Tennessee will likely be in Charlotte. That's ~150 miles closer to Knoxville than Memphis
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That makes absolutely no sense, let's put them in a completely different state just because their campus is closer?
Does the committee understand Memphis is actually in Tennesse and all their fans just aren't located in Knoxville.
Duke and Carolina will be in Charlotte.
If your theory is correct then that should make it even easier for us to get Omaha.
Tennessee wants Charlotte versus Memphis
This is what I got using the current bracket matrix top 12. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. CC @NiceMarmot
Purdue - Indianapolis (1)
UConn - Brooklyn (1)
Houston - Memphis (1)
Arizona - Salt Lake City (1)
UNC - Charlotte (1)
Tennessee - Charlotte (2)
Marquette - Indianapolis (2)
ISU - Omaha (1)
Baylor - Memphis (2)
KU - Omaha (2)
Duke - Pittsburgh (1)
Creighton - SLC (2)
The top 10 teams are getting their first choice. Duke gets their 2nd choice because Charlotte is filled by UNC and Tennessee. Creighton gets their 3rd choice because Indianapolis and Memphis are filled. Gets more complicated as you move to the 4 seeds.
So would Alabama have to move back up ahead of Baylor to mess up Omaha for us? Or what's the scenario we don't get Omaha now?
Purdue - Indianapolis (1)
UConn - Brooklyn (1)
Houston - Memphis (1)
Arizona - Salt Lake City (1)
UNC - Charlotte (1)
Tennessee - Charlotte (2)
Marquette - Indianapolis (2)
ISU - Omaha (1)
Baylor - Memphis (2)
KU - Omaha (2)
Duke - Pittsburgh (1)
Creighton - SLC (2)
The top 10 teams are getting their first choice. Duke gets their 2nd choice because Charlotte is filled by UNC and Tennessee. Creighton gets their 3rd choice because Indianapolis and Memphis are filled. Gets more complicated as you move to the 4 seeds.
So would Alabama have to move back up ahead of Baylor to mess up Omaha for us? Or what's the scenario we don't get Omaha now?
I'll believe it when I see it. That's nowhere near Durham. I find it hard to believe the committee will put them or Carolina that far away just because Tennessee "prefers" to go to a different state.
Why should they get to dictate where the dominoes fall?
Pittsburgh is closer to Durham than Memphis is to Houston.
It's actually 476.3 miles from Durham. The 2nd closest first round site behind Charlotte.
Those are literally the rules the committee must follow, to place teams as close to possible to their natural area.
The teams chose sites based on where they fall on the S curve. If Duke wants to be
Purdue wants Indy
UCONN wants Brooklyn
Houston wants Memphis
Tennessee wants Charlotte
Arizona wants SLC
UNC wants Charlotte (Charlotte is full now)
Marquette wants Indy (Indy is now full)
Iowa State wants Omaha
Baylor wants Memphis (Memphis is now full)
Duke wanted Charlotte, but it's full, so they would chose Pittsburgh
It doesn't say anything about how far it's from campus. How is playing in your home state not considered your "natural area"?
Completey ridiculous.
Hasn't Pollard said on the radio that the computer does it based on distance from campus?
I don't think teams have any say in where they go
Yeah, I get it, it's still the dumbest **** I've ever heard of. I guarantee you a higher % of Tennessee's population is closer to Memphis than Charlotte.
I've been to Knoxville before when I've went to North Carolina, there's not much out there in that part of the state compared to the west.
Why do you care so much where Duke goes? A team who is barely in the Top 16 really doesn't deserve to play glorified home games.
That's how it works, regardless if you think it's dumb or not. Look at any mock brackets and see where they have Tennessee playing (it's Charlotte).
If I'm not mistaken, the No. 1 overall seed is allowed to select its first-weekend site. None of the others get a direct choice.
I dont read that bull**** and a majority of then are idiots. The only thing that matters is Selection Sunday.
