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San Diego has banned themselves from winning the Pioneer League due to apparent, impending conference violations involving financial aid. That means whichever Big Sky team(s) doesn't get a seed won't get an easy first-round home game.

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnf ... id=4639816

Mvemjsunpx wrote:San Diego has banned themselves from winning the Pioneer League due to apparent, impending conference violations involving financial aid. That means whichever Big Sky team(s) doesn't get a seed won't get an easy first-round home game.

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnf ... id=4639816

Why? SOMEONE has to win it and get the autobid...

AZGrizFan wrote:

Mvemjsunpx wrote:San Diego has banned themselves from winning the Pioneer League due to apparent, impending conference violations involving financial aid. That means whichever Big Sky team(s) doesn't get a seed won't get an easy first-round home game.

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnf ... id=4639816

Why? SOMEONE has to win it and get the autobid...

San Diego is the only western team in the Pioneer, that's why.

Mvemjsunpx wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:
Why? SOMEONE has to win it and get the autobid...

San Diego is the only western team in the Pioneer, that's why.

And one of the teams has to host the play-in game, don't they?

AZGrizFan wrote:

Mvemjsunpx wrote:
San Diego is the only western team in the Pioneer, that's why.

And one of the teams has to host the play-in game, don't they?

I'm not clear what you mean, but what I meant is that an unseeded Big Sky team will likely see a solid opponent now instead of a Pioneer League virtual bye.

Mvemjsunpx wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:
And one of the teams has to host the play-in game, don't they?

I'm not clear what you mean, but what I meant is that an unseeded Big Sky team will likely see a solid opponent now instead of a Pioneer League virtual bye.

I follow you now...