RamblerRagas wrote:
Quite surprised to see the Friday off-day. What’s the logic?
I'll preface this by saying this is informed speculation on my part. The A10 wants their championship game on Sunday because it's televised on CBS (as part of a double header with the Big Ten championship). They can't get a CBS game on Saturday because CBS would rather show the Big Ten semifinals and Mountain West Final. So the choice of day off is partially driven by TV.
If the Sunday final is driven by TV, then why not start everything one day later and get rid of the off day? I'm less certain about that, but I think it might have to do with rest. Almost every year the A10 will have one or more bubble teams that are either "Last 4 In" or "Last 4 Out." By adding an off day, you remove the possibility that a team will have to play 4 games in 5 days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday in the A10 Tournament and then a First Four game on Tuesday).