Maybe I should know this… why are we the visitor tonight? Thank you

Morbo the Annihilator said:

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Its an NCAA event, not an A&M one.

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Ok. I guess my question is why wouldn't host maintain home field advantage?

fulshearAg96 said:

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Morbo the Annihilator said:

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Its an NCAA event, not an A&M one.

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Ok. I guess my question is why wouldn't host maintain home field advantage?

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Because it is considered by the NCAA to extend too much advantage to the host team.

It works roughly like this:

" For the initial regional rounds of the tournament, the higher seeded team is always the home team. Once the initial regional round is completed, the NCAA uses the following three step process:

Step 1) The team has been the home team fewer times during the tournament becomes the home team.

Step 2) If both teams were the home team the same number of times, count the number of times each team was the visiting team during the tournament. The team that was the visiting team more often during the tournament becomes the home team.

Step 3) If both teams were the home team and visiting team the same number of times and the teams met previously during the tournament, the visitor in the immediately preceding game between the two teams becomes the home team.

Step 4) If both teams were the home team and visiting team the same number of times and the teams did not previously meet during the tournament, the team that was the visitor in its most recent, preceding game becomes the home team.

Step 5) If both teams were the home team and visiting team the same number of times, the teams did not previously meet during the tournament, and both teams were the visitor (or home team) in their most recent, preceding game, then the home team is decided by a coin flip."

A&M was the home team yesterday

Texas State was the visiting team yesterday.

Therefore, it's State's turn to be the home team.

Thanks!

If I'm reading the guidelines correctly, Texas State will be home against USC tomorrow. If Texas State wins, the Aggies would be the home team in the nightcap. If USC wins, it would be the Trojans (both would have been the home team once, but USC would have been the visitor twice).