4 hours ago, Hatz said:

Particularly odd to start that late when there are very few teams from that time zone that have played for a title in the last couple of decades.  

Hasn’t the title game for basketball always started around 9 at night? Or at least gas for a long time now?

7 hours ago, bugatti said:

Wofford? They lost to UK in the second round a few years back, but pretty sure that is the extent of their NCAA tournament success. I hear your point, though. Maybe you're thinking Wichita State.

Ah yeah I named the wrong school that started with a W. Definitely meant Wichita State and their final four run in 2013. 
 

 

On 4/6/2023 at 12:43 PM, Hatz said:

Particularly odd to start that late when there are very few teams from that time zone that have played for a title in the last couple of decades.  

Agreed.  It must make a significant difference in viewership vs. having it earlier.

I wonder what regular season 7:00 EST games average in viewership versus the 9:00 games.