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re: How many Sweet 16s has your team played in?
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:45 am to I-59 Tiger
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:45 am to I-59 Tiger
quote:I don't remember that far back. Was it because of a bye and an odd number of teams in the tournament?
Until 1975, winning the SEC or being the SEC's representative put a team in "the Sweet 16."
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Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:49 am to Diamondawg
Only 22-24 (depending on teams or year) teams through 1973-1974.SEC winner (or representative) would go on to the then Mideast Regional and face the winner of a game between an independent vs a MAC or Ohio Valley team. Same for Big 10. Their winner would go on to the Mideast and face the winner of an independent vs a MAC or Ohio Valley team.For instance in 1974 Marquette played Ohio U and Notre Dame played Austin Peay in the first round of the NCAA tournament on the same day that major conferences concluded their regular season or tournament in the case of the ACC.
Posted on 3/24/14 at 8:51 am to Diamondawg
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I don't remember that far back. Was it because of a bye and an odd number of teams in the tournament?
It's because there were only 16 teams in the entire tournament.
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