No way we get Columbus.
Per the NCAA "PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING THE BRACKET":
The committee should specifically avoid putting teams with a 5 or lower seed at a "home-crowd disadvantage."
http://deadspin.com/5890921/for-the-first-time-the-ncaa-s...
Basically, we are too close to Columbus and since we will most likely be playing a 5-seed or better, it would create too much of an advantage for us.
Hmmm. Did not know that. Very unfortunate.
I did notice the example used doesn't really fit with Ohio's situation, but you are right it is probably too close.
- "The committee should specifically avoid putting teams with a 5 or lower seed at a "home-crowd disadvantage." For example, Michigan will never be placed in a pod that has them playing their first two games in Columbus, Ohio, one of the regional hosts. To avoid this and other geographic problems, the committee is allowed to change a team's seed by one, in either direction, if there is no other way around it." -
That being said, would like to a draw in Louisville, Nashville or Pittsburgh - all in driving distance
More importantly, would like for them to get a team they match up well against - preferably a team with a short front-court. If Zeke Marshall wasn't such a basket case - Akron probably wins that game tonight.