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Friday Sat Sunday Total Worcester 6682 4572 11254 Albany 5326 2975 8301 Cincinnati 5332 5172 10504 St Paul 4926 2799 7725 Total 12014 19996 5774 37784
Aside from the usual complaints about ticket prices, scheduling is becoming a major issue because the NCAA apparently doesn't know how time works. No reason at all to have a regional final start at 9:00 on a Saturday night. No reason for the West regional final to be in the afternoon and then the East regional scheduled at night. It would make far more sense to have the East final followed by the West. I know it isn't easy but it also isn't rocket science. Those Sunday numbers are absolutely horrible.
A slight modification would allow easier scheduling for fans and teams - and make a much better television experience on Saturday.
(all times eastern)
Friday
Worcester Game 1: 4PM
Cincinnati Game 1: 5PM
Worcester Game 2: 7PM
Cincinnati Game 2: 8PM
Saturday:
Albany Game 1: Noon
St Paul Game 1: 2:30PM
Albany Game 2: 3PM
St Paul Game 2: 5:30PM
Worcester Game 3: 6PM
Cincinnati Game 3: 8PM
Sunday
Albany Game 3: 4PM
St Paul Game 3: 7PM
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