Post by mhbruin on Mar 11, 2023 12:11:44 GMT -8
Suppose we are the 4th #1 seed. Then every other team would get to "choose"* where they want to go before we do.
*Technically, the teams don't make a choice. They committee assigns them to the closest site, assuming that is what they would choose.
Below are the distances for the top three seeds from their campus to the regional sites.
Two of the teams ahead of us would list Las Vegas as their fourth choice. The only team that would "choose" Las Vegas over New York is Houston.
So two things would have to happen for us to end up in New York instead of Las Vegas
Now suppose Purdue is the fourth #1 seed. The same logic applies. Unless Houston gets third choice, Purdue will get the last choice and be sent to Las Vegas.
Purdue would be the 4th overall seed and UCLA would be the 5th overall seed. Based on the s-curve, we would be sent to the same region. So if Purdue goes to Vegas, so do we.
*Technically, the teams don't make a choice. They committee assigns them to the closest site, assuming that is what they would choose.
Below are the distances for the top three seeds from their campus to the regional sites.
Two of the teams ahead of us would list Las Vegas as their fourth choice. The only team that would "choose" Las Vegas over New York is Houston.
| TEAM | SITE | DISTANCE |
| Alabama | Louisville | 419 |
| Kansas City | 684 | |
| New York | 1,016 | |
| Las Vegas | 1,806 | |
| Houston | Kansas City | 746 |
| Louisville | 952 | |
| Las Vegas | 1,459 | |
| New York | 1,638 | |
| Kansas | Kansas City | 43 |
| Louisville | 547 | |
| New York | 1,253 | |
| Las Vegas | 1,312 | |
| UCLA | Las Vegas | 287 |
| New York | 2,813 |
So two things would have to happen for us to end up in New York instead of Las Vegas
- Houston would have to be the third #1 seed.
- The committee would have to decide that it is better to send Houston to a city that is 60 miles closer and send UCLA 2,600 miles further away.
Now suppose Purdue is the fourth #1 seed. The same logic applies. Unless Houston gets third choice, Purdue will get the last choice and be sent to Las Vegas.
Purdue would be the 4th overall seed and UCLA would be the 5th overall seed. Based on the s-curve, we would be sent to the same region. So if Purdue goes to Vegas, so do we.