Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has coached teams that have lost in the NCAA men’s tournament to Nevada, George Mason, Memphis and Middle Tennessee over the years.
And the coach, who commands a $6.2 million salary presumably predicated on the popularity of college basketball and, more broadly, its postseason—expressed support Wednesday for ending automatic access to the tournament for mid- and low-major conference champions.
Izzo told reporters ahead of the Spartans’ first-round game against Mississippi State Friday in Charlotte that automatic bids for mid- and low-major conference tournament champions have “got to be looked at seriously.”
