define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); sec divisions – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:14:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Does the New SEC Non-Divisional Format Help Its NCAA Profile? http://rushthecourt.net/2011/06/02/does-the-new-sec-non-divisional-format-help-its-ncaa-profile/ http://rushthecourt.net/2011/06/02/does-the-new-sec-non-divisional-format-help-its-ncaa-profile/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:14:30 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=38189

Yesterday the twelve SEC head basketball coaches voted to remove the east/west divisional format from their league.  Pending what amounts to a rubber-stamping approval process from the league presidents, the conference could move to a standard twelve-team format as utilized by the other major basketball leagues as soon as next season.  The impetus for this change has been the serious imbalance between the two divisions for a while now.  In 2010-11, five SEC East teams were invited to the NCAA Tournament (versus none from the SEC West), and in 2009-10, four SEC East teams received golden tickets while its western counterparts were left at [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2011/06/02/does-the-new-sec-non-divisional-format-help-its-ncaa-profile/feed/ 1