[Hoot Gibson]

I think they should have just stayed at 64 teams.

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Having four play-in games is just as stupid as playing 1 play-in game. Why would we want to see more teams with no chance to in a first round game. It's not like these games will be played by the better teams that go to the NIT. These games will still be played by the little conference teams with 8 wins that made the tournament anyhow. What this does is give a team like this years Dayton or UC a spot in the tournament, but they will be seeded in the top 15, not 16 & 17.

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Adding three more teams that have no chance of winning will not make it a better tournament. In fact, forcing 16-seeds to play an extra game just reduces the odds of any of them upsetting a #1 seed. A tournament that includes 64 teams would include every team that has any chance whatsoever of winning a title. Anything beyond 64 teams is a farce.