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Originally Posted by Gunnerman
OK, I get confused on this stuff, why would Loyola get to go to the tournament ahead of Gonzaga if they had won? I mean didn't Gonzaga win their conference?
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Loyola wouldn't go ahead of Gonzaga. Gonzaga is in no matter what because they are one of the best teams in the nation. But who ever wins the conference tourney gets an automatic birth into the NCAA tourney.
Since Loyola wouldn't have been in the big tourney without winning their conference tourney, they would have taken up an extra spot that would have gone to a team in a different conference. For example, a team with a 18-11 record could get in the big tourney with an "at-large" birth. But less of those teams can get in if these shitty schools are taking extra spots.
I don't really know how to explain it all that well... i hope that was semi-clear. But re-reading it... i don't think it is.