I dont think who owns the building has any bearing. Syracuse owns the carrier dome and sells beer at all their events. the same goes for many other schools I have been to.  I think unless its an event put on by the NCAA its up to each school to decide.
 
>Nathan Eric Hampton wrote:
>
>> I'm not so sure the NCAA bans beer. I think it is up to the arena and
>> the contract negotiations they have with the NCAA. I know for darn sure
>> there was no beer in Cincinatti as we all had to sit there for hours
>> waiting for the ice to harden. That is the only time I was glad they
>> didn't sell beer, because I would have been so drunk before the game
>> started!!!
>> Providence didn't sell, but I'm sure they did in Milwaukee ('93 and '97)
>> and in St. Paul. Albany, I'm not sure of.
>> Okay, Hockey-Lers -- which finals do you remember being able to sip your
>> favorite beverage and enjoy the greatest game on earth?
>
>I believe the rules are that alcohol can not be served at an NCAA sponsored
>event (i.e. the regionals and the Final Four) or at a venue owned by an NCAA
>member.  Since most of the arenas are owned by the university that plays there,
>alcohol is banned.  This is not true of non-NCAA tournament games played at such
>venues as the Fleet Center or the Bradley Center.  There are a few institutions
>that play at an arena owned by some other entity.  Around here, the biggest
>example is Wisconsin, which plays at the Dane County Coliseum (I'm not sure
>about the Kohl Center's ownership).  This explains both why they can have a
>beer-garden in the basement and why the building looks like it should be hosting
>livestock judging rather than hockey.
>
>J. Michael Neal
>
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