NCAA Tournament Benchmark

[Fine Vol]

Not being well versed on college basketball I am wondering about the NCAA tournament. Is this a difficult achievment for a team to attain or is it fairly easy to get into. Should we expect the Vols to more than not get in?
I do not have a feel for the difficulty of making the touney.

 

[blaker024]

its pretty hard, but its 64 teams and after this year, we should expect to be in it. I expect to be in it this year, but i could see how we wouldntmake it because we're so young.

 

[cotton]

Not being well versed on college basketball I am wondering about the NCAA tournament. Is this a difficult achievment for a team to attain or is it fairly easy to get into. Should we expect the Vols to more than not get in?
I do not have a feel for the difficulty of making the touney.

There are 30-something at-large spots in the tourney, with 30-something reserved for conference winners, so to get in you either need to win the SEC tournament or be among the 30 or so best teams in the country not to win their conference. 65 out of just over 200 teams make it in. In terms of comparison, I believe we had 60+ bowl teams this year out of 118 1-A football programs, so think of making the tournament as about the same as making a bowl game that isn't named after a nut company, tire manufacturer, or .com.

Practically, the standard for a major conference team getting an at-large bid is usually around 20 wins with a .500 or better conference record.

 

[Fine Vol]

There are 30-something at-large spots in the tourney, with 30-something reserved for conference winners, so to get in you either need to win the SEC tournament or be among the 30 or so best teams in the country not to win their conference. 65 out of just over 200 teams make it in. In terms of comparison, I believe we had 60+ bowl teams this year out of 118 1-A football programs, so think of making the tournament as about the same as making a bowl game that isn't named after a nut company, tire manufacturer, or .com.

Practically, the standard for a major conference team getting an at-large bid is usually around 20 wins with a .500 or better conference record.

Thanks that gives me a good feel for what it takes.:hi: