2026 March Madness Selection Show

uncsig said:
This may have been addressed but
The last time dook and Carolina both played in Greenville pods for the first and second rounds, those games turned out splendidly for us [both our advancing to Sweet 16 and dook crapping out against South Carolina]. In fact, the anti-dook crowd was such that the Rat apparently requested dook and Carolina never be put in the same first/second round location again.

And until now, we have not been. Here's hoping history repeats itself.
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Yeah we got fucked that year. It was really ridiculous having to go against USC.

but has anyone said how a 6 seed got a close region? Illinois has to be livid
 
I don't really have a dog in this fight but it seems absurd to me how often they put Duke and Carolina in the same first round location. They did put Michigan and Michigan State in Buffalo this year. But it seems to me that higher seeded teams should generally not have half the arena full of fans of their arch rivals.
 
lawtig02 said:
I don't really have a dog in this fight but it seems absurd to me how often they put Duke and Carolina in the same first round location. They did put Michigan and Michigan State in Buffalo this year. But it seems to me that higher seeded teams should generally not have half the arena full of fans of their arch rivals.
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Do they sell separate early and late ticket books? If not, they should.
 
Calheel said:
They usually pick chalk and since last year was chalk, there is a presumption that this year will be chalk as well. The theory is that NIL has made the tournament more chalky.
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Seriously, where are the upsets? The top teams are clearly at apart, unless there is an injury most of them should easily advance.
 
lawtig02 said:
I don't really have a dog in this fight but it seems absurd to me how often they put Duke and Carolina in the same first round location. They did put Michigan and Michigan State in Buffalo this year. But it seems to me that higher seeded teams should generally not have half the arena full of fans of their arch rivals.
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This is first year it has happened since 2017. Before that it was in 2012, 2009, and 2005. And before 2002, there wasn't the pod system currently in place.
 
Calheel said:
Do they sell separate early and late ticket books? If not, they should.
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Good point. They do. But they also sell all session tickets for all six games, and if both teams win their first games, they'll be in the same session for the Round of 32, when the games are likely to be closer. It's not that big of a deal, I guess. But if Carolina was a 1 seed and Duke was a 6 seed and they both won their first games, I'm guessing Carolina wouldn't love having half the "home" arena full of Duke fans for the R32 game against Ohio State/TCU on Saturday.
 
lawtig02 said:
But if Carolina was a 1 seed and Duke was a 6 seed and they both won their first games, I'm guessing Carolina wouldn't love having half the "home" arena full of Duke fans for the R32 game against Ohio State/TCU on Saturday.
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Carolina getting to play in Greenville as a 6 seed is something that if I were Illinois and dook I'd be upset about, especially Illinois.

Assuming seeds hold, I'd bet that Illinois would rather have been in OKC, Philly, or Tampa over playing us 100 miles from Charlotte and 250 miles from CH.

I think dook has a real gripe here, too. It's a bit different when Carolina is a top 4 seed (especially top 2) and gets placed in the same city as them for the first 2 rounds, it's another when Carolina isn't in the seeds that should get that benefit and still ends up there.
 
SnoopRob said:
Carolina getting to play in Greenville as a 6 seed is something that if I were Illinois and dook I'd be upset about, especially Illinois.

Assuming seeds hold, I'd bet that Illinois would rather have been in OKC, Philly, or Tampa over playing us 100 miles from Charlotte and 250 miles from CH.

I think dook has a real gripe here, too. It's a bit different when Carolina is a top 4 seed (especially top 2) and gets placed in the same city as them for the first 2 rounds, it's another when Carolina isn't in the seeds that should get that benefit and still ends up there.
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As a 6 seed with the top player done for the year and the season not seeming long for this world, I don’t think UNC will have the same fan support in the building as they would as a 1 or 2 seed.
 
1moretimeagain said:
As a 6 seed with the top player done for the year and the season not seeming long for this world, I don’t think UNC will have the same fan support in the building as they would as a 1 or 2 seed.
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You're correct, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if Carolina has the second largest fan support in Greenville, which shouldn't be the case for a 6 seed.
 
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