Word: postseasons
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Maybe the Tigers and their blowhards should open their eyes to what is going on around the rest of college basketball. If they did, they would find that when it comes to postseason tourneys, the Ivy League is by far the exception and not the rule...
What about the importance of a postseason? Conference tournaments reward the teams who are peaking at the right time. And, more importantly, the games are exciting-not to mention significant. Harvard's upset over Penn last month was thrilling, but what does it mean at this point in the year? Had the game come in the context of a league tournament, then it might have actually meant something...
That's exactly why Penn and Princeton fear a postseason tournament. But for the sake of Ivy basketball, that is something the league must exploit. In terms of NCAA performance, the league could do no worse than it does now. Anyone can go to the tournament and lose, which is all Penn has done the past two years...
...other hand, the league has everything to gain from a postseason tournament. Conference tourneys produce more tested, battle-ready teams and provide much more momentum going into the NCAA Tournament...
Take a look at the Patriot League. The conference is only ten years old and is 0-9 all-time in the NCAA Tourney, but the league is making strides thanks to its postseason tournament. This year, the league had all of its tournament games televised, including the championship game, which was carried by ESPN. That type of national coverage is what attracts the blue-chip recruits...