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PhilSimms11
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8 play-in games. That's what it's called. It's not the opening round or any of that crap. It's not part of the NCAA tournament until there are 64 teams. All at-larges, no automatics. That means your UMBCs and LIU-Brooklyns, etc. are already in at the 14-15-16 seeds. You could have 2 play-in games for each region. Here's a rough sketch for the 2018 tournament...
(9)--Alabama (19-15) vs Oklahoma St (19-14)
(9)--St Mary's (28-5) vs USC (23-11)
(10)--Notre Dame (20-14) vs Marquette (19-13)
(10)--Louisville (20-13) vs Butler (20-13)
(12)--St Bonaventure (25-7) vs Middle Tennessee (24-7)
(12)--Syracuse (21-13) vs UCLA (21-10)
(13)--Nebraska (22-10) vs Vermont (27-7)
(13)--Western Kentucky (24-10) vs Boise St (23-8)
Granted, most of these teams were not in this year's field of 68, but this is just an example.
(9)--Alabama (19-15) vs Oklahoma St (19-14)
(9)--St Mary's (28-5) vs USC (23-11)
(10)--Notre Dame (20-14) vs Marquette (19-13)
(10)--Louisville (20-13) vs Butler (20-13)
(12)--St Bonaventure (25-7) vs Middle Tennessee (24-7)
(12)--Syracuse (21-13) vs UCLA (21-10)
(13)--Nebraska (22-10) vs Vermont (27-7)
(13)--Western Kentucky (24-10) vs Boise St (23-8)
Granted, most of these teams were not in this year's field of 68, but this is just an example.