12-15-2015, 03:58 PM
I think that we need to take into account the number of teams that are eligible for a playoff in a given sport. Consider the percentage of division I teams that make the NCAA playoffs in the following sports:
Men's basketball: 19.4%/18.2% (68/64 out of 351 teams make the NCAA tournament)
Women's basketball: 18.3% (64 out of 349)
Baseball: 21.5% (64 out of 298)
Men's volleyball: 20% (6 out of 30)
Women's volleyball: 20.2% (64 out of 317)
Men's soccer: 23.4% (48 out of 205)
Women's soccer: 19.2% (64 out of 333)
Football: 3.1% (4 out of 128 FBS teams make the CFP)
Increasing the CFP to 8 teams still means that only 6.3% of eligible teams make the playoff. This would be the equivalent of allowing 22 (OK, make it 24) teams into the men's NCAA basketball tournament.
Men's basketball: 19.4%/18.2% (68/64 out of 351 teams make the NCAA tournament)
Women's basketball: 18.3% (64 out of 349)
Baseball: 21.5% (64 out of 298)
Men's volleyball: 20% (6 out of 30)
Women's volleyball: 20.2% (64 out of 317)
Men's soccer: 23.4% (48 out of 205)
Women's soccer: 19.2% (64 out of 333)
Football: 3.1% (4 out of 128 FBS teams make the CFP)
Increasing the CFP to 8 teams still means that only 6.3% of eligible teams make the playoff. This would be the equivalent of allowing 22 (OK, make it 24) teams into the men's NCAA basketball tournament.
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