If BYU makes to the Sweet 16, they'll play in Salt Lake City, which will greatly increase their chances of making to the Final 4. But as a dyed in the wool BYU hater, I hope they don't.

>http://www.theacc.com/championships/10-acc-mens-basketball-tournament.html
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>OK, thanks...so even if they finish at the bottom of the ACC (which is really starting to become possible), they still get to play.
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>I think that a few conferences (maybe the Big East) only invite the top X teams based on regular season conference record.
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>Someone made a good point last night...with the ACC and Pac-10 both having "off-years" this year, the # of at-large bids for the small and mid-majors (A-10, Colonial, WCC, MVC, etc) will go up.
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>It is so hard to believe that 3 powers from last year (Louisville, UConn,and UNC) will need to fight very hard in the next 40 days just to get their ticket punched.
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>My final 4 picks right now are KU, Syracuse, maybe Villanova, and Texas....with either Gonzaga, WVU, or BYU as the suprise team.