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Post by bluepenquin on Nov 4, 2018 10:29:25 GMT -5
RPI cutoff line right now is 49/50. Seems higher than usual.
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Post by huskersrule95 on Nov 4, 2018 12:08:19 GMT -5
Here is the current RPI Futures top 60 - I have included the current RPI (per Figstats) at the end. Not a lot of big variances - probably the biggest being Alabama and Tulsa and maybe Colorado. 1. Stanford - 1 2. BYU - 2 3. Illinois - 3 4. Minnesota - 4 5. Texas - 6 6. USC - 5 7. Wisconsin - 7 8. Pittsburgh - 9 9. Kentucky - 8 10. UCF - 11 11. Nebraska - 13 12. Washington State - 10 13. Penn State - 16 14. Purdue - 12 15. Creighton - 17 16. Northern Iowa - 14 17. Michigan - 15 18. Marquette - 18 19. Oregon - 21 20. Florida - 19 21. Baylor - 20 22. Cal Poly - 22 23. Cincinnati - 23 24. Texas State - 28 25. Rice - 32 26. Illinois State - 34 27. Missouri - 27 28. East Tennessee State - 33 29. Washington - 25 30. Florida State - 35 31. UCLA - 24 32. South Carolina - 26 33. Louisville - 36 34. Kansas - 29 35. Tennessee - 30 36. Dayton - 40 37. Syracuse - 31 38. Colorado State - 41 39. Duke - 37 40. Stephen F. Austin - 45 41. Denver - 48 42. Arizona - 39 43. Pepperdine - 50 44. Saint Marys - 44 45. James Madison - 52 46. Hawaii - 53 47. Miami-FL - 42 48. Yale - 61 49. San Diego - 43 50. Utah - 49 51. Wichita State - 47 52. Notre Dame - 57 53. Kansas State - 55 54. Princeton - 60 55. Texas Tech - 62 56. Alabama - 38 57. Portland - 58 58. Loyola Marymount - 66 59. High Point - 65 60. Valparaiso - 69 62. Tulsa - 46 63. Indiana - 54 67. Colorado - 51 71. Northwestern - 56 77. Ohio State - 59 Potential Regionals if went straight RPI Futures 1. Stanford 16. Northern Iowa 8. Pittsburgh 9. Kentucky 2. BYU 15. Creighton 7. Wisconsin 10. UCF 3. Illinois 14. Purdue 6. USC 11. Nebraska 4. Minnesota 13. Penn State 5. Texas 12. Washington State
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Post by hornshouse23 on Nov 4, 2018 13:49:05 GMT -5
Looking at the potential matchups above, would the committee manipulate seeds to avoid having more than two B1G teams in the same regional? Seems weird that they’d have three competing in one regional, but I’m not sure how they’d spread things out. Just curious
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Post by jayj79 on Nov 4, 2018 14:16:10 GMT -5
Looking at the potential matchups above, would the committee manipulate seeds to avoid having more than two B1G teams in the same regional? Seems weird that they’d have three competing in one regional, but I’m not sure how they’d spread things out. Just curious They don't really seed strictly by RPI, but I don't think there are really any directives saying that they need to avoid or minimize conference matchups beyond the first two rounds. If anything, I suspect they might try to set it up to arrange teams that would make bus trips to get to their likely regional (instead of the NCAA having to pay for airfare). But how much seed manipulation they would do to achieve such cost reduction probably depends on the teams involved and whether the committee could "get away with it"
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Post by jaypak on Nov 4, 2018 14:32:17 GMT -5
RPI cutoff line right now is 49/50. Seems higher than usual. Which means more potential mid-major at-large teams than usual.
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Post by trianglevolleyball on Nov 4, 2018 14:55:40 GMT -5
RPI cutoff line right now is 49/50. Seems higher than usual. Which means more potential mid-major at-large teams than usual. Actually it seems that WCC/ACC/Big 12 are the teams benefitting most from the lower cutoff. This just reflects that more likely conference winners are at-large quality teams this year, so there will be less walkover first rounds.
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Post by bluepenquin on Nov 4, 2018 15:06:06 GMT -5
Looking at the potential matchups above, would the committee manipulate seeds to avoid having more than two B1G teams in the same regional? Seems weird that they’d have three competing in one regional, but I’m not sure how they’d spread things out. Just curious To my eyes, there has been no indication that conference affiliation impacts the seeding either in terms of conference balance or looking at 3rd and 4th round travel.
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Post by trojansc on Nov 4, 2018 15:07:29 GMT -5
Is UCF in a weird situation where if they beat Cincinnati they have 0 T25 wins but if they lose to Cincy it will guarantee them one?
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Post by hornshouse23 on Nov 4, 2018 15:07:42 GMT -5
Looking at the potential matchups above, would the committee manipulate seeds to avoid having more than two B1G teams in the same regional? Seems weird that they’d have three competing in one regional, but I’m not sure how they’d spread things out. Just curious They don't really seed strictly by RPI, but I don't think there are really any directives saying that they need to avoid or minimize conference matchups beyond the first two rounds. If anything, I suspect they might try to set it up to arrange teams that would make bus trips to get to their likely regional (instead of the NCAA having to pay for airfare). But how much seed manipulation they would do to achieve such cost reduction probably depends on the teams involved and whether the committee could "get away with it" thanks for the response. I guess following Big12 I’d never really thought about it. But if I was a PAC or B1G fan, j might feel shortchanged come playoff time if all of our matchups where in conference.
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Post by jaypak on Nov 4, 2018 15:08:52 GMT -5
WCC/ACC/Big 12 will only benefit if the mid-majors that are of at-large quality (Texas St, ETSU, etc) can hold serve in the conference tourneys. Otherwise, the mid-major conferences will benefit by getting 2 teams in, instead of just their champ, and the 1st round contests will be more of a walkover.
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Post by bluepenquin on Nov 4, 2018 15:22:56 GMT -5
Is UCF in a weird situation where if they beat Cincinnati they have 0 T25 wins but if they lose to Cincy it will guarantee them one? Interesting point. Although they do have the USC win which is pretty darn significant. I think Cincinnati will end up in the T25 if they only lose to UCF. And if UCF wins the rest of their matches - I think their RPI will be so low they will have to get a seed (especially with the USC win).
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Post by trojansc on Nov 4, 2018 15:33:05 GMT -5
Is UCF in a weird situation where if they beat Cincinnati they have 0 T25 wins but if they lose to Cincy it will guarantee them one? Interesting point. Although they do have the USC win which is pretty darn significant. I think Cincinnati will end up in the T25 if they only lose to UCF. And if UCF wins the rest of their matches - I think their RPI will be so low they will have to get a seed (especially with the USC win). If UCF wins out it is hard to not see themselves getting a seed regardless. I’m also still keeping an eye on Tulane. They just won their 9th straight match - sweeping SMU at home. Nobody in the AAC had won in Dallas yet. If Tulane can keep their streak going for 5 more matches - they will be a really unique case to the committee
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Post by bluepenquin on Nov 4, 2018 20:49:46 GMT -5
Here is my this week bracket based on what I think would happen if the season ended like the RPI Futures and limiting the number travel.
1. Stanford: Duke, Saint Marys, LIU Brooklyn 16. Oregon: Baylor, Denver, James Madison 8. Kentucky: Purdue, East Tennessee State, Alabama A&M 9. Nebraska: Missouri, Kansas State, Austin Peay
4. Illinois: Louisville, Illinois State, Miami-OH 13. Creighton: Northern Iowa, Kansas, Stephen F. Austin 5. USC: Cal Poly, Pepperdine, American 12. Washington State: South Carolina, Colorado State, Yale
2. BYU: Tennessee, Utah, Idaho 15. Michigan: Marquette, Arizona, High Point 7. Wisconsin: Washington, San Diego, Green Bay 10. Pittsburgh: Cincinnati, VCU, Iona
3. Minnesota: UCLA, Hawaii, Stony Brook 14. UCF: Florida, Florida State, Florida Gulf Coast 6. Texas: Texas State, Rice, UT Rio Grande Valley 11. Penn State: Syracuse, Dayton, Howard
Last 4 in: Kansas State, Hawaii, Utah, San Diego Last 4 out: Notre Dame, Wichita State, Texas Tech, Miami
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Post by BLASÉ on Nov 4, 2018 21:05:53 GMT -5
Lol Hawaii and UCLA to minny please no
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Post by spikerthemovie on Nov 4, 2018 23:19:10 GMT -5
Lol Hawaii and UCLA to minny please no Deja vu.
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