ISU to Host NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds

[ChrisMWilliams]

AMES, Iowa – Seventh-seeded Iowa State will play host to George Mason Friday at 7:30 p.m. CST in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Hilton Coliseum. Saint Louis and Wichita State will battle at 5 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. The matches are part of the Omaha Regional. The winners will face each other Saturday 6:30 p.m. in Hilton.

The Cyclones (25-4) are making their fourth-straight NCAA Championship appearance. It marks the second time that Hilton Coliseum will play host to the NCAA tournament. ISU defeated Idaho in the opening round in the first round of the 1995 NCAA tournament in Ames.

“We are really excited to be hosting,â€￾ Iowa State head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch said. “I was trying not to get my hopes up too much because you just never know, but in the back of my mind and ever since mid-season I was hoping that would happen. It is a privilege we really deserve. I feel we earned it and I am excited to see what kind of turnout we will have.â€￾

More online at Iowa State University Athletics Official Web Site - www.CYCLONES.com - The home of Iowa State Cyclone Sports.

 

[Cyclonus]

Awesome... just more proof that ISU VB is on the UP... wish i could make it

 

[chrishull14]

Why would the ncaa use different rules for setting up tournaments in different sports? The men's basketball framework has been working for years and years. Why wouldn't the ncaa use those rules to set up all of the tournaments.

 

[ornryactor]

Why would the ncaa use different rules for setting up tournaments in different sports? The men's basketball framework has been working for years and years. Why wouldn't the ncaa use those rules to set up all of the tournaments.

Because the NCAA is a corrupt, absentminded bunch of ****ing morons. That's why.

 

[mred]

Why would the ncaa use different rules for setting up tournaments in different sports? The men's basketball framework has been working for years and years. Why wouldn't the ncaa use those rules to set up all of the tournaments.

The MBB setup requires a lot of travel. The MBB tournament brings in a lot of TV money to pay for that travel. Other sports usually use a true regional setup to reduce travel costs -- I think WBB used to to it that way as well.

 

[Tornado man]

Other sports usually use a true regional setup to reduce travel costs -- I think WBB used to to it that way as well.

No, the top 16 women's volleyball teams are to be spread throughout the brackets, across the country - to balance competition. And for the most part, they are, like #2 Illinois to the Stanford regional, #2 UCLA to Gainesville, #1 Florida State and #2 Washington to Minn., etc.
Then there's the Omaha regional...

 

[mred]

No, the top 16 women's volleyball teams are to be spread throughout the brackets, across the country - to balance competition. And for the most part, they are, like #2 Illinois to the Stanford regional, #2 UCLA to Gainesville, #1 Florida State and #2 Washington to Minn., etc.
Then there's the Omaha regional...

Top 16 yes, but not the remaining 48. It's my understanding (and you can correct me if I'm wrong) that the remaining 48 schools are placed largely based on geographic location, not ranking.

 

[alarson]

Top 16 yes, but not the remaining 48. It's my understanding (and you can correct me if I'm wrong) that the remaining 48 schools are placed largely based on geographic location, not ranking.

So that might explain TAMU (though you could easily ship them off to florida) but not ISU\Texas\Nebraska in the same regional.

 

[DaddyMac]

What's wrong with the setup?

 

[mred]

So that might explain TAMU (though you could easily ship them off to florida) but not ISU\Texas\Nebraska in the same regional.

As far as that goes, it just seems like the selection committee screwed up big time.

 

[alarson]

What's wrong with the setup?

Big 12's top 3 teams all in the omaha regional.

 

[Tornado man]

Top 16 yes, but not the remaining 48. It's my understanding (and you can correct me if I'm wrong) that the remaining 48 schools are placed largely based on geographic location, not ranking.

Yes, that's correct. I was just referring to the Omaha issue.
But yes, ISU knew that if they were hosting first and second rounds, it would be made up of area teams. George Mason came in to fill the bracket.

 

[chrishull14]

Our conference officials need to jump all over this. Three teams that have a shot a the final four get shoved into one bracket and all the other conferences are treated fairly. They need to make sure this never happens again. We are undeniably rising to become a national power in volleyball. Texas, and of course, Nebraska don't seem to be sliding down any. We don't want to this to become an annual problem.

 

[DaddyMac]

Big 12's top 3 teams all in the omaha regional.

You're ******** me!?!?

Well that's one way to achieve conference parity in the Final Four.

 

[Tornado man]

Here's the list of names on the NCAA Division I women's volleyball committee:

COMMITTEE SELECTION LINKS: A JSP APPLICATION

 

[alarson]

Here's the list of names on the NCAA Division I women's volleyball committee:

COMMITTEE SELECTION LINKS: A JSP APPLICATION

Id like the opinion of the Big 12 member on that one.

 

[cydonn]

This is great news. I wish I could be there, I have to work. Will it be on TV? We had an exchange student from Australia a couple years ago. His sister plays for Geoarge Mason, #6 Sam Simmonds. She spent XMas with us that year. Nice girl.

 

[DaddyMac]

So that might explain TAMU (though you could easily ship them off to florida) but not ISU\Texas\Nebraska in the same regional.

Now that I've had the chance to look at the bracket - it makes a certain amount of sense.

The top 16 are spread across the bracket in normal form, just like Tornado Man stated. And the pairing pretty closely mimic final rankings and RPI numbers (at least before yesterday).

Just turns out Tex at #2, ISU #7 and NU #10 - all fall into one part of the bracket. A&M is lumped in there most likely for Geographic reasons. It bites... but does make a certain amound of sense.

Only one really up for debate is that NU at 10 - but I'd guess that has more to do with keeping them in Omaha and hearing those cash registers ringing.

What sucks, is that I believe Washington lost to Oregon last week and only fell to 6. Too bad we couldn't skip over them and get that slot up in Minnesota. I think that'd be MUCH MORE advantegous to us.

 

[fccy]

This is great news. I wish I could be there, I have to work. Will it be on TV? We had an exchange student from Australia a couple years ago. His sister plays for Geoarge Mason, #6 Sam Simmonds. She spent XMas with us that year. Nice girl.

What ESPN said was that they would televise the Final Four, so I would guess not. I do not know if Clone Zone is possible or not.

 

[mred]

What sucks, is that I believe Washington lost to Oregon last week and only fell to 6. Too bad we couldn't skip over them and get that slot up in Minnesota. I think that'd be MUCH MORE advantegous to us.

Couldn't the committee have swapped us with them pretty easily? I assume they are given leeway to move a team up or down a seed to make scheduling happen more easily. Swap us with Washington or Texas with FSU, and the scheduling doesn't look so bad.