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What's the purpose of the SEC Basketball Tournament or any conference tournament?
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:07 am
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:07 am
Just curious... because AU won the SEC Championship before the tournament started, correct? Why just have a Championship game between the top West amd East teams like football.
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Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:08 am to SouthernInsanity
To make fun of LSU for not winning it.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:12 am to SouthernInsanity
I’ve wondered this myself. It’s really about what middle of the road team are we going to help make the tournament.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:13 am to SouthernInsanity
Well for one thing there isn’t a west and east in basketball in the sec.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:15 am to SouthernInsanity
Simple...to give teams that are on the outside looking in a chance to make the NCAA tourney.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:16 am to SouthernInsanity
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between the top West amd East teams like football.
I doubt we ever go back to east and west divisions again.
Texas A&M is the only team still in it that can benefit from playing.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:19 am to SouthernInsanity
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What's the purpose of the SEC Basketball Tournament or any conference tournament
The same reason there is a "play in/first four" game
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:20 am to SouthernInsanity
Without the SEC Tournament, we wouldn’t get to see Bama get bounced in their first game and shat on by LSU and Auburn fans, only for them to turn around and do the same thing the next day.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:23 am to SouthernInsanity
Well you and all the barn fans were having a GREAT time after the Bama loss.
Not so much after LSU and AU lost. Imagine that.
Both of you are ham sandwiches at a banquet.
Not so much after LSU and AU lost. Imagine that.
Both of you are ham sandwiches at a banquet.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:26 am to SouthernInsanity
The conference tourney is played for the rights to the conferences automatic qualifier into the NCAA tourney.
Regular season titles without a conference tourney title guarantees a NIT bid only.
The only conference who doesn't have a tourney is the Ivy League.
Regular season titles without a conference tourney title guarantees a NIT bid only.
The only conference who doesn't have a tourney is the Ivy League.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:28 am to SouthernInsanity
Because they’re awesome.
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Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:29 am to SouthernInsanity
MONEY is the purpose of Conference Championships. Games, TV contracts and cash for the conference.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:29 am to SouthernInsanity
I always viewed it as helping to identify the team's who are hot now vs 3 months ago.
Conference championship =regular season
Tourney championship = best team at end of season
Conference championship =regular season
Tourney championship = best team at end of season
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:41 am to SouthernInsanity
Up until 1970s only 16 teams or so made playoffs. Half of those were dedicated, so it took something special to be selected.
At that time, the ACC was regarded as tops in basketball. They were the only conference to hold a tournament and it almost always worked out that they got two slots in the playoffs… reg season winner and tournament winner.
So…other conferences started doing it too. But shortly thereafter the NCAA started increasing number of slots so issue became moot. But…conferences were making extra money by playing extra games. So, here we are.
Tournaments have been passé for a long time… oh well.. not many people care one way or another.
At that time, the ACC was regarded as tops in basketball. They were the only conference to hold a tournament and it almost always worked out that they got two slots in the playoffs… reg season winner and tournament winner.
So…other conferences started doing it too. But shortly thereafter the NCAA started increasing number of slots so issue became moot. But…conferences were making extra money by playing extra games. So, here we are.
Tournaments have been passé for a long time… oh well.. not many people care one way or another.
This post was edited on 3/12/22 at 8:43 am
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:48 am to SouthernInsanity
Conference tournaments were for years largely just a tradition from the past.
How long have high schools held conference tournaments?
College sports used to be a lot like high school sports 80 years ago.
Conferences had tournaments, just like high schools.
The reason why college conference tournaments exist today is because of the HUGE amounts of money to be made off them.
Do you remember back when the Big 10 used to boast it did not do silly post-season conference basketball tournaments?
The Big 10 changed its mind due to $$$$.
Same reason why Big 10 has 14 member schools, not 10.
The purpose of EVERYTHING in major college athletics today is to make money.
And nothing else.
How long have high schools held conference tournaments?
College sports used to be a lot like high school sports 80 years ago.
Conferences had tournaments, just like high schools.
The reason why college conference tournaments exist today is because of the HUGE amounts of money to be made off them.
Do you remember back when the Big 10 used to boast it did not do silly post-season conference basketball tournaments?
The Big 10 changed its mind due to $$$$.
Same reason why Big 10 has 14 member schools, not 10.
The purpose of EVERYTHING in major college athletics today is to make money.
And nothing else.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 9:01 am to SouthernInsanity
??????????
Posted on 3/12/22 at 9:14 am to SouthernInsanity
quote:
What's the purpose of the SEC Basketball Tournament or any conference tournament?
Money
Posted on 3/12/22 at 9:18 am to SouthernInsanity
Gives a chance for teams not only to get in but improve their seed. UK still in the hunt for a 1 seed
Posted on 3/12/22 at 9:22 am to SouthernInsanity
So that a hot team that is peaking at the right time has a chance to get into the tournament. Unlike football, a bball team that improves over the season has an opportunity to play on even with several losses.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 10:05 am to SouthernInsanity
Just because LSU hasn't won an SEC tournament title in 42 years doesn't mean they shouldn't have conference tournaments.
Baseball conference tournaments are even more meaningless but no one is suggesting they get rid of the SEC baseball tournament
Baseball conference tournaments are even more meaningless but no one is suggesting they get rid of the SEC baseball tournament
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