How do the host sites in relation to seeding get determined? Is Denver set to host a 2,3,6, and 7 or can that change? Don't care about the double-digit seeds bc we aren't getting one.

I don't think that's set in advance anymore with the pods. They will try to keep the top seeds closer to home if possible. I'm sure bobinator or someone else will be able to tell us for sure.

it's random now. They will try to place the top seeds close to their home. You can expect Alabama to be in Birmingham, Purdue to be in Columbus, Kansas and Kansas State to be in either Des Moines or Denver, and Virginia to play in Greensboro. There are three good team from Texas, and there are no sites anywhere close to the Lone Star State. Normally Duke and UNC get to play their first round games in state, but this year that probably won't happen. There are games in Orlando, Sacramento, Albany and Denver. There are not a lot good teams near those sites.

The regional finals are in New York, Kansas City, Louisville and Las Vegas, so Purdue would love to be in Louisville and Kansas City is a home court for Kansas. Arizona would bring a ton of fans to Las Vegas, and lots of fans would love to see their team play at MSG.

We will have a great turnout in Houston for our last 2 games in April.

McInnis80 said:

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it's random now. They will try to place the top seeds close to their home. You can expect Alabama to be in Birmingham, Purdue to be in Columbus, Kansas and Kansas State to be in either Des Moines or Denver, and Virginia to play in Greensboro. There are three good team from Texas, and there are no sites anywhere close to the Lone Star State. Normally Duke and UNC get to play their first round games in state, but this year that probably won't happen. There are games in Orlando, Sacramento, Albany and Denver. There are not a lot good teams near those sites.

The regional finals are in New York, Kansas City, Louisville and Las Vegas, so Purdue would love to be in Louisville and Kansas City is a home court for Kansas. Arizona would bring a ton of fans to Las Vegas, and lots of fans would love to see their team play at MSG.

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Actually, my Heels should be playing in state and maybe even a couple of games on their home court........in the NIT.

Yeah like KYE said, they place the top seeds closest to home in order.

So let's say Houston is the overall #1, the closest site to them is Birmingham, so they'd go to Birmingham which means there's a 1/16, 8/9 pod there.

If #2 is Alabama, their closest is also Birmingham, so it would host two 1/16, 8/9 pods. #3 is Kansas, their closest is Des Moines, #4 Purdue is Columbus, etc, etc.

Still a lot of moving parts, but right now I'd guess that both Baylor and Texas are headed for Denver, whether at 2 seeds or 3 seeds still TBD, but most of the other teams in the mix are closer to the other sites.

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Actually, my Heels

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Unless we win out, A&M won't be a high enough seed to get any kind of preferential treatment in location for the first round, but there's really nowhere that would be preferential for A&M anyways. Ideally we will avoid anyone playing close to home though. I am personally hoping for Las Vegas or New York regionals if we make the sweet 16 because those are easiest to get to and offer a lot to do in the downtime. Having to play Arizona or UCLA in Las Vegas (for example) would not be ideal though.

Edit: it was corrected.

I look forward to winning out in the season, winning the SECT, and getting a 12/12 play in game…

I am thinking Ags to Orlando as either a 6/7 with tu bring the 2/3 in the second round.
I think Orlando not Denver will get tu
U of H might end up there also don't think two 1 seeds end up at the same 1st round site

Except for parts of Florida and South Georgia
Birmingham and North Carolina are closer than Orlando

What? There's no way UH goes to Orlando as a 1.

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What? There's no way UH goes to Orlando as a 1.

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Albany?

Only like the top 2-3 seed lines get preferential treatment for locations. That went out the window in November. The best we can realistically hope for is a true neutral court game. We should get one in game 1, hopefully the 2nd too. Marquette in Albany instead of like Purdue in Columbus.

With the locations for this year it's a good time to be a 6 seed. Texas/baylor don't get a whole lot of favors by going to Denver.

2024 Dallas is a regional host and 2026 Oklahoma City is 1st weekend site with Houston as a regional site. Those are the years that getting a 1/2 seed would be huge.

Multiple 1 seeds absolutely can end up at the same first round site.

In 2022 Baylor and Kansas were both in Fort Worth

And UH isn't getting much favor having to go to Birmingham... but then of course they have the ultimate home court advantage for the Final 4.

Will be interesting to see how the sites break out this year. Technically Baylor is closer to Des Moines than they are to Denver.

And if Kansas, Kansas St., Baylor, Texas, Arizona, and UCLA all finish above Gonzaga on the S-curve, then they are gonna be the team to get screwed on location this year.

I fear we're going to be slammed with an 8 seeding. We really needed to beat MSU in addition to Bama.

No doubt

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Multiple 1 seeds absolutely can end up at the same first round site.

In 2022 Baylor and Kansas were both in Fort Worth

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Obviously that was jmho. About two 1 seeds at the same location
Maybe des moines is closer to Waco than Orlando but somebody is going to have to travel to Orlando and it makes sense for the Tx teams ( bu,tu, or UofH ) because it opens up spots in des moines and Denver for schools that are in the Midwest or southwest

That's not how it works though. The teams are sent closest to home, in order. The way it's looking this year you're going to have some weird teams in places like Orlando and Albany.

Thanks for the knowledge ; hope the Ags win at Ole Miss to lock up 2nd in the regular season then we can all relax and wait for selection Sunday

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I look forward to winning out in the season, winning the SECT, and getting a 12/12 play in game…

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I know you are being a little sarcastic with your comment, but when the Aggies win the SECT, they cannot be sent to the play in game. The play in games (for 12 seeds, not 16 seeds) are for at large teams, and the SECT winner gets an auto bid.

Here's hoping for a 6 seed, which is what we deserve. It would be funny to see North Carolina have to play in Dayton.

Personally I think the Ags need 2 or 3 wins to get to the 6 line 1-2 or 0-3 to end the year and we are not getting to the 6 line

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Agsttt said:

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Actually, my Heels

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Usermane checks out.