ATN Podcast: Bracket breakdown

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Thirty-two teams, 16 games and one fairly controversial Pool C decision.

What does the selection of Washington and Jefferson mean for future NCAA playoffs? What message does it send to coaches who want to schedule to help their teams get into the tournament? I think it’s fair to say Keith McMillan and Pat Coleman are more than a little concerned.

Plus, Keith and Pat break down the entire bracket and talk about all 16 first-round games, including the fact that one bracket has the No. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 teams in the country in it? If only it had No. 1 and No. 2, it would be a men’s basketball bracket.

Yes, truth be told, it could be worse. That’s why we’re not calling it a Bracket of Death. But it’s a great bracket, with four games between teams that all have a legitimate chance of winning first-round games.

That makes this a long podcast, but hopefully worth it. At least if you’re a fan of a playoff team. Or the playoffs in general.

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Interview with the committee chair

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Joy Solomen sat down with In the HuddLLe (two L’s for Liberty League, don’t ask) to talk about the Division III playoff bracket, how it was put together, and ask some of the tough questions from Frank Rossi, Pat Coleman and James Baker about the selections.

It’s an interesting conversation that any Division III fan who wants to understand the NCAA’s thought process should really listen to.

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Playoff bracket released

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If you’re not able to watch on ESPNews, we’re posting the bracket at the very moment we’re allowed by the NCAA and ESPN. Give us your snap reactions below, or on Post Patterns. Follow @D3football and @D3Keith on Twitter for analysis, and we’ll have a podcast, team-by-team capsules and Around the Nation’s annual Surprises and Disappointments playoff predictions column later in the week.

Enjoy.

http://www.d3boards.com/playoffs/footballbracket2009.pdf

Plus, Advantage Catdome archived the selection show and posted it to YouTube, where you can watch it below: