re: [The Athletic] What An Expanded Playoff May Look Like

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A 16 over a 1? Highly doubtful

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Once again! A 16th seed in CBB is 64th to 68th overall seed. It’s much more likely that a top 16 team (based on the AP poll) in CBB beats a top 3 team. In CFB, the top 3 teams are usually blowing out even ranked teams.

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Which is why we're talking about just 16 not 64

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Blowouts are seen even with 16 teams. Because that’s my point. CBB and CFB are not similar. The gap between teams is much smaller in CBB overall.

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Auto bids for the G5 maybe but P5 chances are extremely unlikely

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I was referring to auto bids for the G5 teams not happening, not the P5 teams

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And your point? Having three at large bids in an 8 team or 11 at large in a 16 team playoff gives the G5 teams a far better chance then now

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Seriously? How do you not understand? You keep missing my point. I said 3 to 4 loss teams would get in. You said no because of G5 auto bids, and laid out a 2019 hypothetical showing no 3-4 loss teams getting.

What I’m saying is that your hypothetical is BS. They won’t go that route of G5 auto bids because in doing so would be to give G5 teams a lot of respect. So the much more likely 16 team scenario involves 3-4 loss teams getting in since there would be numerous at large bids probably based off a playoff like poll.

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Obviously this is done for ratings but expansion will help the G5 teams that's not even up for debate.

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I’m not debating that. I’m saying 16 teams is too much because what will happen will be 3-4 loss teams getting in. So it’s too many team that don’t deserve in. I didn’t say anything about a highly ranked G5 team getting in.