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Ever since the Loyola men’s basketball team went to the Final Four in 2018, I’ve pondered the question of if they would have even made the tournament had they hadn’t won Arch Madness.
The short answer is no, they probably wouldn’t have.
The issue with the NCAA Tournament is that so many mid-major conferences only get one bid — from their conference tournament. Power conferences like the Big 10 or SEC get upwards of three bids, even if those teams didn’t necessarily deserve it.
I’m not here to argue mid-major versus power conferences.