I think it's bullshit that year after year teams who only have .500 records in their conferences get at large bids. There should be a rule that you have to have a winning record in conference play to get an at large bid. It also should be factored in that these middle of the pack teams from major conferences and all teams from major conferences also get to play the majority of their schedule on their home floor and never or at least rarely ever go on the road to play at a mid major school.
I understand strength and power from the major conferences but the big scheduling advantages need to be factored in along with somehow being allowed to only be slightly over .500 overall and just .500 in conference being good enough to get into the tournament over teams with 25+wins, great conference records, and who were forced to play more road games.