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Does anyone know what the format of the tournament will be with the addition of Rutgers and Maryland to the conference?  Now with 14 teams, it doesn't seem 4 teams will continue to receive 1st round byes because that would leave an odd number of teams for round 2.  Will it be reduced to just 2 teams getting a 1st round bye?  That would leave 8 teams competing after the first round. 

 

Also, will it still be a 4-day tournament?  If so, it would seem the advantage to the top 2 seeds will grow with a 14-team league.  Of course, any team that can put their opponent away early and rest their starters will help their cause. 

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Excellent.  Thanks, Actuary!

 

So, a bottom 4 seed has a much tougher road to get through the conference tournament, although they have a better chance to win a 1st round game and get to a .500 record to become post-season eligible. 

 

Actually, this format does a pretty good job of rewarding for regular-season performance for the top 4, middle 6 and bottom 4. 

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