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New NCAA Tournament rule benefits the #1 overall seed

Happy Tuesday, 'Nova Nation! I thought the most interesting thing to come out of last night's news cycle was a new NCAA Tournament rule that is really going to incentivize programs to try and earn the #1 overall seed. Under the new rule, the top team will get to choose their first and second round site.

Now you might be thinking, "Who cares, that team already gets the best site for them anyways?" And you'd be half-right. But because the NCAA currently prioritizes geography above all else (so they say), you can end up with situations where the elite teams travel less, but end up in a less desirable location.