NCAA Announces Final Four Sites for 2017-21

It's never too early to start planning for that trip to the Final Four. On Friday, the NCAA announced the list of hosts for each Final Four from 2017-2021.

In order, they are Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Atlanta and Indianapolis, per CBS Sports:

This is big news for the city of Phoenix, which will host the Final Four for the first time ever in 2017. It's also the furthest west the organizers have gone since a trip to the Kingdome in Seattle for the 1995 Final Four.

Minneapolis also better get ready, considering the city's hosting a Super Bowl in 2018, per the St. Paul Pioneer Press:

The Minnesota Golden Gophers gave an artist's rendering of what the new Vikings Stadium will look like inside when outfitted for the Final Four:

St. Louis was one of the biggest losers following the announcement:

The Edward Jones Dome has housed some regional finals over the last few years, but the last time it held a Final Four was in 2004-05, when North Carolina beat Illinois in the national championship.

Some were also surprised to see New Orleans left off the list. CBSSports.com's Matt Norlander lamented the fact that the Final Four will not have traveled to the Big Easy for at least a decade:

The Superdome's housed the Final Four on five different occasions, but the NCAA tournament organizers are broadening their horizons and focusing on newer venues.

The Final Four is one of the biggest sporting events of the year, and until the NCAA decides to hold it in multiple cities, some fans were bound to be disappointed.