How does the NCAA determine who gets to host for ncaa tourny games?? Michigan is seeded #12, yet has to travel to Santa Clara who is unseeded for the quarterfinals, I'm a bit confused..
That has to be one of the best questions ever asked. I think it has to do with who has the most "soccer friendly" environment. Not fair, but better for the game. I know UVA and UMD get more games than they are due through this set up. It is definitely questionable though.
Good question. And here's another one. How is Michigan seeded higher than SCU in the first place? Michigan 13-6, SCU 13-3-3 going into the NCAAs, with roughly equivalent strength of schedules.
If it was money, Michigan had over 2,000 people at their last match v. St. Peter's and earlier v. Indiana, so I dont think that is a factor here. I think they were seeded higher because the NCAA likes to get some new blood into the tournament(similiar to womens tourny), but rumor is santa clara gets the home field adv. due to weather concerns in Michigan for next weekend
This is how... The highest seeded team that has put a bid into the NCAA to host the round, gets the home field advantage. Michigan is the higher seed but didn't think they could beat Notre Dame I guess and their athletic department didn't put a bid in. Result: Santa Clara hosts. (Santa Clara knew they would get to the elite 8. Only the committee didn't.)
If you live in, or around LA and you can make it to the ucla game on sat. night- please go- the attendance has been horrible- you wouldnt even guess that they are deffending national champs by the crowd's size
The bid thing sounds plausable. And certainly it makes more sense to hold a soccer game in December in California than it does in Michigan. In any case, they did the right thing (by me anyway!).