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Message: [QUOTE="#12in21, post: 4265910, member: 10763"] I am not suggesting that Uconn didn't benefit from playing so close to home but wherever they play in a big game they have a significant fanbase that travels to support them. I was at the regionals and my seats were opposite the NCState bench and diagonally up from their band so their contingent of fans were possibly concentrated more at my end of the court but I can tell you from my eye and ear test they were well represented by a large assembly of very engaged fans. Next year we will be traveling to a regional nowhere near Storrs and Husky fans will flock to support our women wherever they land. My hope would be that that will be the case for all the teams participating. Things are getting there but at this point Uconn's fanbase is simply the most engaged in WCBB. As mentioned by others, Bridgeport had the highest attendance of any site, and if my memory is correct, was sold out ( not speaking of resale tickets) prior to the official announcement of where UCONN would be headed. The NCAA would love to have that type of fan engagement throughout the country. Uconn didn't dictate where we were going to play, the NCAA did and our fans showed up! [/QUOTE]