nacluth said:

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#1 seed definitely draws the easier side this tournament. UNO played us well, but I will take any SLC that's playing their third game in as many days. Corpus has a good season but we have matched up well.

On a side note, the latest bracketology that has us as a 13 seed against Texas Tech is just pure fantasy to get coach and protege against each other.

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SCH890 said:

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SFAXE93 said:

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My predictions:

First Round:
New Orleans over HCU
Nicholls over NWST

Second Round:
TAMUCC over New Orleans
UTRGV over Nicholls

Third Round:
SFA over TAMUCC
McNeese over UTRGV (I can see an Upset here, maybe)

Final
SFA Over McNeese (Obviously, I still think we played them better twice, even though we are 1-1)

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Torvik TourneyCast MBB (Based on 10,000 simulations / Average seed and Auto bid %:

1) SFA - 11.9 / 43.7%
2) McNeese - 11.7 / 38%
3) UTRGV - 13.6 / 12%
4) Corpus Christi - 14.8 / 3.5%
5) New Orleans - 15.1 / 2.2%
6) Nicholls - 16 / 0.5%
7) Northwestern St - 16 / 0.1%
8) Houston…

— SLC Sports Report (@ReportSLC) March 4, 2026

jboy93 said:

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Do we know of any other leagues that have their tournaments hosted by a participating team?

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• Northeast Conference (NEC): The entire tournament is played at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting every game including the championship.

• Patriot League: This conference also follows a higher-seed hosts format for all rounds.

• America East: Games are played at campus venues of the highest seeds throughout the tournament.

• Ivy League: Uses a pre-determined campus rotation for its four-team "Ivy Madness" tournament. For example, Brown University hosted in 2025, and Cornell is scheduled for 2026.

• Horizon League: Employs a hybrid model where early-round games are hosted by the higher seeds on campus before moving to a neutral site for the semifinals and finals.

• ASUN: Matches begin at campus sites (UNF Arena) before the quarterfinals and beyond shift to
  VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.