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HuskerInCarolina · Apr 7, 2026

People thought Nebraska packed out Houston (they did) and that environment was unlike no other (it was).....wait until Nebraska has to travel basically nowhere (comparatively) to pack out Omaha.

March Madness Final Four: Future dates & sites

A complete listing of the future dates and sites for the men’s DI college basketball championship.

www.ncaa.com

tro80 · Apr 7, 2026

If done the same as prior first/second round games at CHI the vast majority if not all tickets not reserved for participating teams or media will be purchased by Creighton season ticket holders.

Big bo fan · Apr 7, 2026

HuskerInCarolina said:
People thought Nebraska packed out Houston (they did) and that environment was unlike no other (it was).....wait until Nebraska has to travel basically nowhere (comparatively) to pack out Omaha.

March Madness Final Four: Future dates & sites

A complete listing of the future dates and sites for the men’s DI college basketball championship.

www.ncaa.com

Nebraska would have to be a Number 1 seed to get Omaha. But there are more drivable destinations ( Minneapolis. Ft Worth and Louisville) next year.

HuskerInCarolina · Apr 7, 2026

tro80 said:
If done the same as prior first/second round games at CHI the vast majority if not all tickets not reserved for participating teams or media will be purchased by Creighton season ticket holders.

Well they'll be disappointed since the NIT and CBC isn't being played at the CHI next year.

HuskerInCarolina · Apr 7, 2026

Big bo fan said:
Nebraska would have to be a Number 1 seed to get Omaha. But there are more drivable destinations ( Minneapolis. Ft Worth and Louisville) next year.

Would they have to be a 1? Why couldn't they be a 2 or 3?

SuperBigFan69 · Apr 7, 2026

I went to it in Omaha when they hosted. It was great and packed...but back then they did not serve beers. It sucked.

Don't worry about getting tickets. The key is this...when the teams are announced you just call the crappy teams. We called Portland State.

They were THRILLED to sell us their tickets. We picked them up at their team hotel in Omaha, they shook our hands, gave us Portland State gear and thanked us.

Big bo fan · Apr 7, 2026

HuskerInCarolina said:
Would they have to be a 1? Why couldn't they be a 2 or 3?

Ya probably a 2 . I just don’t think they would give below a 2 that big of a advantage

cubsker15 · Apr 7, 2026

Missouri was a 10 seed and played in StL

HuskerInCarolina · Apr 7, 2026

Big bo fan said:
Ya probably a 2 . I just don’t think they would give below a 2 that big of a advantage

From what I was gathering from the selection committee this year (the first time I actually paid attention throughout the year on locations and selections) was that they do their best to get the top 4 seeds within each region closest to home, but its not exactly a cut and dry science or perfection. But again, I'm rather green at this selection committee stuff for basketball so don't take it as doctrine.

SuperBigFan69 · Apr 7, 2026

HuskerInCarolina said:
From what I was gathering from the selection committee this year (the first time I actually paid attention throughout the year on locations and selections) was that they do their best to get the top 4 seeds within each region closest to home, but its not exactly a cut and dry science or perfection. But again, I'm rather green at this selection committee stuff for basketball so don't take it as doctrine.

Yep top 4 but some of that depends on the other 3 in your bracket.

But, NU would not be the host school, CU would be. So NU could be a 10 seed and end up playing in Omaha.

Big bo fan · Apr 7, 2026

HuskerInCarolina said:
From what I was gathering from the selection committee this year (the first time I actually paid attention throughout the year on locations and selections) was that they do their best to get the top 4 seeds within each region closest to home, but its not exactly a cut and dry science or perfection. But again, I'm rather green at this selection committee stuff for basketball so don't take it as doctrine.

The top 16 get the advantage where they would choose to play . In think they list the sites in order of preference and it goes from there. I just don’t think they would give NU an Omaha site unless they were a 1 or 2 . It’s just to big of an advantage for a team that’s lower than that.

HuskerInCarolina · Apr 7, 2026

SuperBigFan69 said:
Yep top 4 but some of that depends on the other 3 in your bracket.

But, NU would not be the host school, CU would be. So NU could be a 10 seed and end up playing in Omaha.

That's assuming Creighton makes the tournament. What if they're in the CBC or NIT again?

Big bo fan · Apr 7, 2026

SuperBigFan69 said:
Yep top 4 but some of that depends on the other 3 in your bracket.

But, NU would not be the host school, CU would be. So NU could be a 10 seed and end up playing in Omaha.

Omaha sells out regardless of teams .they don’t need to put a 10 seed Nebraska there to sell tickets. They weren’t sure on ST Louis so they stuck Mizzou there.

Big bo fan · Apr 7, 2026

cubsker15 said:
Missouri was a 10 seed and played in StL

Yep because they weren’t sure on Ticket sells. Omaha sells out regardless.

SuperBigFan69 · Apr 7, 2026

Big bo fan said:
Omaha sells out regardless of teams .they don’t need to put a 10 seed Nebraska there to sell tickets. They weren’t sure on ST Louis so they stuck Mizzou there.

I agree...

I was just saying that NU could play in Omaha because they will not be the host school.

HuskerInCarolina · Apr 7, 2026

Big bo fan said:
Omaha sells out regardless of teams .they don’t need to put a 10 seed Nebraska there to sell tickets. They weren’t sure on ST Louis so they stuck Mizzou there.

Yeah they do. I just checked and most hotels are already booked/sold out for that weekend.

SuperBigFan69 · Apr 7, 2026

HuskerInCarolina said:
That's assuming Creighton makes the tournament. What if they're in the CBC or NIT again?

I think the jays would be the host school no matter what. They dont have to make the dance to be the host school.

cubsker15 · Apr 7, 2026

SuperBigFan69 said:
I think the jays would be the host school no matter what. They dont have to make the dance to be the host school.

Correct

HuskerInCarolina · Apr 7, 2026

SuperBigFan69 said:
I think the jays would be the host school no matter what. They dont have to make the dance to be the host school.

Yes, but then what does them being the host school have to do with us being selected for Omaha, as long as Nebraska was a higher seed than Creighton? That's where I'm getting confused.

SuperBigFan69 · Apr 7, 2026

HuskerInCarolina said:
Yes, but then what does them being the host school have to do with us being selected for Omaha, as long as Nebraska was a higher seed than Creighton? That's where I'm getting confused.

Ahhhh, sorrry.

It has nothing to do with NU at all except for the fact that NU could be any seed and play that close to home. Because it is not technically their home court.

Houston played 2 miles from their campus this year vs Illinois but Rice was the host school so it was okay.

Maybe I am not answering your question. I am not sure.

Big bo fan · Apr 7, 2026

HuskerInCarolina said:
Yes, but then what does them being the host school have to do with us being selected for Omaha, as long as Nebraska was a higher seed than Creighton? That's where I'm getting confused.

Creighton can’t play in Omaha at any time during the Tournament because CHI is their home court they play their games on .

HuskerInCarolina · Apr 7, 2026

Big bo fan said:
Creighton can’t play in Omaha at any time during the Tournament because CHI is their home court they play their games on .

For real? So if Creighton was the #1 overall seed, they couldn't play in Omaha? Wow that's crazy.

Big bo fan · Apr 7, 2026

HuskerInCarolina said:
For real? So if Creighton was the #1 overall seed, they couldn't play in Omaha? Wow that's crazy.

Correct

HuskerInCarolina · Apr 7, 2026

Big bo fan said:
Correct

well dang, thanks for the knowledge lessons this morning.

Big bo fan · Apr 7, 2026

HuskerInCarolina said:
well dang, thanks for the knowledge lessons this morning.

That’s why Kansas doesn’t play very many games at T-Mobile In Kansas City and won’t play any in the years KC is hosting. I think if you play like 2 games on that floor during the season you would be not allowed to play any NCAA games there.

Poster FKA schuele · Apr 7, 2026

SuperBigFan69 said:
Ahhhh, sorrry.

It has nothing to do with NU at all except for the fact that NU could be any seed and play that close to home. Because it is not technically their home court.

Houston played 2 miles from their campus this year vs Illinois but Rice was the host school so it was okay.

Maybe I am not answering your question. I am not sure.

Yeah Wisconsin was recently placed in Milwaukee as a 4 or 5 seed (can't remember which). Purdue was a 4 seed last year and magically got to play its Round of 16 games in Indianapolis. So the Huskers might or might not get placed in Omaha, but there's no hard-and-fast rule governing that.

I just want NU to get back in the tournament. I like their chances, but Fred needs to add some key pieces to get there.

king_kong__ · Apr 7, 2026

Poster FKA schuele said:
Yeah Wisconsin was recently placed in Milwaukee as a 4 or 5 seed (can't remember which). Purdue was a 4 seed last year and magically got to play its Round of 16 game in Indianapolis. So the Huskers might or might not get placed in Omaha, but there's no hard-and-fast rule governing that.

I just want NU to get back in the tournament. I like their changes, but Fred needs to add some key pieces to get there.

Don’t forget some of the ridiculous Greensboro, NC regional rounds

ACC tourney and first round games in the same place for some teams

HuskerInCarolina · Apr 7, 2026

Zeke Husker · Apr 7, 2026

HuskerInCarolina said:
That's assuming Creighton makes the tournament. What if they're in the CBC or NIT again?

No, CU is the “host” they are who submitted bid to host. Nebraska needs to get on the ball here and submit requests to host in the future.

Zeke Husker · Apr 7, 2026

SuperBigFan69 said:
I think the jays would be the host school no matter what. They dont have to make the dance to be the host school.

Correct, they are the host that submitted request and it was done a few years back.

HuskerInCarolina · Apr 7, 2026

Zeke Husker said:
No, CU is the “host” they are who submitted bid to host. Nebraska needs to get on the ball here and submit requests to host in the future.

Yeah I don’t know what I was thinking earlier. I totally misread that reply.

Big bo fan · Wednesday at 7:55 AM

Zeke Husker said:
No, CU is the “host” they are who submitted bid to host. Nebraska needs to get on the ball here and submit requests to host in the future.

Nebraska has submitted a bid to host in 2028 I believe . And The school doesn’t request like Omaha is the Organization that runs the CHI center whatever it’s called now .

Zeke Husker · Wednesday at 10:01 AM

Big bo fan said:
Nebraska has submitted a bid to host in 2028 I believe . And The school doesn’t request like Omaha is the Organization that runs the CHI center whatever it’s called now .

There used to be an entity that operated the CHI arena not the city of Omaha directly. So if “Nebraska” has submitted to host in 2028 what facility would it be at? And you just said yourself that the school doesn’t request so which way is it?

Big bo fan · Wednesday at 10:07 AM

Zeke Husker said:
There used to be an entity that operated the CHI arena not the city of Omaha directly. So if “Nebraska” has submitted to host in 2028 what facility would it be at? And you just said yourself that the school doesn’t request so which way is it?

I used the word Nebraska in general. It would be at PBA so whoever is in charge of PBA but the city Omaha or Lincoln in this case is also behind the bid . I just figured everyone knew what I meant.

RealTucoSalamanca · Wednesday at 12:52 PM

2028
First Four	March 14 & 15	Dayton, OH	UD Arena	University of Dayton
First/Second	March 16 & 18	Tulsa, OK	BOK Center	Oklahoma State University
First/Second	March 16 & 18	Orlando, FL	Kia Center	University of Central Florida
First/Second	March 16 & 18	Columbus, OH	Nationwide Arena	Ohio State University
First/Second	March 16 & 18	Salt Lake City, UT	Delta Center	Utah Valley University
First/Second	March 17 & 19	Brooklyn, NY	Barclays Center	Atlantic 10 Conference
First/Second	March 17 & 19	Des Moines, IA	Casey's Center	Drake University
First/Second	March 17 & 19	Birmingham, AL	Legacy Arena	Southeastern Conference
First/Second	March 17 & 19	Seattle, WA	Climate Pledge Arena	University of Washington
East Regional	March 23 & 25	Raleigh, NC	Lenovo Center	NC State University
West Regional	March 23 & 25	San Francisco, CA	Chase Center	West Coast Conference
Midwest Regional	March 24 & 26	Detroit, MI	Little Caesars Arena	University of Detroit Mercy Oakland University
South Regional	March 24 & 26	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center	Conference USA

Zeke Husker · Wednesday at 2:30 PM

Big bo fan said:
I used the word Nebraska in general. It would be at PBA so whoever is in charge of PBA but the city Omaha or Lincoln in this case is also behind the bid . I just figured everyone knew what I meant.

Why would Omaha be behind a bid to play at PBA?

Big bo fan · Wednesday at 2:43 PM

Zeke Husker said:
Why would Omaha be behind a bid to play at PBA?

There not , the Cities are also behind the bid .the Venue if its PBA or CHI is just part of the bid .the Cities and whatever organization runs the convention type stuff they also give the NCAA information on Hotel prices. Prices for food events or any catering for the teams that needs to be done if The hotels don’t have food services . All this goes into the bid to host

V1nufanx4 · Wednesday at 3:17 PM

Big bo fan said:
There not , the Cities are also behind the bid .the Venue if its PBA or CHI is just part of the bid .the Cities and whatever organization runs the convention type stuff they also give the NCAA information on Hotel prices. Prices for food events or any catering for the teams that needs to be done if The hotels don’t have food services . All this goes into the bid to host

Wasn’t there some information a few years back that described Lincoln’s inability at that time to secure a first round site due to not enough adequate hotel properties within the Lincoln area? Not sure but I believe the NCAA doesn’t want teams to be doubled up in one hotel.

Big bo fan · Wednesday at 11:06 PM

V1nufanx4 said:
Wasn’t there some information a few years back that described Lincoln’s inability at that time to secure a first round site due to not enough adequate hotel properties within the Lincoln area? Not sure but I believe the NCAA doesn’t want teams to be doubled up in one hotel.

Lincoln has built plenty of new hotels in the last few years ,that’s not an issue

PvilleHuskerTim · Thursday at 8:01 AM

From the 2025-26 NCAA Manual for host sites. Hotel space would not be an issue. There are plenty of good quality hotels, just in downtown Lincoln.

NCAA Non-Predetermined Preliminary-Round Competition For all NCAA non-predetermined preliminary round competition, unless otherwise stated, the host institution/agency or the NCAA shall make reservations for the participating institutions/student-athlete(s) and advise them of the arrangements. A minimum of 15 double-double rooms and one king room for the head coach should be reserved for each visiting team. The rooms should be held in advance by the tournament manager beginning the night prior to the practice day. The selected hotel properties shall be within no more than 30 miles (30 minutes) of the competition site and be priced at a fair and reasonable market room rate. The selection of a competition site may be dependent on availability and quality of rooms for participating institutions/student-athletes. Each participating institution is obligated to confirm or cancel the accommodations.

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