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Post by TheSantaBarbarian on Nov 26, 2006 15:42:51 GMT -5
I think UCSB got treated a bit better than I thought we would. I was thinking the same thing... in, only have to travel to SC, and get pounded by BYU... we've had much more qualified teams be treated worse. The Poly 1st and 2nd rounds are tough. As a matter of fact, given that in their last 7 matches, they have losses to #'s 123 and 153, we got a very good 1st round draw. Their only claim to fame is a 9/1 win over Stanford, that was a long time ago and since they alos have a loss to #99. This is a matchup between Pablo's #33 and #39. Of course, the winner gets USC, but for feeling like we were right on the edge of the bubble, not bad at all.
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Post by Alberta on Nov 26, 2006 15:43:46 GMT -5
I know! Horrible seeding.
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Post by GauchoDon on Nov 26, 2006 15:44:17 GMT -5
BYU is not exactly rollling going into the tourney, with a loss to San Diego State and New Mexico in the last couple of weeks. This one sets up perfectly for a Gaucho upset. No pressure on UCSB, they know they're lucky to get in at all. BYU will be feelin the pressure. That would be nice, a win gets us 20 on the season ... and makes for an interesting matchup with Johansen's team
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Post by Alberta on Nov 26, 2006 15:45:16 GMT -5
Is this a record for the SEC? yep. and it'll mean the double round robin stays for a while because of it. plus, 3 SEC schools are hosting and somehow, LSu isn't one of them. how is that fair? tennessee and arkansas get to host. You're right. I guess the format worked. Not fair to LSU.
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Post by baywatcher on Nov 26, 2006 15:50:57 GMT -5
Re Cal v. LSU, Cal's setter sprained an ankle v. Washington last night, didn't play again. Not sure how bad it is, she probably isn't sure either. But if the committee heard that, could have been an excuse to place them with Cal Poly and LSU.
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Post by VollyDolly on Nov 26, 2006 15:52:00 GMT -5
So Mississippi, Arizona St., and Notre Dame squeeze in, leaving out...
San Francisco, LMU, and possibly Virginia? Seems about right to me. I don't see any Wichita St. or New Mexico St. type teams being left out, that's promising, I guess.
On the other hand, Hawaii, Washington, and Minnesota, 3 teams that can fill the stands are sent on the road? That's nice.
Also I don't see Tennessee or Albany making it out of the first round, and Arkansas, Long Beach, and Colorado all have tough opening matches... we could be seeing some very sparse crowds this weekend.
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Post by OverAndUnder on Nov 26, 2006 15:52:47 GMT -5
I think the Long Beach St sub regional and the Cal Poly sub regional are easily the two toughest in the tourney. Yeah, in the quick scan the rest of the bracket is debatable, as such things always are, but those two subs leap screaming off the page and say "Mwah-hah-aha-ahhah".
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Post by GatorVball on Nov 26, 2006 15:52:53 GMT -5
Here's an easier format, for those who don't want to click the bracket link. Dates and locations.
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA REGIONAL
December 1-2 at Omaha, Nebraska Nebraska (27-1) vs. American (25-6) Winthrop (34-2) vs. UNI (27-7)
December 1-2 at Knoxville, Tennessee Tennessee (19-11) vs. Duke (28-3) Jacksonville St. (24-4) vs. San Diego (24-5)
November 30- December 1 at Gainesville, Florida Florida (28-2) vs. Florida A&M (21-6) Col. of Charleston (27-7) vs. Arizona St. (15-14)
November 30- December 1 at Albany, New York St. John’s (N.Y.) (30-4) vs. Albany (N.Y.) (19-12) Siena (22-12) vs. Minnesota (23-7)
HONOLULU, HAWAII REGIONAL
November 30- December 1 at Los Angeles, California Southern California (25-4) vs. Mississippi (19-12) UC Santa Barb. (19-11) vs. Brigham Young (24-5)
December 1-2 at Long Beach, California Pepperdine (16-11) vs. Long Beach St. (25-5) Oregon (17-11) vs. Hawaii (26-5)
December 1-2 at Fayetteville, Arkansas Oklahoma (26-5) vs. Oral Roberts (26-8) Missouri St. (26-8) vs. Arkansas (16-12)
December 1-2 at Los Angeles, California Utah (27-3) vs. Michigan St. (19-11) UAB (27-9) vs. UCLA (29-3)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON REGIONAL
December 1-2 at State College, Pennsylvania Penn St. (29-2) vs. Long Island (25-10) Cornell (18-8) vs. Hofstra (23-6)
November 30- December 1 at West Lafayette, Indiana Kentucky (18-11) vs. Ohio (28-4) St. Louis (22-8) vs. Purdue (21-10)
December 1-2 at Louisville, Kentucky Ohio St. (23-7) vs. Belmont (24-6) Middle Tenn. (26-7) vs. Louisville (25-6)
November 30- December 1 at Boulder, Colorado Colorado (16-11) vs. New Mexico St. (33-3) Colorado S. (20-9) vs. Washington (25-4)
AUSTIN, TEXAS REGIONAL
December 1-2 at Austin, Texas Texas (21-6) vs. Prairie View (23-10) Stephen F. Austin (30-3) vs. Alabama (17-12)
December 1-2 at Madison, Wisconsin Iowa St. (20-10) vs. Wis.-Milwaukee (24-5) Notre Dame (18-13) vs. Wisconsin (24-6)
December 1-2 at San Luis Obispo, California Cal Poly (22-5) vs. Michigan (21-12) California (20-9) vs. LSU (26-5)
December 1-2 at Stanford, California Missouri (17-12) vs. Santa Clara (20-7) Sacramento St. (30-5) vs. Stanford (25-3)
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Post by lilred on Nov 26, 2006 15:53:58 GMT -5
RPKI Rankings:
#12 Hawaii # 20 Pepperdine # 33 Long Beach St. # 43 Oregon
#14 LSU #18 California #19 Cal Poly #24 Michigan
Obviously, the RPI rankings DON'T play that big of a role in the decision making, or more likely the criteria aren't consistently applied across the board. But then we all knew that already. #
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Post by mrhand on Nov 26, 2006 15:55:03 GMT -5
So Mississippi, Arizona St., and Notre Dame squeeze in, leaving out... San Francisco, LMU, and possibly Virginia? Seems about right to me. I don't see any Wichita St. or New Mexico St. type teams being left out, that's promising, I guess. On the other hand, Hawaii, Washington, and Minnesota, 3 teams that can fill the stands are sent on the road? That's nice. Also I don't see Tennessee or Albany making it out of the first round, and Arkansas, Long Beach, and Colorado all have tough opening matches... we could be seeing some very sparse crowds this weekend. You really think Duke can beat TN at TN? I have no faith in the ACC.
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Post by GatorVball on Nov 26, 2006 15:56:23 GMT -5
RPKI Rankings: #12 Hawaii # 20 Pepperdine # 33 Long Beach St. # 43 Oregon #14 LSU #18 California #19 Cal Poly #24 Michigan Obviously, the RPI rankings DON'T play that big of a role in the decision making, or more likely the criteria aren't consistently applied across the board. But then we all knew that already. # Ridiculous.
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Post by abcd098 on Nov 26, 2006 15:58:22 GMT -5
Michigan State's got a tough bracket, Utah in the first round, and likely UCLA if they beat Utah. I don't know much about Utah except they are pretty tall and ranked 9th in the country. Hopefully being in the Big Ten will help MSU, as Utah is in a weaker conference. The UCLA match will be interesting if MSU makes it that far, as Meghan Schoen transferred from the Spartans to the Bruins.
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Post by SaltNPepper on Nov 26, 2006 15:58:31 GMT -5
Here's an easier format, for those who don't want to click the bracket link. Dates and locations. December 1-2 at Omaha, Nebraska Nebraska (27-1) vs. American (25-6) Winthrop (34-2) vs. UNI (27-7) This should be Lincoln, not Omaha.
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Post by TheSantaBarbarian on Nov 26, 2006 16:00:21 GMT -5
RPKI Rankings: #12 Hawaii # 20 Pepperdine # 33 Long Beach St. # 43 Oregon #14 LSU #18 California #19 Cal Poly #24 Michigan Obviously, the RPI rankings DON'T play that big of a role in the decision making, or more likely the criteria aren't consistently applied across the board. But then we all knew that already. # Ridiculous. Yes, it is. And is has been every year since the NCAA used 9/11 as an excuse not not distribute teams evenly according to record as opposed to region. The West virtually always gets the toughest sub-regionals.
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Post by lilred on Nov 26, 2006 16:03:38 GMT -5
Also, how stupid was that to send Hawaii on the road if they are just traveling to the West Coast. It's not like they are traveling to the Midwest or to the East Coast this time around. Would have been just as easy to send those three teams to Honolulu and have guaranteed sell out crowds. Dumb, dumb, dumb
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