You may not have realized that Bubba Cunningham was on the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee, but for the past three tournaments Cunningham has been in the room deciding who would make the Big Dance and who would stay home.
The Committee cycles through members every year, and a typical term on the committee is five years. Before the committee meets, they go ahead and choose a vice-chair and a chair, and in some cases go ahead and establish the leadership positions for the next season.
So, on Thursday it was announced that Bubba Cunningham will spend the 2023-24 season as the vice chair to SWAC commissioner Charles McClelland’s chair.