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http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/soccer-men/d1

I'm pretty sure we are away. If you look at JMU vs. UCONN -- UCONN is on the right b/c they are the higher seed. Charlotte is on the right too. So, they must be the higher seed and ergo the home team.

I think charlotte does host but that's not why...I believe it's the higher RPI hosts, but you never know it's the NCAA! They get more money if the game is at Akron.

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Is there a clearly defined process for who gets home games in soccer, or can the NCAA wing it and add intangibles? This all seems a little crazy.

Come on NCAA ... you know you want it ... money monEY MONEY!!! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Give us that home game and give Charlotte a taste of NCAA medicine!

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Creighton smacked NIU around. 3-0. They're out. I love our bracket. I'm scared the least by anyone in it.

I thought we got a helluva bracket. Easy drive to Charlotte straight down I-77 from Akron. Hope it's an early-afternoon game time if we have to play down there.

I'd like to make the trip too, if it's at Charlotte, or Akron for that matter. (cross fingers for @ Akron!)

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How refreshing to see an Akron team outperform their expectations instead of underperform a la the basketball team.

+1 big time

They bookended an otherwise very disappointing 4-day stretch. Even Lady Zip win over Howard was a bit of a downer as they should not have struggled like they did against them.

Thank you Caleb and the boys. Really came to play tonight. Really got after the ball and the game really shouldn't have been that close if we finish a couple more of those opportunities.

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charlotte had several wins over tournament teams...early in the year

2-1 over a good coastal carolina team

3-0 over elon and elon lost 4-3 in ncaa to coastal carolina

between coastal and elon game, charlotte lost 2-1 to south carolina

then beat beat virginia 2-1 in ot

lost 3-1 to maryland on sept 27

tied rhode island 1-1 on oct 9

tied lasalle 2-2 on oct 21

lost 1-0 at fordham on oct 23

beat tourney team xavier 1-0 on oct 28

beat st. louis 2-1 in 2 ot on nov 5...zips beat st. l 4-0

a-10 tourney ,,,,lost first match 2-1 in ot to savier

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How refreshing to see an Akron team outperform their expectations instead of underperform a la the basketball team.

Actually, the Zips soccer team did somewhat underperform in the regular season from what Zips soccer fans expected. Now in the NCAA championship tournament they are starting to live up to the expectations of a defending national champion. Hopefully the basketball team will also do well in the post-season.

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How refreshing to see an Akron team outperform their expectations instead of underperform a la the basketball team.

Actually, the Zips soccer team did somewhat underperform in the regular season from what Zips soccer fans expected. Now in the NCAA championship tournament they are starting to live up to the expectations of a defending national champion. Hopefully the basketball team will also do well in the post-season.

I plan to make the trip down. Do you and Hilltopper want to join me on the trip down?? I will drive....but you know how small the Mini is ;-) If there is a bus...I am taking the bus.

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I think the way it works, is that if it's two unseeded teams playing each other in Sweet 16 or Elite Eight, you have to place a bid to host, and then the NCAA chooses from there. I'm sure NCAA will pick us as they have to be drooling at the money they would be getting from us hosting an NCAA tournament game again. But yet again, wouldn't surprise me if we're on the road sunday at Charlotte...

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I think the way it works, is that if it's two unseeded teams playing each other in Sweet 16 or Elite Eight, you have to place a bid to host, and then the NCAA chooses from there. I'm sure NCAA will pick us as they have to be drooling at the money they would be getting from us hosting an NCAA tournament game again. But yet again, wouldn't surprise me if we're on the road sunday at Charlotte...

You are correct... from the ncaa men's soccer handbook.

An evaluation will be made of institutional facilities to determine if they are

acceptable for championship play. Selection of host sites will be based partly on the

quality of the playing facility. A facility evaluation form will be made available on the

NCAA website to the directors of athletics of all institutions and will be one of the

tools used in making this determination. Institutions interested in hosting are to submit

the form online by the indicated deadline. Institutions submitting proposed budgets

for preliminary rounds must have played the majority of their home games at the site

listed on the facility evaluation form. Institutions with inadequate playing surfaces

(e.g., inadequate artificial surface, minimum dimensions, etc.) may request a waiver

of the policy.

Site Selection. The site selection criteria for the Division I men’s soccer championship

are as follows (see Appendixes F and G):

60 percent Committee ranking

40 percent (1) Facility—

Quality of field surface (60 percent)

Evaluation of facility (30 percent)

Game management (10 percent)

So, basically the ncaa chooses. We'll see how that goes.

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I think the way it works, is that if it's two unseeded teams playing each other in Sweet 16 or Elite Eight, you have to place a bid to host, and then the NCAA chooses from there. I'm sure NCAA will pick us as they have to be drooling at the money they would be getting from us hosting an NCAA tournament game again. But yet again, wouldn't surprise me if we're on the road sunday at Charlotte...

You are correct... from the ncaa men's soccer handbook.

the campus of one of the participating institutions.

An evaluation will be made of institutional facilities to determine if they are

acceptable for championship play. Selection of host sites will be based partly on the

quality of the playing facility. A facility evaluation form will be made available on the

NCAA website to the directors of athletics of all institutions and will be one of the

tools used in making this determination. Institutions interested in hosting are to submit

the form online by the indicated deadline. Institutions submitting proposed budgets

for preliminary rounds must have played the majority of their home games at the site

listed on the facility evaluation form. Institutions with inadequate playing surfaces

(e.g., inadequate artificial surface, minimum dimensions, etc.) may request a waiver

of the policy.

Site Selection. The site selection criteria for the Division I men’s soccer championship

are as follows (see Appendixes F and G):

60 percent Committee ranking

40 percent (1) Facility—

Quality of field surface (60 percent)

Evaluation of facility (30 percent)

Game management (10 percent)

So, basically the ncaa chooses. We'll see how that goes.

Based upon this criteria, Akron has a GREAT chance of hosting this sweet 16 game (Defending Nat'l Champs!).

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Based upon this criteria, Akron has a GREAT chance of hosting this sweet 16 game (Defending Nat'l Champs!).

Exactly... I think we have finally earned a little respect with that title last december. We should have this at home...

If so, tailgate starting at noon (regardless of game time)...let's make this BIG to make up for the fun times tailgating that Ianello and Wistrcil stole from us! Lot nine is gonna be ROCKIN'.

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Based upon this criteria, Akron has a GREAT chance of hosting this sweet 16 game (Defending Nat'l Champs!).

Exactly... I think we have finally earned a little respect with that title last december. We should have this at home...

If so, tailgate starting at noon (regardless of game time)...let's make this BIG to make up for the fun times tailgating that Ianello and Wistrcil stole from us! Lot nine is gonna be ROCKIN'.

im down for this! Hoping we'll get a little bit of luck thrown our way and have another home game this weekend. Would be an AWESOME weekend for me if we did! :D

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Don't count yer chikins fer day hatch.

Nex subday der gonna be six inches of snow and ice on cub Cadet filed

'ccording to NCAA weather reports. Neber mind dat weader channel sez'

50 and dry.

Youse guys gotz remember how much da NCAA lubs us, not.

You see da take down in da box by Northworsten? Da ref puts ball

outside da box even doe der be a divot da size of milwaukee two feets

inside da box.

Den, remember dat PK Nordwosrten gets on da phantom hand ball

dat hit a Zip in da back? No PK for ball hitting player in his back.

Den, SMU gets PK for a player taken down outside da box, but ruled

he was in da box.

And chew tink dey lub us? wadda you? nutz?

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