11 years ago before the Big 10 implemented a conference tournament; most of the coaches were against it.  Today, if the Bucks didn't have another game before NCAA Selection Sunday, they would most likely be in the tournament.  With a win against Michigan State on Friday, the Bucks will almost be assured a place in the top 65.  If they should fail to win, their fate will depend on others—specifically the non-BCS league championship tournaments.

    The number of available at large spots in the tournament depends on how many of the favored teams win their tournaments and gets the automatic invitation to the Dance.  The fewer upsets the better for OSU and all the other so called “bubble” teams.  Each upset subtracts one at large spot for the major college teams. 

    That brings up an obvious question—is a 7-17 WhatsaMatter State from the moon belt conference that beats WeShouldHaveWon College in the moon belt championship game better than OSU?  NO.  But in what only can be called politically correct gone mad, chances are good that both will get invitations to the NCAA's.  WeShouldHaveWon College won 23 games against similarly unknown and unloved schools in its conference.  It will get an invite only because the committee thinks it should.

    So power conference schools on the bubble this year like Syracuse, West Virginia and others like Ohio State must cheer for the “over-dog” in tournaments of the non-power conferences.  Here is a salute to the Over-Dogs of the world.