NCAA tournament No. 1 overall team will pick its location in the first and second rounds

As if NCAA tournaments in recent years haven't shown enough advantage for No. 1 teams, life just got a little sweeter for teams at the top.

July 19, 2016 at 3:13PM

As if NCAA tournaments in recent years haven't shown enough advantage for No. 1 teams, life just got a little sweeter for teams at the top.

Starting next season, the No. 1 overall seed will get to choose where it plays its first and second-round games, the NCAA announced in a statement.

"Preferences would be communicated by teams in contention for the overall No. 1 seed far in advance of Selection Sunday in a process to be determined," the statement read.

Teams, of course, will not know who they are playing ahead of time.

The first and second-round sites for next Spring include Buffalo, Milwaukee, Orlando, Salt Lake City, Greensboro, Indianapolis, Tulsa and Sacremento.

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