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WestMichRad

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1. Why don't they just allow all Div 1 teams into the tournament?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2026, 09:52 PM

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It’s approaching that, with this proposed expansion. Or, there should be recognition that conference tournaments are actually the early rounds of the “big dance”.

Uhhh… money.

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