GoUSFBulls.com USF Host Of 2020 NCAA Basketball 1st & 2nd Rounds

[Azmodi]

This is what caused a little of my confusion on this.

This first link shows that USCe didn't submit a bid for the 2016-2017 NCAA's. They were up for them but, decided not too. http://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-mens-basketball/article103289542.html It also goes into future NCAAs.

This second link is the story on the regionals in SC this year. They had been awarded to UNC but since the NCAA was boycotting NC for their recent Law changes. The regionals were moved to Columbus and Greenville SC. Where The University of South Carolina served as the hosts for the games in Columbia while Furman and the Southern Conference be hosts for the games in Greenville. http://www.live5news.com/story/35178190/columbia-greenville-chosen-as-ncaa-basketball-tournament-host-sites

I had recalled that USCe was up for hosting the NCAAs this year but, had forgotten they had forgone bidding. As for USF being able to play in the same region as they host in, I'm not so sure they shouldn't. Many of the ACC teams have been very close to home while playing. Perhaps it's a benefit of having 4 teams in the same state. They can switch off hosts and have the rest stay close to home. I'm just not sure.

Edited April 19, 2017 by Azmodi

[Triple B]

Teams play in the same region they host in but it will never be set up to where they would play a tourney game in the venue where they are the host ......... I think. 

[DELdaBull]

Too bad we won't be IN the tournament

[JTrue]

In the men's tournament, all sites are nominally neutral: teams are prohibited from playing tournament games on their home courts prior to the Final Four (though in some cases, a team may be fortunate enough to play in or near its home state or city). By current NCAA rules, any court on which a team hosts more than three regular-season games (in other words, not including conference tournament games) is considered a "home court". The exception to this rule is the University of Dayton, which would be allowed to play a game in the "First Four" round in their home arena as they did in 2015.

However, while a team can be moved to a different region if its home court is being used during any of the first two weeks of the tournament, the Final Four venue is determined years in advance, and cannot be changed regardless of participants. For this reason, in theory, a team could play in a Final Four on its home court; in reality, this would be unlikely, since the Final Four is usually staged at a venue larger than most college basketball arenas.

Edited April 19, 2017 by JTrue

[bullsfan27]

15 hours ago, Azmodi said:

Urm, This year; Kansas played in Kansas City, South Carolina played in Greenville SC and Minnesota played in Milwaukee. Those are all home court advantage.

Kansas was not the host that was the big 12 conference. As far as South Carolina goes it was originally supposed to be in North Carolina but was moved to Greenville and Furman was the host not South Carolina. You can play in the same area however you can not play in the same arena you are hosting tournament games. This rule does not apply to the final four and to a smaller extent the sweet 16/elite 8 as the host of the third and fourth round are not guaranteed to be there whereas if they make the tourney they would be guarantee to play on their home court and would give one team a tremendous advantage over the others. Now if university of Tampa was the host school then we could play at Amalie Arena since we weren't considered the host even though we are in Tampa 

[Apis Bull]

2 hours ago, JTrue said:

In the men's tournament, all sites are nominally neutral: teams are prohibited from playing tournament games on their home courts prior to the Final Four (though in some cases, a team may be fortunate enough to play in or near its home state or city). By current NCAA rules, any court on which a team hosts more than three regular-season games (in other words, not including conference tournament games) is considered a "home court". The exception to this rule is the University of Dayton, which would be allowed to play a game in the "First Four" round in their home arena as they did in 2015.

However, while a team can be moved to a different region if its home court is being used during any of the first two weeks of the tournament, the Final Four venue is determined years in advance, and cannot be changed regardless of participants. For this reason, in theory, a team could play in a Final Four on its home court; in reality, this would be unlikely, since the Final Four is usually staged at a venue larger than most college basketball arenas.

If I read this correctly, USF could feasibly play at Amalie.

[charsibb]

58 minutes ago, Apis Bull said:

If I read this correctly, USF could feasibly play at Amalie.

I read it the same way. Even though we are the "host school" Amalie is not our "home court"

 

[JoeB]

13 hours ago, Triple B said:

 

 

These days, do schools ever host on their home court ... ?

Dayton and possibly New Mexico and Utah.  Everywhere else they play in NBA Arenas and Domes it seems.

[Triple B]

5 hours ago, JTrue said:

In the men's tournament, all sites are nominally neutral: teams are prohibited from playing tournament games on their home courts prior to the Final Four (though in some cases, a team may be fortunate enough to play in or near its home state or city). By current NCAA rules, any court on which a team hosts more than three regular-season games (in other words, not including conference tournament games) is considered a "home court". The exception to this rule is the University of Dayton, which would be allowed to play a game in the "First Four" round in their home arena as they did in 2015.

However, while a team can be moved to a different region if its home court is being used during any of the first two weeks of the tournament, the Final Four venue is determined years in advance, and cannot be changed regardless of participants. For this reason, in theory, a team could play in a Final Four on its home court; in reality, this would be unlikely, since the Final Four is usually staged at a venue larger than most college basketball arenas.

Is that from an NCAA site?

[Triple B]

14 hours ago, Triple B said:

These days, do schools ever host on their home court ... ?

 

7 minutes ago, JoeB said:

Dayton and possibly New Mexico and Utah.  Everywhere else they play in NBA Arenas and Domes it seems.

So the rule prohibiting teams from playing on their home court the first two weekends maybe only affects a couple of teams ...