Quote Originally Posted by lucchesicourt View Post
And Montana had 7 soft wins and 4 above .500 teams losses, right? Why should a 6th place team in a conference or even a 5th place conference team be in the playoffs. All you need to include. Is their own conference finish. If the team is lower than 3 rd place those teams would be excluded from the playoffs. If teams tie for 3rd place both 3rd place would be able to be considered. But if you cannot get a higher than 4th place in your own conference. It's obvious you cannot compete with the top teams.
Playing in tough conference shouldn’t hinder your playoff chances just like playing a tough schedule. AQs then fill with the best teams at large.