Good point. I would be interested in how actively this process is put out to city's and their respective chambers of commerce. For instance does Dallas/Ft. Worth even know they could bid on this? I ask because I really don't know how the process works and how actively they float this opportunity out to large city's and places they would like to grow the audience....
It's not "put out" to cities at all. With 83 of the 90 NCAA Championships up for bid (D1 Wrestling being one), this is HUGE, and cities know. There are over 400 sites to award, so bids will be in the thousands. The process for this 4-year cycle is as follows;
Feb. 1, 2016: Bid specs published by NCAA, available for cities to review
May 4, 2016: Host symposium in Indianapolis, IN
June 6, 2016: Bid portal opens
June 27, 2016: Bid intentions due (Cities say "I'm interested"!!)
August 12, 2016: Bids due (i.e. end of bidding)
Sept./Oct./Nov.: NCAA reviews all bids (83 Championships, 4 years!!)
December, 2016: NCAA Announces Sites (all 4 years worth)
Here's the 7 sports that are NOT up for bids;
1. Men’s College World Series (longer term agreement with Omaha, Nebraska)
2. Women’s College World Series (longer term agreement with Oklahoma City)
3. DIII Women’s Ice Hockey (non-predetermined championship)
4/5. DI M/W Outdoor Track and Field (extended agreement with University of Oregon)
6. DI Women’s Basketball
7. DI FCS Football Championship (extended agreement with Frisco, Texas)