i agree. we are normally right on that cusp anyway, so this will help.
also, an educated guess says that those four conferences for the play in will be the AE, ASun, MAAC, and perhaps the NEC. Realistically, i think the AE is usually the strongest of that lot, so at least the AE berth should have a chance of advancing.
In a good year, of course, teams like UA, BC, and SB have well eclipsed needing a play-in game. But thats not yet the standard.