(12-21-2017 11:26 AM)SlyFox Wrote:  FGCU sells the case for us staying in the Big South. A nice NCAA run trumps what happens in the regular season. It is easier for us to get tot he Dance from the Big South and then if we pull off an upset or two, that raises our profile significantly. This year's squad has that potential.

And isn't the only team to get a higher than 16h seed is Greg Marshall's 13 seed team several years ago. It seems like BSC teams most always are in the play in game as I remember UNCA I believe in two consecutive, recent years.

Still, that said, MBB and i'ts advancement, is likely tied to the FB success. Miami and Florida State elevated their MBB with inclusion into the ACC, due mostly from their FB success, not in anyway from their basketball status.