Change to the NCAA Basketball Schedule

[HutchwasClutch]

I would like to see the college basketball season to end one week later. So, the Final Four would be the second weekend in April. That's all.

I really don't get why something as great as March Madness, NCAA and conference tournament alike, needs to be altered in any way.  There's no logic to change anything.  Changing anything with the current format, schedules, and dates, only can make things worse.  

[bradley center bat]

I really don't get why something as great as March Madness, NCAA and conference tournament alike, needs to be altered in any way.  There's no logic to change anything.  Changing anything with the current format, schedules, and dates, only can make things worse.  

Well we have to agree to disagree, because we are now we are going in circles.

[HutchwasClutch]

That's right, there is only 28 days in the month of February. UWM had there senior day on February 20th.

That's almost a full week past the middle of the month!   Congratulations on finding one school that had their senior day that early, though.

[HutchwasClutch]

Well we have to agree to disagree, because we are now we are going in circles.

That's true. 

[bradley center bat]

That's almost a full week past the middle of the month!   Congratulations on finding one school that had their senior day that early, though.  Thank-you for clarifying to about February being a short month, very enlightening.  

Your getting a bit picky. You know what I mean. You can find alot mid-major and some power leagues with senior day in February 20'ish.

[Litehouse]

How about one week?

One week later is The Masters and baseball season is underway.  They would lose more people at the end when it's more important than they would gain at the beginning when it's less important.

[bradley center bat]

Baseball and it's terrible national ratings. TV contracts can change when they come up again and that's not untill what 2022, 2024? So, that so far down the road, who cares. I hope we are all still here to talk about it. 

[#UnleashJosh]

3.  A deep run in the tourney can bump up against finals weeks at some schools.

Wouldn't that be better then 100% of schools for the fall semester finals?

[Brewtown Andy]

Your getting a bit picky. You know what I mean. You can find alot mid-major and some power leagues with senior day in February 20'ish.

Because the Big East's women's basketball schedule is already done, it's fairly comparable to the smaller men's conferences that are starting their tournaments this week.

Marquette's Senior Day was on February 15th.

I'd wager 1/4 of Division 1 had a Senior Day that landed between February 10-19 this year.

[WarriorPA]

Your getting a bit picky. You know what I mean. You can find alot mid-major and some power leagues with senior day in February 20'ish.

I'm missing what the problem is with senior day being in the middle of February?

[CTWarrior]

My two favorite sports are MLB and CBB.  It works out very nicely now as one ends the other begins.  Late October/Early November only time one or the other is not active.

I like the idea of a single semester for the sport, though.  Never happen unless at some point in the future colleges return to a more idealized version of what college sports are supposed to be/represent.  Not at all likely that will ever happen.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

We'd see a marked improvement in early game attendance and viewership for sure. But I agree with others that moving the tournament into April really doesn't make sense.