NCAA Tournament - 65 bids
NIT - 32 bids
CBI - 16 bids
CI.com - 16 bids

129 Total Postseason Bids

Introducing The Inaugural CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Jan. 26, 2009

MIAMI, FL-GAME, Inc., the coaching division of Dynasty Athlete Representation, and CollegeInsider.com are pleased to announce the creation of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, which will begin inaugural play in March 2009. The tournament will feature 16 teams not participating in the NCAA or National Invitational Tournament. The field will be determined after the official announcements of the two existing tournaments. GAME, Inc. is responsible for tournament sponsorship revenues and broadcasting acquisitions, as well as all facets of event and hospitality planning, management and execution.

During the 2007-08 season 53 teams, that finished .500 or better, did not participate in postseason play. Eleven of those 53 teams won 20 or more games, with an additional 19 teams amassing at least 18 wins. The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament will provide a second season for 16 deserving college basketball programs. Criteria for selection will include, but are not limited to, win-loss record, strength of schedule, strength of conference, and final ten games.

The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament is a single-elimination tournament, consisting of four rounds, with the first three rounds being played at on-campus sites, which will be determined by seeding. The inaugural championship game will be played at an on-campus site to be determined by seeding.

* The NCAA and the National Association of Basketball Coaches have been consulted throughout and are fully aware of the parameters and guidelines established by CollegeInsider.com.

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Eligible Teams
* Participating teams must finish the regular season with a winning record against division I opponents. Teams whose conferences have less than fifty-percent (50%) of their teams participating in the NCAA and NIT tournaments will be given higher priority for selection into the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Schedule:
The tournament consists of 15 games: Eight first-round games, four second-round games, two semi-final games and a championship game. In an effort to minimize travel and limit class time missed, teams will be bracketed geographically. The official announcement of the 16-team field will be made following the announcements of the NCAA and NIT fields respectively.

* The opening round games will be played on Monday, March 17 and Tuesday, March 18 (the first round of the NCAA Tournament will begin on March 19).
* Quarterfinal games will be played on Monday, March 23.
* Semifinal games will be played on Wednesday, March 25.
* Championship game played on Tuesday, March 31.

Selection Committee:
A selection committee determines the field of participants. The panel consists of current and former coaches, athletic directors and senior CollegeInsider.com personnel.

* David Adelman (CollegeInsider.com)
* Brian Doyle (CollegeInsider.com)
* Matt Drake (CollegeInsider.com)
* Joe Dwyer (CollegeInsider.com)
* Hugh Durham (Former head coach, University of Georgia)
* Pat Flannery (Former head coach, Bucknell University)
* Lou Henson (Former head coach, New Mexico State University)
* Gene Keady (Former head coach, Purdue University)
* Kyle Macy (Former head coach, Morehead State University)
* Jim Phelan (Former head coach, Mount St. Mary’s)
* Nolan Richardson (Former head coach, University of Arkansas)
* Riley Wallace (Former head coach, University of Hawaii)
* Perry Watson (Former head coach, University of Detroit)
* Rich Zvosec (Former head coach, UMKC)



http://www.collegeinsider.com/tournament/

I thought that they had 3 postseason tournaments last year?

Yes, there were 3 last year: NCAA, NIT, and CBI.

Quote:* David Adelman (CollegeInsider.com)
* Brian Doyle (CollegeInsider.com)
* Matt Drake (CollegeInsider.com)
* Joe Dwyer (CollegeInsider.com)
* Hugh Durham (Former head coach, University of Georgia)
* Pat Flannery (Former head coach, Bucknell University)
* Lou Henson (Former head coach, New Mexico State University)
* Gene Keady (Former head coach, Purdue University)
* Kyle Macy (Former head coach, Morehead State University)
* Jim Phelan (Former head coach, Mount St. Mary’s)
* Nolan Richardson (Former head coach, University of Arkansas)
* Riley Wallace (Former head coach, University of Hawaii)
* Perry Watson (Former head coach, University of Detroit)
* Rich Zvosec (Former head coach, UMKC)

I was pretty young, but I do vaguely remember Gene Keady pacing the sidelines at WKU. Its hard face to forget.

well with the way college football is just creating new bowls at will, this seems to make sense. how did Coach Blakeney put it? "Let's just ALL go to a bowl game." haha.

At least this will give the Sun Belt more post-season opportunities. Even though it's not going to be some well-known tournament, it's more games!

oh totally, any way to get more Belt teams in the post-season is cool with me.

It sounds like a level playing field for mid-major type teams. I would hope the ualr lands in one of the 4 tournaments.

(01-31-2009 05:07 PM)insideualr Wrote:  It sounds like a level playing field for mid-major type teams. I would hope the ualr lands in one of the 4 tournaments.

I think UALR is going to be in a tournament unless they just completely implode, and I don't see that happening (knock on wood).

i think ualr goes to the ncaa tourney. wku goes to nit. maybe troy troy to nit if they keep winning. another loss might hurt them tho. unt and mtsu to cbi.

guys, Troy has a set of players that work go together in a good way. pg play is king in mid-major ball and Troy's pg was fast enough to turn the corner and make the pull up or pass the ball. The center was skilled and used his size well. The mix of wings was nice too.

The only negative I saw was coaching and he was not bad. He was just not as good as the players on the floor. I think Steve (ualr coach) could take that bunch and win a lot of games with them. Troy put more talent on the floor than UALR. Most teams put more talent on the court than we do. we have always won with "grinder ball."