Atlantic 10 to get 5 Bids?

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Are these guys nuts?

http://news.yahoo.com/video/sports-15749645/18353636

This is a short segment breaking down bids by conference. After the usual praise of the "Power Conferences", the host gives Greg Anthony a chance to build up the MWC as the best of the "Non-power conferences" and talk about UNLV. Instead, Anthony says nothing about the MWC and says the Atlantic 10 is the best of the rest and they should get 4 or even 5 bids to the NCAA tourney. I'm not sure who the 4th and 5th teams would be, but if they get 5 bids I don't see how they don't let in UNLV and SDSU and to keep it even . . . CSU. Seriously though, if the Atl-10 (15) gets considered for a 4th and/or 5th bid before UNLV and SDSU are in the tourney, I think I'll start tearing my eyes out.

Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
Conference Overall
W L W L

Temple 12 2 24 5
Xavier 12 2 21 7
Richmond 11 3 22 7
Saint Louis 10 4 19 9
Charlotte 9 5 19 9
Rhode Island 8 6 20 7
Dayton 8 6 19 9
George Washington 6 8 16 11
Duquesne 6 8 15 13
St. Bonaventure 6 8 13 14
UMass 4 10 10 18
La Salle 3 11 11 17
St. Joseph's 3 11 9 19
Fordham 0 14 2 24

Mountain West Conference Standings
Conference Overall
W L W L

New Mexico 13 2 27 3
BYU 11 3 26 4
UNLV 10 5 22 7
San Diego St. 9 5 20 8
Utah 7 7 14 14
Colorado St. 6 8 15 13
TCU 5 9 13 16
Wyoming 2 12 9 19
Air Force 1 13 9 18

(sorry the numbers are scrunched together - won't let me fix it)



At least they did say the Pac-10 would only be getting their auto-bid and no others.