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Message: [QUOTE="BuffaloHusky, post: 3029186, member: 1003"] I do think AAC travel is a significant factor in road success but it is due to a combination of distance and time zones. Most NCAA teams struggle on the road just as NBA teams tend to. Couple that where virtually every road trip is over a two hour flight and several (Houston, SMU, Tulsa, Tulane) are long trips and a time zone difference. One hour may not seem significant but time zone outliers in most conferences tend to do poorly on the road. Just look a the traditional road records of the far eastern teams in the Big 10 playing in Lincoln, Madison, Minneapolis and Iowa or in the Pac 12 where Colorado and Utah are both exceptionally stout at home and terrible on the road. On a similar note, I really think the last title team partially won because the rigors of the tournament were comparable with their first year in the AAC and their vets were prepared. [/QUOTE]