(03-21-2017 11:02 AM)doss2 Wrote:  The attendance at most of these tournament must be of some concern. Is it time for more schools to play all games prior to the last two(or three) rounds at the home court of higher rated teams?

It makes some sense to choose a centrally located city to members or a decent destination. With the AAC central would be? Perhaps Knoxville or Atlanta. Atlanta I think is already booked. Could you rent the TN arena? I doubt it because UT plays a lot in the NIT at home.

Decent destination could be NOLA. If your team loses early there is Bourbon Street, etc. Orlando loser go to Disney? Wash DC loser go see Obama?

I've come to the same conclusion. Home court advantage for the first game or two is something to be earned through great performance in the regular season. It would make the conference regular season games even more important. Yes, it favors the best teams. But a team that gets hot late can still win a road game or two in this scenario or earn an NCAA at-large berth if the body of work is good enough.