FSU coach would like NCAA tourney field doubled

• Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterMay 16, 2023, 07:22 PM ET

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ACC males’s basketball coaches talked about broadening the NCAA tournament during spring conferences on Tuesday, with Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton in favor of doubling the tournament field from 68. Over the course of 2 days, the coaches had extensive discussions about what the league needs to do to get more teams into the NCAA tournament, consisting of discussions about metrics, scheduling and yes, competition expansion.” I think the NCAA tournament is the greatest sporting event on the planet. It mesmerizes everybody’s imagination for about 3 weeks,” Hamilton stated.”Parity has embeded in. I might be a little absurd when I make this remark, however I believe you could double it. You’re already playing in Dayton on 2 nights. So, in 2 days, you’re back to the same number. So, you currently got the dates. You have actually just got to determine how to play them at various sites. Possibly that might be a little aggressive. Some individuals believe 96 is the number. Personally, I believe you require to double the tournament.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated”I believe it’s time to expand. I believe it’s time to have that discussion for the

males and females.”In January, the NCAA

Division I transformation committee advised permitting 25% of teams in sports sponsored by at least 200 schools to compete in championship events. That would unlock to possible expansion of the NCAA basketball competitions from 68 to as lots of as 90 groups each.Part of the ACC’s issue last season was a lack of quality wins in nonconference play. Miami coach Jim Larranaga stated the overriding message that was hammered house was”men’s basketball is better off if we had more Quad 1 and Quad 2 games in November and December in the nonconference, that will strengthen our NET which’s what will impact how many teams get in. “Asked whether that will alter the method teams schedule, Larranaga stated yes. However it’s not so easy. Schools make schedules years in advance thinking they have lined up a quality challenger, but often that group does not have the type of season that was anticipated.”Steve [Forbes] brought up a couple of years ago, he scheduled Oregon State, they had gone to the Elite 8 the year prior to, they had 4 beginners back, and they won 4 games that year,”Pitt basketball coach Jeff Capel said. “You know what I mean? I do not think anyone awaited Louisville simply winning 4 games. It’s tough. It’s more difficult now since there’s method more parity.”Clemson was on the bubble on Selection Sunday and did not make the NCAA tournament due to the fact that it lacked adequate quality wins. Coach Brad Brownell said that due to the fact that of the metrics that are used, he now has actually found himself rooting for league teams in nonconference play

to help improve the entire league.”In some cases early on when I was here, you understand, your first number of years, you’re enjoying games, and you’re not necessarily always rooting genuine tough for your opponents in the league, now you desire them all to win all their games,”Brownell stated.”When we get to January and February, we’re going to try to kick each other’s teeth in, but in November and December, we require to cheer with pompoms for each other, since that’s what it is right now. That’s what it’s become. It’s become such a metric-driven situation.” North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham is on the males’s basketball choice committee, and he attempted to provide his viewpoint on how the procedure occurred. One source of aggravation for the basketball coaches was that Cunningham needed to recuse himself from the space throughout conversations about the ACC, particularly since the Tar Heels were on the bubble.Coaches also indicated a narrative issue that goes back to Duke and North Carolina– when those 2 teams are not dominating the conference or the discussion, there is an understanding the entire league is down as well.” At the end of the day, if you return and do your analytical analysis and take a look at what has actually occurred the last 10 years, in the Elite 8 and the Last Four, the ACC is constantly well represented,”Hamilton stated.”I do not think enough regard has actually been provided to the fact that the pillars of our league have actually allowed the Miamis, the Florida States, the Clemsons, to be brought up to the point where it’s more competitive

in our league now than it has actually ever been. “That ought to be celebrated and accepted, however it’s nearly like now as the other teams gain from the top groups pulling it up, that ends up being a hinderance. Due to the fact that some groups aren’t as effective, the message is like perhaps the ACC is not rather as good. That’s not true.”