IIRC, there is a set formula that the NCAA uses to drive how many
participants are in the playoffs. D-I men's VB has such a small
population (I think it's now less than 30 D-I schools) that there is
only a final 4.

Rob




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-----Original Message-----
From: bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Doug O'Neal
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 11:16 AM
To: bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [bigtenvb] men's playoffs



<<They really should expand the playoffs to allow more highly ranked
teams to compete. >>

I understand that there are factors like total number of men's programs
and the all-pervasive financial considerations, but I'd think they could
expand the field to at least six. Have the conference champs and
_three_ at-large teams come together for a three-day tournament, with
the two top-rated champions getting byes in the first round.

Doug


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