Exactly. Big schools wouldnt support that because they could lose in the early rounds thus not getting near as much money. If there were any playoff this is the way I see it:
16 Teams
8 Automatic Conference Berths
8 at-large
Through polls and stuff they would organize it to where the weaker teams would play the stronger early in the tournament. Kinda like what you said
OR
8 conferences have championship games to decide who makes it to the playoffs.
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