[vincesanity82]

I was perfectly happy with the NCAA Tournament at 64 65 teams. I could tolerate the whole NIT since it was shrunk to 32, even though it didn't quell the whining from coaches who felt disrespected or "robbed" for not making the NCAA Tournament.

Now, however, that's not enough. Now a third tier March Tournament is planned.
The College Basketball Invitational will be staged this March by The Gazelle Group, based in Princeton, N.J., runs the 2K Sports College Hoop Classic that benefits Coaches vs. Cancer and the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic.
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The teams will be invited along the same criteria used by the NCAA and NIT -- overall and conference records and late-season play.

Four geographic brackets will be balanced competitively. ...

It will be a single-elimination tournament through the first two rounds and the semifinals, all played at campus sites. The Championship Series will be a best-of-three with the higher-seeded team playing at home in the first game and, if necessary, the third.

Just Expand the NCAA Tournament - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

[bears9]

Why don't they just let everyone into the tourney