I think the weather was unexpected for this time of year in those locations. Maybe it was bad luck this year. Or maybe it was good luck last year.

The West Coast does have the inherent advantage of being three hours earlier. There was no problem for the 5 pm OSU/ND women's game. It only surfaced for the 7 or 8 pm men's game.

I would think ABC would go for staging it mid-day on Sunday, rather than Friday night. I also think none of those four teams will have a problem with the tournament. None of them are likely to be screwed, and, if they aren't good enough to avoid that problem, they probably wouldn't have won Friday night.