NCAA Pod assignment

[GGGG]

So if UWM hosted in Milwaukee, and the games were played at US Cellular, Marquette could play there???

[dwaderoy2004]

Yes.

[TJ]

So if UWM hosted in Milwaukee, and the games were played at US Cellular, Marquette could play there???

Based on the Nova playing in Philadelphia a few years ago precedent, yes.  They actually went a step further and altered their schedule to make sure they only played 3 games at the Wachovia Center that year to remain eligible.

[TallTitan34]

Based on the Nova playing in Philadelphia a few years ago precedent, yes.  They actually went a step further and altered their schedule to make sure they only played 3 games at the Wachovia Center that year to remain eligible.

Yet another stupid NCAA rule.

[TJ]

Yet another stupid NCAA rule.

I agree, the number should be 1 home game to make you ineligible to play there in the tournament.  I also think there should be some sort of minimum distance, but that won't happen.

[drewm88]

I assume Ohio State is ineligible to play in Columbus based on the fact that Lunardi has put them in Louisville all year.

[MUMac]

St. Josephs was the host that year. You may still be right because of the percentage of games, but I always thought the host status automatically disqualified a school from playing there. Although that may be due to most venues using their home arena.

Thanks, my bad.  I was thinking that Nova hosted, but it was St. Josephs.  Nova played MU at the Wachovia that year, I believe.  That was one of 2 or 3 games they played there.  If they played one more, they could not have played in the tourney there.

In the end, it didn't help them anyway.