Count Me in for "First Four" in Sioux Falls

It was announced Tuesday that Sioux Falls will be placing a bid to host the "First Four" for the NCAA Division I Mens Basketball Tournament in 2017 and 2018.

For those of you who have been living under a boulder for the past few years, the "First Four" is the name for the two play in games for the NCAA Tournament (or the first round, but I refuse to call it that). Four teams, two 16 seeds and two other lower seeds are chosen for these games.

The event would be hosted at the Danny Sanford Premier Event Center. The NCAA recently dropped its required attendance capacity to 10,000. The arena will hold 12,000.

Sioux Falls would be a great location for this event. It's a decent size city and its success hosting The Summit League Men's & Women's Basketball Championships since 2009 will strengthen its bid. The city is already getting big time programs to come play neutral court match ups, albeit those have been at Sanford Pentagon. But still, it should only helps its case.

Count me in for Sioux Falls hosting the "First Four". It's drive able (call me selfish), and they've already proven that they can host a quality tournament.