Why are you classifying this as an OSU basketball news story?  The  NCAA tournament rules say a host institution’s team is not permitted to play at the site where the institution is hosting.  In the past when Oregon was hosting the NCAA tournament at the Moda Center the Ducks were ineligible to play a tourney game there.  While the host school gets a little additional revenue for the effort, the Ducks were better off letting OSU, PSU or UP pick-up the hosting duties in Portland.  In recent years the Ducks have played Wisconsin in Milwaukee and Kansas in Kansas City, so it sure would be nice for Oregon to get a high seed and play in Portland.  This is great news for Oregon basketball.