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Phoenix finalist to host Final Four

Who will be selected to host 2025 Final Four

  • Phoenix

    Votes: 10 34.5%
  • Columbus

    Votes: 3 10.3%
  • Tampa

    Votes: 7 24.1%
  • Portland

    Votes: 9 31.0%

  • Total voters
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nwhoopfan

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Same. As a west coaster it'd be nice if they threw us a F4 bone once in a while for basketball or volleyball.

The Midwest is heavily represented for both, and Texas/Florida.
 

Plebe

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I hope Phoenix or Portland gets picked. Very rarely is a Western city chosen. Denver in 2012, San Jose way back in '99.
This is really ridiculous. So maybe once every 13 years is the NCAA's preferred frequency?
 

nwhoopfan

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This is really ridiculous. So maybe once every 13 years is the NCAA's preferred frequency?

It's pretty bad. It didn't start that way. Going back a little further it was LA in '92, Tacoma back to back in '88 and '89 and LA in '84. Maybe the committee got confused when they awarded it to Denver it 2012 and meant to permanently exclude the West.
 
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Not a big fan of Columbus. We went to the F4 there a couple of years ago and it was the least impressive experience of our 7-8 F4’s.
 

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Not a big fan of Columbus. We went to the F4 there a couple of years ago and it was the least impressive experience of our 7-8 F4’s.

Could you expound please? I was curious about Columbus as a host city.
 

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Why not hold it in NY NJ or CT. We've earned it and dont say it will be a UConn home game.
 

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Why not hold it in NY NJ or CT. We've earned it and dont say it will be a UConn home game.
Do we know whether any cities in those states have submitted bids?
 

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Why not hold it in NY NJ or CT. We've earned it and dont say it will be a UConn home game.

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Like the NCAA would put a final four in CT..... there is no final four worthy arena in Connecticut. I wont disparage the city of Hartford, but doubt its a city that people would want to visit in early April. I doubt the Knicks/Rangers/MSG would want to clear out any space for a Women's Final Four. They already cede a week to hold the Big East Men's tournament. Newark? meh.
 

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Why not hold it in NY NJ or CT. We've earned it and dont say it will be a UConn home game.
I don't think it has anything to do with who might be in it. As others have said, plus a couple -

1 - a lack of available or suitable arenas. There are arenas that would do, but as others said, lots of luck getting into them

2 - the expense of the area. Prices are, um, hefty in the NY area, it is after all why we headed west when we had chance

3 - probably, no one has submitted a serious bid - probably because of points 1 and 2.
 

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Why not hold it in NY NJ or CT. We've earned it and dont say it will be a UConn home game.

How about putting the Football Championship game in Legion Field, or at Bank of America Stadium. Cause you know... Alabama and or Clemson have earned it? :rolleyes:
 
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Oh please not that dump Legion Field. Is that the stadium that is in Birmingham,Ala.
Where the Papa Johns Bowl was held? No thanks.
 

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Hey they had Portland listed and Oregon would have an advantage if the games were there. So kiddingly I posted CT.
 

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