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Originally Posted by Chiefs Pantalones
Over the years and already in the last week, I've heard numerous people (Seth Davis, Bilas, DeCourcy to name a few) mention that people will falsely judge conferences on NCAA tournament success. Six games is not > 30+ regular season games.
When I was younger I used to be like this. Until I understood CBB more anyway. And to the people that just tune in for March it's a common misjudgment. People are obsessed with titles and them being the above-all statistic. True to a degree, but CBB is a different animal because of the format. Hell, in what other sport is making the semis a coveted feat? College hockey I think (forgive me I don't follow hockey). Do we get celebrated at our jobs for being in the top four of the employee of the month ballet? No. The Final Four in CBB is so ****ing hard to achieve for obvious reasons most of us know. Like Bearcat, now I just sit back and enjoy the ride and hope we get some good fortune and try to make some of our own as well.
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When the best teams in the country have little more than a 10% chance of winning it all each year, it's a pretty random format. Makes for some great entertainment, though (especially for outsiders/casuals).
Just imagine how different it would be if college basketball championships were awarded in the same way college football was.