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Post by trojansc on Nov 24, 2024 20:03:17 GMT -5
It's going to be interesting this coming week/end when it comes to Stanford. If they win both matches this coming week then they would have a case for top 4 seed but in the process of defeating currently ranked #25 Georgia Tech, this would most certainly take one of Stanford's top 25 wins away and most definitely if Georgia Tech loses both to Stanford and Pittsburgh. If Stanford loses to Louisville then I think Penn State get's a top 4 seed no matter what happens with Friday's match with Nebraska. Lot's at stake in this last weekend not only for those that are trying to get into post season but also for those that want to host regionals/get a seed to host 1st/2nd rounds. I guess they want to save the best until the last week! Interestingly enough - Stanford already has wins over the current #26, #27, and #28 teams in RPI, Florida St., Minnesota, and North Carolina... LOL So if they lost one by 'knocking' GA Tech out - it'd come back to them anyways. |
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Post by trojansc on Nov 24, 2024 20:06:20 GMT -5
Stanford doesn't play Louisville until the day before the bracket is announced...wondering how much the committee is actually looking at the results of that match even if stanford wins. Seems like a lot of last minute reshuffling/scheduling to have to wait until saturday night to decide whether a regional is in PA or CA lol but maybe they are not as lazy as me They could do something like: Penn State at #4 and Stanford #5. Louisville and Creighton are locked into 3-6. If Stanford wins - just flop Stanford and Penn State. That's not what I would do, but it's something that the committee could do. They could also put Penn State at 3 and lock them in (H2H over Louisville) and then put Louisville at 4 and Stanford at 5, and flip them if Stanford wins. |
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Post by vballfanattic on Nov 24, 2024 20:07:27 GMT -5
Realistically, who is fighting for those last few hosting spots. A few teams seemed to have ruined their chances of hosting the first two rounds this weekend (Dayton, GT, Missouri).
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Pitt, Neb, Louisville, PSU, Creighton, Stanford, Wisc, SMU, ASU, Purdue, Kansas, Texas, Oregon, Kentucky seem like a safe 14 to host, which would leave 2 spots. Baylor, Florida, Utah, Minnesota, USC, TCU? Am I missing someone?
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 24, 2024 20:10:47 GMT -5
Stanford doesn't play Louisville until the day before the bracket is announced...wondering how much the committee is actually looking at the results of that match even if stanford wins. Seems like a lot of last minute reshuffling/scheduling to have to wait until saturday night to decide whether a regional is in PA or CA lol but maybe they are not as lazy as me They could do something like: Penn State at #4 and Stanford #5. Louisville and Creighton are locked into 3-6. If Stanford wins - just flop Stanford and Penn State. That's not what I would do, but it's something that the committee could do. They could also put Penn State at 3 and lock them in (H2H over Louisville) and then put Louisville at 4 and Stanford at 5, and flip them if Stanford wins. Stanford beating Louisville is probably too late to matter, but if it does, it would bump Louisville instead of Penn St. At the end of the day though, Miami is probably an insurmountable issue for Stanford. |
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Post by Millenium on Nov 24, 2024 20:15:55 GMT -5
Stanford doesn't play Louisville until the day before the bracket is announced...wondering how much the committee is actually looking at the results of that match even if stanford wins. Seems like a lot of last minute reshuffling/scheduling to have to wait until saturday night to decide whether a regional is in PA or CA lol but maybe they are not as lazy as me They could do something like: Penn State at #4 and Stanford #5. Louisville and Creighton are locked into 3-6. If Stanford wins - just flop Stanford and Penn State. That's not what I would do, but it's something that the committee could do. They could also put Penn State at 3 and lock them in (H2H over Louisville) and then put Louisville at 4 and Stanford at 5, and flip them if Stanford wins. The real question is what does the committee do when PSU sweeps Nebraska?  |
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Post by pavsec5row10 on Nov 24, 2024 20:16:16 GMT -5
Can someone give me permission to pull the plug on Auburn if they lose this match to Oklahoma? I'm hesitant to do it, even though it seems like a no-brainer. Dropping them out of a T50 win status. Yes, and thanks for nothing Tigers. |
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Post by sports4545 on Nov 24, 2024 20:16:39 GMT -5
They could do something like: Penn State at #4 and Stanford #5. Louisville and Creighton are locked into 3-6. If Stanford wins - just flop Stanford and Penn State. That's not what I would do, but it's something that the committee could do. They could also put Penn State at 3 and lock them in (H2H over Louisville) and then put Louisville at 4 and Stanford at 5, and flip them if Stanford wins. Stanford beating Louisville is probably too late to matter, but if it does, it would bump Louisville instead of Penn St. At the end of the day though, Miami is probably an insurmountable issue for Stanford. Honest question, if Saturday’s matches are too late to matter, then why do they schedule them? Make Friday the last day & selection on Sunday, imo |
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Post by psumaui on Nov 24, 2024 20:18:10 GMT -5
IMHO, I think that a team should not be allowed to go into post-season unless they have at least a .500 w/l % in their conference. Problem with this is we are coalescing into 4 major conferences and there aren’t enough wins to go around. The team with a losing records in one of those conferences might be near the top 25. Right now I don't see an issue with that. The B1G Ten has 18 teams and the way it's going now, they should have 9 teams in post season. That's 1/2 of the conference. I don't see any top 25 teams that are currently in that situation where they won't have .500 when the regular season is completed. Only Texas A&M is close to that but still would be over .500 even with a loss of their last match. |
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Post by jayj79 on Nov 24, 2024 20:18:58 GMT -5
IMHO, I think that a team should not be allowed to go into post-season unless they have at least a .500 w/l % in their conference. Problem with this is we are coalescing into 4 major conferences and there aren’t enough wins to go around. The team with a losing records in one of those conferences might be near the top 25. even more reason to adopt that rule. Let other conferences get some at-larges. if you have a losing conference record, you don't deserve an at-large. I suppose there could be an exception for teams that finish in the top 25 of the RPI |
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Post by dl3ww on Nov 24, 2024 20:24:50 GMT -5
Problem with this is we are coalescing into 4 major conferences and there aren’t enough wins to go around. The team with a losing records in one of those conferences might be near the top 25. even more reason to adopt that rule. Let other conferences get some at-larges. if you have a losing conference record, you don't deserve an at-large. I suppose there could be an exception for teams that finish in the top 25 of the RPI Well this would be completely silly based on the fact that some conferences are way more stacked than the other💀 |
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Post by pavsec5row10 on Nov 24, 2024 20:25:07 GMT -5
Realistically, who is fighting for those last few hosting spots. A few teams seemed to have ruined their chances of hosting the first two rounds this weekend (Dayton, GT, Missouri). By my count: Pitt, Neb, Louisville, PSU, Creighton, Stanford, Wisc, SMU, ASU, Purdue, Kansas, Texas, Oregon, Kentucky seem like a safe 14 to host, which would leave 2 spots. Baylor, Florida, Utah, Minnesota, USC, TCU? Am I missing someone? I'd probably remove Minnesota and USC at this point, and Oregon may not be safe yet. Marquette, maybe if they can knock off Creighton |
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Post by psumaui on Nov 24, 2024 20:35:40 GMT -5
It's going to be interesting this coming week/end when it comes to Stanford. If they win both matches this coming week then they would have a case for top 4 seed but in the process of defeating currently ranked #25 Georgia Tech, this would most certainly take one of Stanford's top 25 wins away and most definitely if Georgia Tech loses both to Stanford and Pittsburgh. If Stanford loses to Louisville then I think Penn State get's a top 4 seed no matter what happens with Friday's match with Nebraska. Lot's at stake in this last weekend not only for those that are trying to get into post season but also for those that want to host regionals/get a seed to host 1st/2nd rounds. I guess they want to save the best until the last week! Interestingly enough - Stanford already has wins over the current #26, #27, and #28 teams in RPI, Florida St., Minnesota, and North Carolina... LOL So if they lost one by 'knocking' GA Tech out - it'd come back to them anyways. I don't see #26 Florida State beating SMU. Now #27 North Carolina may slip into the top 25 with a win against Virginia but last time they played it went to 5 so that will be an interesting match to watch. If the third team, #29 Minnesota get's into the top 25, then that's a plus for Penn State. It's going to be fun this last week to see where everybody ends up after the last match is over and then it's up to the committee to do their magic........ |
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Post by horns1 on Nov 24, 2024 20:39:35 GMT -5
Stanford beating Louisville is probably too late to matter, but if it does, it would bump Louisville instead of Penn St. At the end of the day though, Miami is probably an insurmountable issue for Stanford. Honest question, if Saturday’s matches are too late to matter, then why do they schedule them? Make Friday the last day & selection on Sunday, imo I doubt conferences schedule their matches based on the committee's timelines. Strangely, about 7 of the SEC schools play their last match of the regular season this coming Wednesday while the other 8 schools conclude on Saturday. |
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Post by FTLOG on Nov 24, 2024 20:48:59 GMT -5
They could do something like: Penn State at #4 and Stanford #5. Louisville and Creighton are locked into 3-6. If Stanford wins - just flop Stanford and Penn State. That's not what I would do, but it's something that the committee could do. They could also put Penn State at 3 and lock them in (H2H over Louisville) and then put Louisville at 4 and Stanford at 5, and flip them if Stanford wins. Stanford beating Louisville is probably too late to matter, but if it does, it would bump Louisville instead of Penn St. At the end of the day though, Miami is probably an insurmountable issue for Stanford. Looks like the match is at 1pm Saturday, fwiw |
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Post by clob on Nov 24, 2024 20:54:58 GMT -5
If I were a mid-seeded team, there are two teams I would not want to see in my bracket. Miami or Minnesota.
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