spot would then go to an at-large team via the SOS formula.