A lot of lower-seeded teams have senior leadership, and they can be really tough in the pressure situations you get in the NCAA Tournament. At the end of the day, experience can carry you over the sheer athletic ability of younger players.
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I dont think it takes away from the luster of the conference. Its great when you have a ranked team because those are the scores that are constantly reported in the national media and on TV score scrolls. It helps get face time on TV, but its not necessarily bad. Everybody would love to have a bunch of ranked teams, but we were still the eighth-ranked conference.Tom Yeager
I think maybe they'll accept mid-major teams who have done everything they can do, to the best of their ability. You'd like to think these teams will get an extra look, that they won't just be summarily dismissed in favor of high-profile programs.
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I told him the only people whose opinion mattered were the 10 people on the selection committee.
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Years ago, I thought when we were able to hire a head coach from another Division I institution, it was a statement that we were moving up the pecking order. I guess the next step is when you are able to retain your best coaches.
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Delaware was selected among several institutions that were interested. There is tremendous interest in women's basketball in Delaware and we know that the university will do an outstanding job of hosting our premier women's championship.
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