Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="CuseFaninVT, post: 1330585, member: 2002"] I think this is the first year they went with the change of venue for the higher seeded teams. UVM, the #1 conference seed, lost last year to Albany, at Albany, in the championship. Albany, as the number 4 team, had a distinct home court advantage as the host school for the tournament. The conference realized this and changed to the current schedule of having the team with the higher seed host. America East spans from Vermont to Maine to Baltimore. And they don't do chartered planes in this conference. A single day to travel is insufficient to allow the teams the opportunity to put their best feet forward. Don't forget, this is the only chance these teams have of making the NCAA tourney. As far as the 11 am start, I'm sure that's dictated by ESPN and their "championship week" TV schedule. [/QUOTE]