UConn's Geno Auriemma complains this part of women's NCAA Tournament 'ruined the game'

Geno Auriemma took a swipe astatine the NCAA Tournament strategy arsenic helium prepped the UConn Huskies for their Sweet 16 crippled against the Oklahoma Sooners.

The women’s hoops tourney moved to 2 determination sites successful 2023, meaning this play the determination semifinals and finals volition instrumentality spot successful either Birmingham, Alabama, oregon Spokane, Washington.

Eight teams are crammed into each determination site.

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UConn Huskies caput manager Geno Auriemma watches from the sideline arsenic they instrumentality connected the South Dakota State Jackrabbits astatine Harry A. Gampel Pavilion successful Storrs, Conn., March 24, 2025. (David Butler II/Imagn Images)

The Women’s Final Four culminates successful Tampa, Florida, adjacent month.

Auriemma expressed his disdain for the 2 regionals during a quality conference, saying "it ruined the game."

"Half the state has nary accidental to get to a crippled successful person. But you're making billions disconnected of TV. Well, actually, you're not. That would beryllium the men's tournament," helium said, via ESPN. "So, yeah, there's a batch of issues that they request to fix. And, again, we could get our a-- bushed time and that won't alteration my feelings."

Auriemma added that "in a mean world, tally by mean people, determination would lone beryllium 4 teams here."

"There's a batch of radical successful the women's hoops assemblage that deliberation they're smarter than [how they tally things successful men's basketball]."

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Auriemma pointed to the team’s question schedule.

UConn defender Paige Bueckers, center, drives to the handbasket arsenic South Dakota State defender Madison Mathiowetz, left, defends during the 2nd fractional of a second-round crippled successful the NCAA Tournament March 24, 2025, successful Storrs, Conn.  (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

The Huskies wrapped up their location docket astatine the Gampel Pavilion Monday successful Storrs, Connecticut. The squad past had to alert to Spokane, Washington, for the adjacent circular of the tournament. If the squad wins retired successful the Spokane regional, it flies to Tampa.

Because of the fig of teams, Auriemma said his squad volition person to aftermath up astatine 5 a.m. section clip for a half-hour shootaround astatine 7:30 p.m.

Auriemma’s squad has been accustomed to unusual question situations.

Last year, the squad went from playing games successful Storrs to playing successful the Portland, Oregon, regional, and past the Women’s Final Four successful Cleveland. In 2023, the squad went from Storrs to Seattle earlier losing successful the determination semifinals.

UConn caput manager Geno Auriemma gestures during the 2nd fractional against South Dakota State successful the 2nd circular of the NCAA Tournament Monday, March 24, 2025, successful Storrs, Conn.  (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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UConn is the No. 2 effect successful this tournament, and Oklahoma is the No. 3 seed. The teams extremity disconnected Saturday astatine 5:30 p.m. ET.

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