I don't find it surprising that the only #1 and #2 teams to lose did so on their opponent's home courts.
"PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Rutgers used its home-court advantage to run second-seeded Auburn right out of the NCAA tournament."
"Duke insisted it wasn't unfair, as a top-seeded team, to play on Michigan State's home court."
Well, that's the public statement. They pretty much have to say that. However, anyone with any brains at all has to admit that it is simply wrong for the lower-seed to be playing on its home court.
The reality is that until the women's side can generate enough fan support and thus money at a neutral site in the early rounds, they will continue to use home sites of teams playing in the tournament and, unlike on the men's side, will continue to allow the host teams to play there.
I believe that it is grossly unfair.
