[oldalum]

The men's tournament used to group 8 teams at one site for the first 2 rounds, but all 4 first-round games were on the same day, as were the two second-round games. The first round made for a long day of spectating.

Used to? That's exactly how things work now. And the first round can be a great day of spectating for this college basketball fan.

You're right, it's been a long time since I've attended a first-round site! I might have been thinking of the change they made when each first-round site used to comprise 8 teams in the same region, then they changed to 4-team pods so they could have pods from two different regions at the same site.

[oldalum]

The men's tournament used to group 8 teams at one site for the first 2 rounds, but all 4 first-round games were on the same day, as were the two second-round games. The first round made for a long day of spectating.

Used to? That's exactly how things work now. And the first round can be a great day of spectating for this college basketball fan.

You're right, it's been a long time since I've attended a first-round site! I might have been thinking of the change they made when each first-round site used to comprise 8 teams in the same region, then they changed to 4-team pods so they could have pods from two different regions at the same site.