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Originally Posted by rangers85
It's all about access. Who's to say they may not pull off a miracle run. Would you be in favor of leaving out a division champion from the playoffs in baseball because another team being left out in another division had a better record? They won their conference, thus, should be rewarded with a spot in the playoffs.
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Theoretically, each division in baseball is equal, overall. In an individual year that may not be the case (e.g. NL West this season), but that evens out over time. Given the current conference compositions and revenue structure in NCAA football, there's no way the Sun Belt, MAC, MWC, etc. will reach parity with the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, PAC 10 or Big 12.
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March Madness also gives a guaranteed birth in the tournament to the winner of each conference no matter how good or bad the conference.
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If the I-A playoffs for football were 64 teams, I'd be in favor of adding teams like Akron to the mix. With just 16 teams in the playoffs, however, that's a complete waste of a spot, both competitively and ratings-wise (revenue).