I am in favor of: Cutting the BSC tournament to 8 teams.
Seeds 1,2,3,4 play tournament on home court of #1 seed.
Seeds # 5,6,7,8 play a play-in game on the #5 seeds court. (5&8, 6&7)
(first play-in game is played on Monday)
Winners of first play-in play each other on the #5 seeds court.
(second play in game is played on Tuesday)
Winner of second play-in game plays in the tournament on a Thurs nite, playing #4 seed, with winner playing the #1 seed on Friday nite along with seeds 2 & 3 playing each other on Friday.
Saturday nite the final game is played between the two surviving teams.
It cuts the tournament participants to 5 but allows three others to feel like they got a final chance to qualify.
Played on home courts where the highest possible attendance is attained.
Rewards the regular season champ with a nice path thru the tournament.
Puts the play in team & the #4 seed in disadvantageous position because of their weak regular season finish.
Rewards the fans who cannot afford to travel to see a game a chance to see the tournament.