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How do these tournament locations make any sense?
Posted on 3/18/24 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 3/18/24 at 1:30 pm
Auburn vs Yale in the East regional plays in Spokane.
Clemson vs New Mexico in the West regional plays in Memphis.
Wisconsin vs James Madison in the South regional plays in Brooklyn.
Tennessee versus St. Peters in the Midwest regional plays in Charlotte.
Clemson vs New Mexico in the West regional plays in Memphis.
Wisconsin vs James Madison in the South regional plays in Brooklyn.
Tennessee versus St. Peters in the Midwest regional plays in Charlotte.
This post was edited on 3/18/24 at 1:33 pm
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Posted on 3/18/24 at 1:33 pm to TailbackU
First time?
The regions are named based on the regional rounds, not the openers.
The regions are named based on the regional rounds, not the openers.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 1:36 pm to TailbackU
I think at this point they should just call them A, B, C, D or Red, White, Blue, Gold or I, II, III, IV.
When they switched to co-locating 1st and 2nd Round games for multiple regions back whenever, the whole East, South, Midwest, West thing should have gone away if they weren't actually going to pick host cities which work for both areas (like say, St. Louis for a Midwest/South or Charlotte for a East/South early round host).
When they switched to co-locating 1st and 2nd Round games for multiple regions back whenever, the whole East, South, Midwest, West thing should have gone away if they weren't actually going to pick host cities which work for both areas (like say, St. Louis for a Midwest/South or Charlotte for a East/South early round host).
Posted on 3/18/24 at 1:40 pm to TailbackU
Basketball barners never cease to amaze
Posted on 3/18/24 at 1:43 pm to TailbackU
quote:Look where the Regionals are being played and it'll make sense.
Auburn vs Yale in the East regional plays in Spokane.
Clemson vs New Mexico in the West regional plays in Memphis.
Wisconsin vs James Madison in the South regional plays in Brooklyn.
Tennessee versus St. Peters in the Midwest regional plays in Charlotte.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 2:08 pm to TailbackU
If people fail to show up it will change. Spokane will be interesting to watch. Most fans would prefer to wait until the next round before spending money to travel that far. Not sure what the locals in Spokane will do but I can guarantee you that nobody in Birmingham would show up for a Washington vs Idaho game.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 2:10 pm to RT1941
quote:While true that's where the name comes from, there could be much better pairing of the 1st/2nd Round sites that would not require substantial travel for an eventual Sweet 16 team to go to their Regional location.
Look where the Regionals are being played and it'll make sense.
Just look at the 4 seeds if they advance:
Auburn will have to go from Auburn to middle of fricking nowhere PNW to Boston.
Alabama will have to go from Tuscaloosa to middle of fricking nowhere PNW to LA.
Kansas will have to go from Lawrence to SLC to Detroit.
Duke will have to from from NC to NYC to Dallas.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 2:11 pm to Auburn80
Spokane is nuts. However, they had to send someone out there but damn.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 2:13 pm to Frac the world
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Basketball barners never cease to amaze
*Basketbarners
This post was edited on 3/18/24 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 3/18/24 at 2:14 pm to TailbackU
Ugh…basketball newbies are annoying
Posted on 3/18/24 at 2:20 pm to TailbackU
I would prefer that the regional brackets stay within the region but the core problem is that there are more viable host sites East of the Mississippi than to the West. So this arrangement happens to let the Eastern Seaboard and Midwest have more host sites for the opening rounds.
This post was edited on 3/18/24 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 3/18/24 at 2:25 pm to Diego Ricardo
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So this arrangement happens to let the Eastern Seaboard and Midwest have more host sites for the opening rounds.
Then that’s even greater reason Auburn and Yale shouldn’t be playing in Spokane, WA
Posted on 3/18/24 at 2:35 pm to AUTubaHerd
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Then that’s even greater reason Auburn and Yale shouldn’t be playing in Spokane, WA
I reckon the feeling is that they will sell the tickets regardless of who is playing there, so they don't care. This is about making sure all these cities with relationships with the NCAA get their back scratched.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 2:38 pm to Diego Ricardo
Seattle, San Fran, Portland, Denver, OKC, and Sacramento would all be better than Spokane.
And UAH hosted the Frozen Four one year - in Tampa. If you want a Big Sky team to be a First/Second Round host, that's cool. Cal State Sacramento, Northern Colorado, or Portland State could host at the closest NBA arena.
And UAH hosted the Frozen Four one year - in Tampa. If you want a Big Sky team to be a First/Second Round host, that's cool. Cal State Sacramento, Northern Colorado, or Portland State could host at the closest NBA arena.
This post was edited on 3/18/24 at 2:42 pm
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