There is a movement out there pushing for the state basketball tournaments in Idaho to expand from the current three-day format to adding another round - maybe two. What do you think?
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Expand the state basketball tournament?
Expand the state basketball tournament?
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Why? If it's not broke don't fix it
After The district Tournament. Go to a single day regional 16 team play in seeded with the dist champs getting the top 4/5/6 seeds (depending on class), regional sites host single elim playin game, to guarantee the 8 team field for state the following week. best 8 teams are most likely to get in. (Find another criteria other than maxpreps, like the RPI used in WA where they use strength of schedule, margin of victory, opponent classification, opponent record, media/coaches polls)
Yes! Do it. I played in the last 1A four day tournament way back in 2008. I think bringing that back would be awesome.
I don't think it would be that difficult. The first round of 16 could be held Monday or Tuesday at the higher seeds home gym. Then seed the remaining 8 for the weekend.
I like it because it gives a strong conference on a given year an opportunity to represent most of their good teams. The 3A 6th dist boys this year is weak. But with the current system, one of those 3 schools will get one of the 8 spots and a better team in a stronger district will have to stay home.
Would this change the bracket To include 4 more teams? 6? I don’t think that there are enough quality teams to justify a full 16 bracket. That would have most teams in the state getting in. I do feel like 2-4 more teams per level in the tournament could be good. It seems like there are usually about that many teams who don’t make it, that I wish would have. But what sort of bracket could you use for 10-12 teams that would be fair?