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Post by vinnielopes on Apr 20, 2014 14:17:10 GMT -5
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Post by baywatcher on Apr 20, 2014 15:23:36 GMT -5
BYU setter out; if BYU loses in semis Committee might take that into account.
Pepperdine OPP Kalmbach, 2nd team MPSF, I believe, has not played recently. Sub was great v. Hawaii, but didn't score that well v. LBSU, at least the first few sets. May not make a difference.
So if Committee literally applies criteria evenly, as your analysis does, MPSF is in trouble. Penn St. gets third seed, at least, and Lewis an At Large.
If Committee does apply standards that way, it could be disastrous for Men's Volleyball. Why would you play anybody any good OOC. You might lose, which is a total black mark.
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Post by rambler63 on Apr 20, 2014 15:56:31 GMT -5
I'm sure the committee prioritizes the criteria. Obviously won-loss, head-to-head, and home-away are bigger factors than non-con (MPSF hardly plays non-con opponents to maintain equal scheduling in a 13-team league) or common opponents. Availability is probably only a consideration if it's very close. The common opponents and non-con is probably there primarily to weed out MPSF teams or justify non-MPSF teams.
A factor relied on heavily in basketball tournament selection, but not specifically listed in this set of criteria, is record over the last 10 games. Obviously, that would hurt a team like BYU and really help Stanford in an at-large situation. I wonder if that would creep into the discussion.
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Post by baywatcher on Apr 20, 2014 16:47:45 GMT -5
Although it makes sense, if the last 10 is not a listed criteria the Committee should probably not consider it. As I've said elsewhere, the lack of OOC competition for UCSB and Pepperdine must be a large elephant in the closet. Loyola, Lewis and Penn State at least schedule some good teams from other conferences. Hopefully MPSF will, with two more open dates after UOP is gone.
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