Agreed about quality, depth. But #1 in Basketball is way better than #64 every year. The regular season would need to be shortened to accommodate a 64 team playoff, which gives the most teams the most opportunities. 64 gives half the 134 team FBS a shot meaning a winning record, just like the NFL. 64 teams in single elimination requires …
Agreed about quality, depth. But #1 in Basketball is way better than #64 every year. The regular season would need to be shortened to accommodate a 64 team playoff, which gives the most teams the most opportunities. 64 gives half the 134 team FBS a shot meaning a winning record, just like the NFL. 64 teams in single elimination requires a 6 game playoff. If the regular season is reduced to 10 then that is a max of 16 games, about the same as current for a few teams that play 12 games, a conference championship and a national bowl game.
Agreed about quality, depth. But #1 in Basketball is way better than #64 every year. The regular season would need to be shortened to accommodate a 64 team playoff, which gives the most teams the most opportunities. 64 gives half the 134 team FBS a shot meaning a winning record, just like the NFL. 64 teams in single elimination requires a 6 game playoff. If the regular season is reduced to 10 then that is a max of 16 games, about the same as current for a few teams that play 12 games, a conference championship and a national bowl game.