(03-11-2023 03:33 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  Funny, the WAC commish went to all the trouble of setting up a NET based WAC tournament in order to get the highest seed possible in the NCAA Tournament, and SUU and GCU crashed the party. With as much parity in the WAC this season, all that matters is who is hot and who is not (and who has a little luck on their side) come March. And games in November and December really don't matter.

Isn't who is hot and who is not true of every conference tourney?

(03-12-2023 10:10 PM)DZ1 Wrote:  The crowds during the WAC tournament were amazing, especially the championship game. I was somewhat concerned since NMSU was not in the tournament, but several of the Utah schools traveled well and even SHSU had a sizable crowd. The WAC is on the rise!

I, too, was impressed by the crowds. Good for the WAC. Glad to see that fans are starting to travel.

(03-13-2023 09:28 AM)PojoaquePosse Wrote:  

(03-11-2023 03:33 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  Funny, the WAC commish went to all the trouble of setting up a NET based WAC tournament in order to get the highest seed possible in the NCAA Tournament, and SUU and GCU crashed the party. With as much parity in the WAC this season, all that matters is who is hot and who is not (and who has a little luck on their side) come March. And games in November and December really don't matter.

Isn't who is hot and who is not true of every conference tourney?

Yes, but unless a conference has a clearcut favorite like NMSU last season or in 2020 when the tournament was cancelled, it is a pointless effort to setup a conference tournament based off NET rankings rather than use the "normal" final conference standings. UVU wins the regular season but is a #2 seed? None of that stuff really matters nor sways the selection committee with conference parity like this year. Using the NET ranking (for nothing more than a tie breaker) seems like a lot of work for practically the same results (#14 seed).

(03-13-2023 12:50 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  

(03-13-2023 09:28 AM)PojoaquePosse Wrote:  

(03-11-2023 03:33 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  Funny, the WAC commish went to all the trouble of setting up a NET based WAC tournament in order to get the highest seed possible in the NCAA Tournament, and SUU and GCU crashed the party. With as much parity in the WAC this season, all that matters is who is hot and who is not (and who has a little luck on their side) come March. And games in November and December really don't matter.

Isn't who is hot and who is not true of every conference tourney?

Yes, but unless a conference has a clearcut favorite like NMSU last season or in 2020 when the tournament was cancelled, it is a pointless effort to setup a conference tournament based off NET rankings rather than use the "normal" final conference standings. UVU wins the regular season but is a #2 seed? None of that stuff really matters nor sways the selection committee with conference parity like this year. Using the NET ranking (for nothing more than a tie breaker) seems like a lot of work for practically the same results (#14 seed).

The system is set up to give the most "deserving" teams higher seeds in the WAC tourney, helping them to win the tourney and theoretically getting a higher NCAA seed. It is possible that SHSU or UVU would have gotten better than a 14 seed if they had won the tourney. I see what you are saying about clear cut favorites.