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Teams who voluntarily refuse to play in the postseason
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 4:24 pm
by bonarae
Princeton is one of them this year.
Who else from their conferences who won't dance won't play in the postseason no matter what tournament it would be? (Other than for NCAA sanctions)
Re: Teams who voluntarily refuse to play in the postseason
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:10 pm
by dbackjon
So they wouldn't play in the NCAA, or just the NIT/CIT/etc?
Re: Teams who voluntarily refuse to play in the postseason
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:23 pm
by bonarae
dbackjon wrote:So they wouldn't play in the NCAA, or just the NIT/CIT/etc?
In the Ivy League, only one team gets to play in the NCAA. Princeton finished second, so only the CBI/CIT would accommodate them.
Re: Teams who voluntarily refuse to play in the postseason
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:11 pm
by Seahawks08
I don't know why Princeton wouldn't want to play in a postseason. It would give them experience in a tournament that could come in handy if they made the NCAAs next year.
Re: Teams who voluntarily refuse to play in the postseason
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:16 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
I believe Maine's women's team skipped the America East tourney because it came just a week after they got in some bus crash that injured some players. They finished last in their conference anyway, though.
Re: Teams who voluntarily refuse to play in the postseason
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:19 pm
by putter
I though the Ivy's did not want to participate in the post season because is would be too much of an academic hardship???? Oh, wait that is only for FCS Football
Re: Teams who voluntarily refuse to play in the postseason
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:03 pm
by SuperHornet
I saw a report that Rutgers refused a potential WNIT bid before the committee even met due to injury problems. They MIGHT recant if they get an NCAA at-large, but with their bad second half of the season (due largely to said injuries), they don't have a chance in heck of that happening.
Re: Teams who voluntarily refuse to play in the postseason
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:25 am
by bonarae
This is quite related to the topic...
Xavier was snubbed from the NIT and voluntarily refused to play in the CBI.
http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketba ... s-nit-snub
Re: Teams who voluntarily refuse to play in the postseason
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:49 am
by Wildcat Ryan
Utah State mens team refused any post season bid, injuries was thier excuse.
Re: Teams who voluntarily refuse to play in the postseason
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:04 am
by clenz
same story for illinois state.
I"get"why they would turn it down, but the extra practice/games are worth it
Sent from the nexus of the universe
Re: Teams who voluntarily refuse to play in the postseason
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:30 am
by Franks Tanks
I believe Ivy teams have played in the NIT in the past.
Re: Teams who voluntarily refuse to play in the postseason
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:00 am
by GannonFan
Delaware has said it will not consider an offer to play in one of the pay-to-play tourneys, the CBI and CIT (or whatever they are).