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Why not wait to decide who goes to which site in the quarterfinals until after the first round?
Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 2:55 am
by CU77
Now that Army has eliminated Maryland, it would make so much more sense to have Army v Penn State in Albany and Virginia vs Georgetown in Annapolis. Why is this not an option?
Re: Why not wait to decide who goes to which site in the quarterfinals until after the first round?
Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 6:04 am
by youthathletics
CU77 wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 2:55 am
Now that Army has eliminated Maryland, it would make so much more sense to have Army v Penn State in Albany and Virginia vs Georgetown in Annapolis. Why is this not an option?
Likely logistics/planning concerns for both the teams and the locations.
Re: Why not wait to decide who goes to which site in the quarterfinals until after the first round?
Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 6:33 am
by Ice1570
CU77 wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 2:55 am
Now that Army has eliminated Maryland, it would make so much more sense to have Army v Penn State in Albany and Virginia vs Georgetown in Annapolis. Why is this not an option?
All they had to do was flip Penn St & Hopkins seeds and they could have had Penn St & ND slated for Albany and Hopkins/MD as well as UVA/Gtown to Annapolis. That would have made more sense even with Army beating Maryland
Re: Why not wait to decide who goes to which site in the quarterfinals until after the first round?
Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 6:47 am
by 44WeWantMore
True, but I had no complaint with seeding PSU above JHU. While the Jays had the
fourth-best RPI, they lost H2H in OT, and while not used by the committee, the
Power Ratings were not even close.
Re: Why not wait to decide who goes to which site in the quarterfinals until after the first round?
Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 10:15 am
by FMUBart
CU77 wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 2:55 am
Now that Army has eliminated Maryland, it would make so much more sense to have Army v Penn State in Albany and Virginia vs Georgetown in Annapolis. Why is this not an option?
My thought exactly, CU77...also will reduce attendance at the venues, as well.
Re: Why not wait to decide who goes to which site in the quarterfinals until after the first round?
Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 10:31 am
by Chousnake
44WeWantMore wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 6:47 am
True, but I had no complaint with seeding PSU above JHU. While the Jays had the
fourth-best RPI, they lost H2H in OT, and while not used by the committee, the
Power Ratings were not even close.
Of course you didn't. Playing Bryant vs Princeton or Army? Maryland and PSU both would have happily traded their "higher seeding" to play Bryant in the opening round.
Re: Why not wait to decide who goes to which site in the quarterfinals until after the first round?
Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 10:34 am
by CU77
Both are just a bit over the 400 mile bus travel limit from Bryant.
Re: Why not wait to decide who goes to which site in the quarterfinals until after the first round?
Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 11:18 am
by jersey shore lax
CU77 wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 2:55 am
Now that Army has eliminated Maryland, it would make so much more sense to have Army v Penn State in Albany and Virginia vs Georgetown in Annapolis. Why is this not an option?
CU - the NCAA called and said take your whimsical Quixotesk logic and stay out of their business. The NCAA tourney has one roll and one roll only and that is to make Hopkins path as easy as it can without it being too obvious. Duke - GTown and UVA will all pass Anapolis on their way to Albany