February Madness

It will be March 11, next week -- the first week of February -- in Indianapolis, IN. Does that make sense?

No?

Let me explain.

Thursday, February 4, and Friday, February 5, the NCAA will hold its annual "mock selection" exercise. The exercise allows attendees (selected members of the media and coaches) to assume responsibilities and participate in the entire selection, seeding and bracketing process. The group will assume the role of the committee for this “mock” exercise and engage in a “mock” selection, seeding and bracketing of the teams.

I, as a representative of KCOH 1430 AM, will be one of the 22 attendees.

For the purposes of our "mock" exercise, the process has already begun for us. We've been notified 13 teams have already qualified for the NCAA Tournament. 

I've been told to consider January 22 as if it were March 11, with some automatic qualifiers already in, with numerous conference tournaments still being played, and those games being considered by the committee as they unfold.

I'm on a committee with three "primary" and three "secondary" conference assignments.

Without a doubt, I'm looking forward to this opportunity to get an idea of how the NCAA's women's basketball committee selects the "Field of 64".