2022-23 season Exempt Tournaments

[stever20]

Just saw Marquette will be in Fort Meyers next year. Georgia Tech, Marquette, Mississippi State, and Utah is the field.

What all are the others for next season?

[kayako]

Nova, UCONN, and Xavier are apparently in PK85 field.

[stever20]

Nova, UCONN, and Xavier are apparently in PK85 field.

Is that already again? that doesn't seem possible.

Guess able to get 3 in with UConn being one of them since they shifted conferences. Kind of like 1st year how Georgetown and Butler both went to Atlantis- and actually had to play each other.

[kayako]

IIRC it was leaked by Rothstein with no official announcement, so I guess invitations can change a little. It wouldn't surprise me if a Nike AAC school replace one of the 3 BE members.

[stever20]

It's funny- but my mind on those tournaments has changed quite a bit. To me now it's better to be in one like what Marquette has compared to a brutal one. Yeah won't get the huge exposure, but with 20 conference games and 2 conference challenges- not to mention like for Marquette the guaranteed game with Wisconsin- you're going to have exposure.

[kayako]

It's funny- but my mind on those tournaments has changed quite a bit. To me now it's better to be in one like what Marquette has compared to a brutal one. Yeah won't get the huge exposure, but with 20 conference games and 2 conference challenges- not to mention like for Marquette the guaranteed game with Wisconsin- you're going to have exposure.

I don't know which philosophy is better, and it's probably a case-by-case situation (remember Georgetown actually pulled out of PK80), but yeah I've always felt that a tougher schedule isn't necessarily a better schedule given the current state of the BE. Besides, all those solid programs listed won't even be on the same bracket, it's basically 2 tournaments running concurrently. Great for visiting fans, but the field is probably overrated. Like is it gonna be better than this past Battle for Atlantis?

[stever20]

It's funny- but my mind on those tournaments has changed quite a bit. To me now it's better to be in one like what Marquette has compared to a brutal one. Yeah won't get the huge exposure, but with 20 conference games and 2 conference challenges- not to mention like for Marquette the guaranteed game with Wisconsin- you're going to have exposure.

I don't know which philosophy is better, and it's probably a case-by-case situation (remember Georgetown actually pulled out of PK80), but yeah I've always felt that a tougher schedule isn't necessarily a better schedule given the current state of the BE. Besides, all those solid programs listed won't even be on the same bracket, it's basically 2 tournaments running concurrently. Great for visiting fans, but the field is probably overrated. Like is it gonna be better than this past Battle for Atlantis?

I know the 1st PK80 was incredible- both fields really were great.

Think Maui was supposed to be really good next year as well.

[kayako]

Think Maui was supposed to be really good next year as well.

Just checked it out and yeah it's pretty good.

https://www.mauinews.com/sports/local-sports/2021/04/maui-jim-maui-invitational-announces-field-for-2022/

Arizona, Arkansas, Creighton, OSU, Louisville (minus Chris Mack), Texas Tech, Cincinnati, and San Diego State.

[CoachK]

I know Providence is at the Hall of Fame Tournament at Mohegan Sun. They go there every 4 years when they allowed back, as its only an hour from campus.

Looks like Miami, Maryland, and St. Louis are the other three teams.

https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1446555524435255297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1446555524435255297%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsaturdaytradition.com%2Fmaryland-football%2Freport-maryland-to-play-in-2022-hall-of-fame-tip-off-at-mohegan-sun%2F

[stever20]

St John's in Empire Classic with Richmond, Temple, and Syracuse.