http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/articl...pionship-sites
UC is considered the host school which means, I believe, that they cannot play there. But Xavier certainly can. That would be very fun.
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04-18-2017, 12:17 PM #1
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Cincinnati to host first and second round games in 2022
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04-18-2017, 12:18 PM #2
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04-18-2017, 01:05 PM #3
Not necessarily - Xavier also got to play in Cleveland in 2011 when they were just a 6 seed. Teams would only be protected from playing against Xavier if the Muskies were to get in the 2022 Tournament as a 13 or worse seed.
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04-18-2017, 01:13 PM #4
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04-18-2017, 01:18 PM #5
Last edited by xu95; 04-18-2017 at 01:22 PM.
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04-18-2017, 01:22 PM #6
Someone else tweeted that to the UC account as well, and here's their response:
"@GoBEARCATS As long as we don't have three regular season games at U.S. Bank that year, there are options that would allow us play there."
So I assume the NCAA has changed the rules allowing the host school to be able to play at a site, as long as they haven't played 3 or more games at that site during the season.
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04-18-2017, 01:24 PM #7
And the NCAA Tournament wiki entry appears to confirm that - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_D...rnament#Venues
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04-18-2017, 01:24 PM #8
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04-18-2017, 01:39 PM #9
The problem here is that Cincinnati is the HOST institution for 2022, so their Twitter account is wrong. If the American Conference (or even Miami or NKU) were hosting, they would be allowed to play at USBank assuming they don't go over 3 home games. Villanova would have been allowed to play at Wells Fargo last year since La Salle was the host institution.
If you notice the Spokane subregional, Idaho is hosting (not Gonzaga) for that very reason.
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04-18-2017, 01:40 PM #10
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