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The huge growth that the Massive Ten and SEC conferences have undergone may consequence within the two conferences getting some extra-special remedy in future Faculty Soccer Playoff codecs.
Based on Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports activities, the Massive Ten and SEC convention champions would obtain unique rights on the 2 first-round byes in a proposed 14-team format. Per the report, the model is just not being finalized and has solely been explored.
“Champions of the SEC and Massive Ten would maintain unique rights on the 2 first-round byes, in accordance with one model circulated to a number of faculty athletic directors. The model has not been finalized and is barely being socialized earlier than extra exploratory work on the format, these with data of the mannequin informed Yahoo Sports activities,” Dellenger wrote.
The format that Dellenger described would see the Massive Ten and SEC obtain three automated qualifiers apiece whereas the ACC and Massive 12 get two for every of them. The highest Group of 5 workforce would get a qualifying spot, as would three at-large bids from outdoors the automated qualifiers.
The present 12-team Faculty Soccer Playoff format requires the 4 highest-rated groups to get a first-round bye, whereas the remaining eight groups play a sequence of campus-site video games within the opening spherical with these winners advancing to the ultimate eight.Â
This new format would solely give first-round byes to these prime two Massive Ten and SEC groups, with the remaining 12 battling it out earlier than the bye groups get the remaining seeds.
It actually sounds just like the Massive Ten and SEC try to maneuver for a a lot simpler highway to the nationwide title.
