Cdizzle wrote:2livewu wrote: I wish 8 other programs had those guts.
I wish some of those teams could just manage to build decent records against their crappy schedules. Loyola last year proved that is one way to have a decent but not great RPI that will help the league more than hurt it come conference play.
It's actually the way the power conferences have gamed the system for their own good. Bulk up on cupcakes to build a gaudy W-L record so that even the bottom feeders in the conference come into conference with 8-10 non-conference wins (see Creighton, Texas Tech, VaTech...) The only time they leave home is to go to other power schools where a loss doesn't bite them. They try and limit exposure in tournaments by keeping 5-6 'elite' type tournaments where their top teams only face other top teams.