What is missing in the previous analysis is attendance. Attendance is #1
to the coffers of the NCAA, and ranked higher by them than integrity,
honesty, or other non monetary benefits.
So move North Dakota closer to home, if not the west then the midwest
(Cincy).
Then for attendance you have to move Vermont or Colgate to Bridgeport (to
play Union), and to avoid first round/same conference issues, that would
give you Vermont. Colgate could have gone to Worcester for Mankato or
Denver, but that must have been too much, or not enough of a fan following
to justify.

Nathan 


On 3/23/14, 10:16 AM, "Tom" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Excellent analysis, John.  I have to agree with you.
>
>Tom
>
>(Div III UW-Stevens Point - National runners-up)
>
>Famous last words of Socrates:  "I drank what!?"
>
>On 3/23/2014 2:04 AM, John Edwards wrote:
>> I'm inclined to agree with only the UVM-UND swap happening.
>>
>> Putting Vermont in the east, and sending UND to Cincinnati puts UVM on
>> a bus, rather than a plane, which saves the NC$$ money. (I know from
>> personal experience that they like this.) UND is flying anyway, since
>> Robert Morris should be ticketed for St. Paul. North Dakota going to
>> Cincinnati might help attendance there and, considering that counting
>> attendance at last year's Midwest Regional didn't require removing
>> your socks, anything that moves the needle there is a good thing.
>>
>> Part of me thinks, as well, that the Committee will make a swap almost
>> because they can.
>>
>> As for Lowell-Quinnipiac, I think they'll both stay closer to home.
>> Quinnipiac isn't hosting Bridgeport (Yale & Fairfield[!] are), but I
>> think a virtual home team there will be seen as a good thing, as well
>> as having two "home" teams in Worcester. Avoiding second-round
>> matchups doesn't seem to have been a concern for the Committee in the
>> past.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 2:21 AM, charlie shub <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> perfect bracket
>>> st paul
>>>      1 minn
>>>      16 RM
>>>      8 notre dame
>>>      9 st cloud
>>> worcester
>>>      2 BC
>>>      15 denver
>>>      7 lowell
>>>      10 mankato
>>> bridgeport
>>>      3 union
>>>      14 nodak
>>>      6 quinnipiac
>>>      11 providence
>>> cincy
>>>      4 wisconsin
>>>      13 vermont
>>>      5 ferris
>>>      12 colgate
>>>
>>>
>>> both adam and jason predict flip uvm and nodak for attendance
>>> st paul
>>>      1 minn
>>>      16 RM
>>>      8 notre dame
>>>      9 st cloud
>>> worcester
>>>      2 BC
>>>      15 denver
>>>      7 lowell
>>>      10 mankato
>>> bridgeport
>>>      3 union
>>>      13 vermont
>>>      6 quinnipiac
>>>      11 providence
>>> cincy
>>>      4 wisconsin
>>>      14 nodak
>>>      5 ferris
>>>      12 colgate
>>>
>>> i predict swapping lowell and quinnipiac to avoid  bc-lowell and
>>> union-quinnipiac in 2nd round
>>> st paul
>>>      1 minn
>>>      16 RM
>>>      8 notre dame
>>>      9 st cloud
>>> worcester
>>>      2 BC
>>>      15 denver
>>>      6 quinnipiac
>>>      10 mankato
>>> bridgeport
>>>      3 union
>>>      14 nodak
>>>     7 lowell
>>>      11 providence
>>> cincy
>>>      4 wisconsin
>>>      13 vermont
>>>      5 ferris
>>>      12 colgate
>>>
>>> --
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>>
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