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Message: [QUOTE="Fightin Choke, post: 2588815, member: 2605"] Responding to point #1, UConn was the #1 overall seed in 4 of the 6 previous years and will probably be the number 1 seed this season making it 5 out of the past 7. But that is not at all what I am arguing, as I stated fairly clearly in my response to JoePgh ([URL='https://the-boneyard.com/threads/third-and-final-top-16-reveal.124959/page-5#post-2588590']link here[/URL]). Responding to point #2, of course the higher ranked team went to a closer site to their school than the site where UConn ended up. [I]That's largely due to the fact that UConn is the only good school near Bridgeport, Albany, and Kingston. That is in fact the point I am trying to make![/I] In the 2 years that UConn was not the overall 1-seed, UConn ended up closer to their campus than the #1 overall seed did. In 2012, the overall 1-seed was undefeated Baylor and they were sent to the closest regional site (Des Moines, IA, 829 miles away.) UConn went to Kingston, RI (55 miles away). In 2013, Baylor was again the overall #1 seed, and they traveled to Oklahoma City (288 miles away). The #2 overall seed was Notre Dame, which was sent to Norfolk, VA (729 miles). UConn (3rd overall 1-seed) was sent to Bridgeport (78 miles). You see, it doesn't matter where UConn is seeded among the 1-seeds, because they have almost always (6/7) been assigned to their local site. Responding to point #3, yes I know that these sites are awarded in advance. But they were clearly chosen because they are close to Storrs. Correct? That is the point I am trying to make. It's great for UConn fans and the UConn Huskies but it is not great for competitive balance and every team that is not UConn. You guys are awesome so it's not like you need another advantage. [/QUOTE]

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