Who knew you needed a calculator to keep up with a college basketball tournament?

The Players Era Festival, featuring St. John’s and other heavyweights, is coming under fire for a convoluted system that has worked against several teams and confused fans and coaches alike.

A point differential system has resulted in No. 17 Tennessee only being in the third-place game, despite beating No. 3 Houston on Tuesday, while No. 15 Iowa State, which downed the 14th-ranked Johnnies on Monday , didn’t even qualify for the third-place game.

“Just put eight teams in a bracket and let them settle it with wins and losses over three days. This is too goofy for anybody to care about as currently constructed,” CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish posted to X on Tuesday night amid some of the confusion regarding th

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