NCAA Tournament in Jax in March

[charlestondxman]

The NCAA Tournament is having some of their first and second round games in Jacksonville this season. For the first time in four years, Jacksonville will have a first and second round sub-regional.

As of a few weeks ago, about 2000 general admission tickets were available, at $219 for six games.

It is a big deal for Jacksonville, being one of only eight sites in the country for the first and second rounds, and the only one in the South. It's a big deal, as if one of the top seeds around the Southeast (like Kentucky) comes in, they could inject millions into the economy.

Add in seven other fan bases, and it could be big for the city.

Here is an article from January 21:

http://jacksonville.com/sports/college/2010-01-21/story/jacksonville_officials_aim_to_land_top_ncaa_tournament_seeds

Current Bracketology from ESPN:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology

[BridgeTroll]

I went a few years ago... when florida won the whole thing... great time.  They do not serve beer however...

[ProjectMaximus]

I went a few years ago... when florida won the whole thing... great time.  They do not serve beer however...

not at all? you sure there aren't certain areas for that? I heard the same thing but I went to UF's games against UCF and JU the last two years and am pretty sure there were people with beer containers. it did puzzle me at the time.

[Traveller]

Last time the tournament was in Jax, my firm was gracious enough to rent a box and invite some of us low-level employees to use it.  There was plenty of beer on that level, but none on the rest of the concourses.

[BridgeTroll]

No beer.  I brought a cooler and left it in the car.  If I remember there is an intermission after the first two or three games and we went out and slammed a few without missing anything.  They opened up the ballfield across the street and they served beer and food... but no beer in the arena.

NCAA rules???

[charlestondxman]

This is what the Bracketology 101 blog, one of the most reputable college basketball bracket blogs out there, says:

http://bracketology101.blogspot.com/

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OxkZF8Xm-iI/S4tVxP-6Y7I/AAAAAAAABlI/xcLmRYcUApI/s1600-h/B101+Bracket+-+March+1.jpg

Duke and Tennessee coming would bring a lot of people. This still could change a lot until Selection Sunday.

[urbanlibertarian]

I'll be there!

[Coolyfett]

Do they have the final teams that are playing in Jax?

[urbanlibertarian]

I think the brackets come out Sunday.

[tufsu1]

yes...around 6pm Sunday...but don't look for the Gators in Jax....they'll be in the NIT

[charlestondxman]

Big weekend for Jacksonville in the NCAAs, as these are the 4 games that will be played on Friday.

1 Duke (huge fan base)
16 Winthrop/Arkansas Pine-Bluff

8 California
9 Louisville (big fan base, travels well)

5 Temple
12 Cornell (very good matchup)

4 Wisconsin
13 Wofford (1st time ever in Dance, will travel very well).

Some great matchups headed to Jacksonville on Friday.

[fsu813]

Duke & Louisville will draw the locals in as well.

btw....FSU v. Gonzaga in Buffalo, NY.

Anyone wanna carpool?

[Miss Fixit]

Duke & Louisville will draw the locals in as well.

btw....FSU v. Gonzaga in Buffalo, NY.

Anyone wanna carpool?

And Florida and BYU in Oklahoma - FSU813, I think we better watch our teams at the Cellar!

[Coolyfett]

Thats whats up.

[tufsu1]

Got my tickets through Temple today...Let's Go Owls!