NCAA Tournament Expansion

jtwcornell91 · April 26, 2002, 05:59:26 PM

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if smaller facilities became viable for regionals now that there are four of them. How does the capacity in Placid compare to Yost or Van Andel?

Greg Berge · April 26, 2002, 06:07:48 PM

Not sure, but I think it's a lot smaller (say, 7k v. 14k?)

ugarte · April 27, 2002, 02:03:03 AM

Alright, I've been trying to figure it out since you posted it Greg, and I give up. What the hell is a WSo'S?

Anne 85 · April 27, 2002, 10:59:24 AM

I know, I know.

WSoS = wet sack of sh*t

As in the late night WFAN caller who thinks the Mets should trade Darryl Strawberry for a WSoS. (Sorry I couldn't think of a more current example. I don't listen to sports call-in shows of my own free will.)

DeltaOne81 · April 27, 2002, 12:27:45 PM

QuoteWhere is the one set east regional -- Worcester? Albany? Providence?

Worcester - as usual ::rolleyes::

pat · April 28, 2002, 05:24:10 PM

JTW wrote:

QuoteActually, I wouldn't be surprised if smaller facilities became viable for regionals now that there are four of them. How does the capacity in Placid compare to Yost or Van Andel?

No guarantees that these data are right:


Xcel Energy Center    St. Paul           18,600
Pepsi Arena           Albany             13,941
Centrum Centre        Worcester          12,239
Van Andel Arena       Grand Rapids       10,834
1980 Rink             Lake Placid         8,000
Yost Arena            Ann Arbor           6,603
War Memorial          Syracuse            5,444
CoachUSA Center       Elmira              4,100

Lake Placid's definitely viable in terms of seating, but I'm sure the NCAA has a problem with the location. If we were hosting one, I'd vote for CoachUSA, but I suspect both it and the War Memorial are too small.

Adam \'04 · April 28, 2002, 08:38:49 PM

How about the Rochester War Memorial?

pat · April 28, 2002, 09:04:42 PM

Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial, Rochester = 11,215. Incidentally, a surprising, almost creepy, number of these medium-to-large arenas are run by one company called SMG.

Greg Berge · April 28, 2002, 10:24:36 PM

Binghamton Vet Memorial: 7,200.

Josh '99 · April 29, 2002, 01:06:53 AM

According to the Jackals' home page, the Coach USA Center has a capacity of 3,900, not 4,100. Might as well have it at Lynah in that case...

jtwcornell91 · April 29, 2002, 08:04:11 AM

Doesn't Lynah not have enough locker rooms to host a regional? Or did they fix that in the last renovation?

pat · April 29, 2002, 08:29:14 AM

Despite a wide range of numbers on the web (3200-4900) Coach USA was one of the few I'm sure of. They added 200 seats at the beginning of the season.

Josh '99 · April 29, 2002, 08:42:50 AM

OK... Silly me, I should know by now not to believe everything you read on the web. :-)

Grady Whittenburg · April 29, 2002, 10:32:12 AM

Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena (Binghamton) = 4,680

Coach USA Center (Elmira) = 4,100 (broken up between 3,800 seats + luxury box seating)

Greg Berge · April 29, 2002, 10:54:15 PM

> Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena (Binghamton) = 4,680

According to their homepage, they have 7,200 for hockey. (No idea whether that's right.)

NCAA Tournament Expansion

Adam \'04