“The NCAA Tournament committee and everything is so financially driven that no matter what is said on that Sunday, they’re trying to sell tickets,” he said, implying the committee would move teams around in the rankings to drive ticket sales.

“Nobody will admit that,” he added, “because it’s all about the student-athlete apparently.”

I was actually thinking about this concept earlier in the day yesterday - that in terms of determining who gets in and who doesn't one of the factors is almost certainly how many fans on a national level might be interested in watching that team play on t.v. and how many fans might be willing to buy tickets to watch a particular team in person at the game site.

I was thinking that MU might have an advantage over other "bubble teams" in that regard given the fact that it apparently ranks first in the country in three-point shooting and is seventh or eight in terms of offensive efficiency, I think it also helps that Markus apparently is the top three-point shooter in the country.

I don't know if Cronin is right or not, but his perspective seems logical to me.

That being said, I think most would agree that MU needs to beat Creighton Saturday or win at least one game in the BET to be safely in, but I am guessing that we might be a very attractive option when compared to other teams in similar situations.