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ESPN is projecting that the Techsters will travel to Norman, OK as a 5 seed.
Guess who comes to Ruston as the highest ranked team for the first two rounds - lspooo :-(
can it get any worse?
http://espn.go.com/ncw/s/2003/0120/1495786.html
http://espn.go.com/ncw/s/2003/0120/1496150.html
I don't think that's how their doing it. My impression was that a team would play at home regardless of their seeding. So even as a #5, the Techsters would still be in Ruston.
I thought the Techsters would be playing the first two games in Ruston too. But who knows. The committee has screwed us every way they can think of in the past :x Maybe this will be a new way for them to try to get rid of us.
Tickets on Sale for NCAA Tournament First- and Second-Rounds
The Thomas Assembly Center will once again play host to the NCAA Tournament as Louisiana Tech will be one of 16 sites for the 2003 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball First- and Second-Rounds. Tech and Ruston will host the first- and second-rounds March 23 and 25 as the Lady Techsters will welcome three other postseason tournament teams.
First- and Second-Round Dates Determined
The Thomas Assembly Center will play host to the first- and second-rounds of the 2003 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament March 23 and 25, according to the NCAA office. Louisiana Tech was announced as one of 16 predetermined sites for this year's tournament weeks ago.
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If we are 16 seed we will be playing in Ruston.
if that is the case look for lsu to be the highest ranked team in Ruston :-(
NCAA Women's 1st and 2nd Rond Sites
Coors Events & Conference Center (11,076)
Boulder, Colorado
University of Colorado, Boulder, host
Ticket Information: $30
Ticket Office Number: 303/492-8337
Web Site: www.cubuffs.com
Stegeman Coliseum (10,075)
Athens, Georgia
University of Georgia, host
Ticket Information: $15
Ticket Office Number: 706/542-1231
Web Site: www.georgiadogs.com
Constant Convocation Center (8,600)
Norfolk, Virginia
Old Dominion University, host
Ticket Information: $25
Ticket Office Number: 757/683-3393
Web Site: www.odusports.com
McArthur Court (9,087)
Eugene, Oregon
University of Oregon, host
Ticket Information: $20
Ticket Office Number: 541/346-4461
Web Site: www.goducks.com
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, Indiana
Purdue University, host
Ticket Information: $15
Ticket Office Number: 800/497-7678
Web Site: www.purduesports.com
University Arena "The Pit" (16,596)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
University of New Mexico, host
Ticket Information: $20
Ticket Office Number: 505/925-5626
Web Site: www.golobos.com
Maples Pavilion (7,391)
Stanford, California
Stanford University, host
Ticket Information: $35
Ticket Office Number: 650/723-1021
Web Site: www.gostanford.com
Thompson-Boling Arena (25,000)
Knoxville, Tennessee
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, host
Ticket Information: $20
Ticket Office Number: 800/332-8657
Web Site: www.utladyvols.com
Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, Ohio
University of Cincinnati, host
Ticket Information: Adult: $26, Youth: $13, Groups: $11
Ticket Office Number: 513/556-2287
Web Site: www.ucbearcats.com
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, Connecticut
University of Connecticut, host
Ticket Information: $40
Ticket Office Number: 800/288-2666
Web Site: www.uconnhuskies.com
Bramlage Coliseum (13,340)
Manhattan, Kansas
Kansas State University, host
Ticket Information: $22
Ticket Office Number: 800/221-2287
Web Site: www.kstatesports.com
Thomas Assembly Center (7,565)
Ruston, Louisiana
Louisiana Tech University, host
Ticket Information: $30
Ticket Office Number: 318/257-3631
Web Site: www.latechsports.com
Reynolds Coliseum (10,000)
Raleigh, North Carolina
North Carolina State University, host
Ticket Information: $15
Ticket Office Number: 800/310-7225
Web Site: www.gopack.com
Lloyd Noble Center (11,800)
Norman, Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma, host
Ticket Information: $30
Ticket Office Number: 405/325-2424
Web Site: www.soonersports.com
Bryce Jordan Center (15,261)
University Park, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University, host
Ticket Information: $16
Ticket Office Number: 800/833-5533
Web Site: www.gopsusports.com
United Spirit Arena (15,000)
Lubbock, Texas
Texas Tech University, host
Ticket Information: $25
Ticket Office Number: 888/462-4412
Web Site: www.texastech.com
So why are tickets $15 at some locations and $30-$40 at other locations? How is revenue from tickets, concessions,... distributed?
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Last edited by DogsWin; 04-18-2011 at 08:56 PM.
The ticket prices are for 2 sessions. I'm sure UConn tix are $40 because they know they will sell out.
I hope lsu is sent to Ruston... Sue Gunter just loves playing there.Originally Posted by faninmonroe
Time to bring back the "Ambassadors of Harrassment."
It is my understanding that the NCAA keeps gets all money less the expenses required to run the facility, etc.
I don't know how the selection committee decides on which regions to send teams to but I can't see them sending LSU to Ruston. On the other hand, it's all about money and an LSU/Tech game in Ruston would be huge.
I can't imagine the SEC letting the committee send LSU to Ruston. I know they seem to screw us over as much as possible every year (especially last year!), so they'll try to send us as tough an opponent as possible. Arkansas wouldn't surprise me. I just think the SEC folks would pitch a fit if LSU had to play us at home (and I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that in women's b-ball as in other sports, the SEC has considerable weight to throw around). Can you imagine the TAC for that game? It would be a madhouse.
I know we host the 1st and 2nd round games. Can anyone tell me where the regionals are.
Never mind. I just located the sites on ESPN. We're picked to go to Oklahoma with LSU coming to Ruston.
That guy goofed up. Like we thought, the hosts will stay at home.
This doesn't mean they won't give us a low seed and send someone seeded higher down to Ruston. I'm sure the commitee wouldn't do it if they thought it would be to our advantage, but it could work that way. I'd like a nice creampuff game against a conference champ to start us off, but we'll have to beat the big guys (or girls in this case) sometime. Home court wouldn't hurt. You can bet whoever is sent to Ruston will NOT be happy about it. I won't blame them. Can you imagine busting your butt to make the tournament and getting a high seed, then finding out you have to give up a big home court advantage to a lower seeded (but very dangerous) Tech?As many readers pointed out, I overlooked the fact that any team chosen to host a sub-regional is automatically placed at that site regardless of seed. Ultimately, that means that a lower-seeded team could be hosting a higher one in a first- or second-round game.
On the surface, it might seem unfair and something that was avoided in past years when the opening-round sites were chosen after the field was established and the highest seed in the sub-regional was given the option of playing host. That's the tradeoff for pre-determined sites. Considering the large number of NCAA staff and individual university personnel needed to run tournament games, it's the only realistic solution. However, it also could create some interesting and confusing scenarios for the committee, at least one or two of which might be the subject of a future column.
By the way, the next rounds will be played at Dayton, Knoxville, Albuquerque, and Stanford.
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