west region wrote:
The problem with combining these regions is that they spread such a wide area. The west region isn't actually that bad considering it only had 17 teams run this year, compared to say the 47 mideast teams. Adding more would result in too much travel. Those teams already have a long plane ride every other year either up to Oregon or down to southern California. To make those teams fly to regionals in the southeast for example, then to nationals in the midwest would be pretty rough. Especially with the change in time zones.
Number of teams per region:
Atlantic - 41
Central - 27
Great Lakes - 37
Mideast - 47
Midwest - 38
New England - 54
South/Southeast - 28
West - 17
Why don't some of the teams from the Midwest that think they get screwed out of nationals every year by the committee switch to the Central region? All it takes is some extra funding and a slightly longer bus ride and you're guaranteed to get the spot you deserve at NCAAs!