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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 5, 2022 13:32:21 GMT -5
It's going to be really curious to see what the Committee does with the SEC. Based on FL/KY not making it into either Top 10, I think the Committee is rightly looking askance at some of their in-conference losses and noting the huge number of "Top 50" wins SEC teams are pilin gup against each other aren't as good as other Top 50 wins. I wonder how many will got seeded into the Top 32, and if a bubble team with a good RPI but questionable profile gets left out in a way they wouldn't in years past.
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Post by trojansc on Nov 5, 2022 13:34:49 GMT -5
It's going to be really curious to see what the Committee does with the SEC. Based on FL/KY not making it into either Top 10, I think the Committee is rightly looking askance at some of their in-conference losses and really the "Top 50" wins aren't as good as other Top 50 wins. I wonder how many will got seeded into the Top 32, and if a bubble team with a good RPI but questionable profile gets left out in a way they wouldn't in years past. I'm wondering this as well. Also, Tennessee just swept LSU. SEC is a mess. |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 5, 2022 13:35:34 GMT -5
It's going to be really curious to see what the Committee does with the SEC. Based on FL/KY not making it into either Top 10, I think the Committee is rightly looking askance at some of their in-conference losses and really the "Top 50" wins aren't as good as other Top 50 wins. I wonder how many will got seeded into the Top 32, and if a bubble team with a good RPI but questionable profile gets left out in a way they wouldn't in years past. I'm wondering this as well. Also, Tennessee just swept LSU. SEC is a mess. But this messiness, based on how the conference scheduled OOC, is pulling a LOT of teams into that 26-50 range. Meanwhile, UCLA and Illinois are sitting out there like WTF? |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 5, 2022 13:39:40 GMT -5
The SEC schedule is ridiculously unbalanced to begin with to, but the lack of home and homes for the doubleheaders only aggravates it too. A lot of splits too.
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Post by vballfannbama on Nov 5, 2022 14:11:52 GMT -5
It's going to be really curious to see what the Committee does with the SEC. Based on FL/KY not making it into either Top 10, I think the Committee is rightly looking askance at some of their in-conference losses and really the "Top 50" wins aren't as good as other Top 50 wins. I wonder how many will got seeded into the Top 32, and if a bubble team with a good RPI but questionable profile gets left out in a way they wouldn't in years past. I'm wondering this as well. Also, Tennessee just swept LSU. SEC is a mess. For Tennessee having Mahaffey back is huge |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2022 14:15:38 GMT -5
It's going to be really curious to see what the Committee does with the SEC. Based on FL/KY not making it into either Top 10, I think the Committee is rightly looking askance at some of their in-conference losses and noting the huge number of "Top 50" wins SEC teams are pilin gup against each other aren't as good as other Top 50 wins. I wonder how many will got seeded into the Top 32, and if a bubble team with a good RPI but questionable profile gets left out in a way they wouldn't in years past. if Florida can sweep the Kentucky series they will have 3 really good wins |
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Post by volleynerd on Nov 5, 2022 14:16:30 GMT -5
The SEC schedule is ridiculously unbalanced to begin with to, but the lack of home and homes for the doubleheaders only aggravates it too. A lot of splits too. the doubleheaders are so !!!!###$$$!!!ing stupid..... luckily they are getting rid of them after this season. coaches are realizing its not working out in their favor... you have an LSU team that plays, florida, kentucky, mississippi state, tennessee twice and then you have a georgia team that plays all of the above teams just once.... |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 5, 2022 14:32:00 GMT -5
It's going to be really curious to see what the Committee does with the SEC. Based on FL/KY not making it into either Top 10, I think the Committee is rightly looking askance at some of their in-conference losses and noting the huge number of "Top 50" wins SEC teams are pilin gup against each other aren't as good as other Top 50 wins. I wonder how many will got seeded into the Top 32, and if a bubble team with a good RPI but questionable profile gets left out in a way they wouldn't in years past. if Florida can sweep the Kentucky series they will have 3 really good wins That's a big if. Though if they do pull it out, FL will probably slide into the 10 seed. Florida is currently getting a ridiculous amount of bonus points - as much as any of the top teams in the country, on the basis of 1 really good win. They're getting a big bonus for beating a lot of mediocre teams that happen to be in the Top 50 of RPI (and it's not just the SEC - FGCU and FSU are helping here too). It's just one of those scenarios where the RPI doesn't reflect the resume. The issue is Florida could lose both to Kentucky and still have a Top 10 RPI. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2022 14:38:28 GMT -5
if Florida can sweep the Kentucky series they will have 3 really good wins That's a big if. Though if they do pull it out, FL will probably slide into the 10 seed. Florida is currently getting a ridiculous amount of bonus points - as much as any of the top teams in the country, on the basis of 1 really good win. They're getting a big bonus for beating a lot of mediocre teams that happen to be in the Top 50 of RPI (and it's not just the SEC - FGCU and FSU are helping here too). It's just one of those scenarios where the RPI doesn't reflect the resume. The issue is Florida could lose both to Kentucky and still have a Top 10 RPI. you ALWAYS have a problem with Florida’s rank/rpi/seed tho. That Wisconsin win is a big deal especially in front of that many ppl and for such a young team. In the hypothetical they take both from Kentucky they totally deserve a top ten spot |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 5, 2022 14:41:10 GMT -5
That's a big if. Though if they do pull it out, FL will probably slide into the 10 seed. Florida is currently getting a ridiculous amount of bonus points - as much as any of the top teams in the country, on the basis of 1 really good win. They're getting a big bonus for beating a lot of mediocre teams that happen to be in the Top 50 of RPI (and it's not just the SEC - FGCU and FSU are helping here too). It's just one of those scenarios where the RPI doesn't reflect the resume. The issue is Florida could lose both to Kentucky and still have a Top 10 RPI. you ALWAYS have a problem with Florida’s rank/rpi/seed tho. That Wisconsin win is a big deal especially in front of that many ppl and for such a young team. In the hypothetical they take both from Kentucky they totally deserve a top ten spot Because it's been particularly inflated for the past two years? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2022 14:42:58 GMT -5
you ALWAYS have a problem with Florida’s rank/rpi/seed tho. That Wisconsin win is a big deal especially in front of that many ppl and for such a young team. In the hypothetical they take both from Kentucky they totally deserve a top ten spot Because it's been particularly inflated for the past two years? Florida scheduled tough so they get the bonus. It’s not like they got rocked by the good teams they scheduled either. They really should have beaten Stanford. Had a big lead in the 5th. Minnesota match was a weird one and they beat Wisconsin. They have been inconsistent with some poor losses but so has everyone. I don’t think it’s bad to have them as a top 10 team |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 5, 2022 14:47:02 GMT -5
Because it's been particularly inflated for the past two years? Florida scheduled tough so they get the bonus. It’s not like they got rocked by the good teams they scheduled either. They really should have beaten Stanford. Had a big lead in the 5th. Minnesota match was a weird one and they beat Wisconsin. They have been inconsistent with some poor losses but so has everyone. I don’t think it’s bad to have them as a top 10 team The issue is the way the RPI is treating them for beating LSUx2, MSUx2, Auburn (plus FGCU(!) and FSU OOC). They're ahead of Minnesota and San Diego because of those bonus points. Which goes back to my original point, which is that the Committee seems to be correcting for that, and the #4-#9 SEC teams should expect to not get placed in the tourney in accordance with their RPI if the Committee is paying attention. |
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Post by brybast on Nov 5, 2022 15:04:55 GMT -5
It's going to be really curious to see what the Committee does with the SEC. Based on FL/KY not making it into either Top 10, I think the Committee is rightly looking askance at some of their in-conference losses and really the "Top 50" wins aren't as good as other Top 50 wins. I wonder how many will got seeded into the Top 32, and if a bubble team with a good RPI but questionable profile gets left out in a way they wouldn't in years past. I'm wondering this as well. Also, Tennessee just swept LSU. SEC is a mess. LSU should be fine, unless they completely tank the rest of the season, but thing seem very tenuous with: Mississippi St (39) Auburn (40) Georgia (46) Texas A&M (53) MSU has been sliding downward and, as you've pointed out, unless they can beat Kentucky, the rest of their remaining games don't offer much opportunity. Auburn's dreadful nonconference SOS may come back to bite them. They do have two huge double-headers at home coming up against TAMU and Arkansas. Georgia is the rare bubble team that has no losses outside the top 50 (worst loss is to Texas Tech) and of course they have that huge win at Florida. TAMU's loss at home to Alabama looks near-disastrous, and they may not even stay above .500 at this point. Question: Could Tennessee (now at 58) win their way in? They seem to be playing much better now with a key player back from injury. |
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Post by brybast on Nov 5, 2022 20:43:32 GMT -5
Auburn beat TAMU in 4 today, which for the Aggies means tomorrow's game figures to be a must-win. Should they lose again tomorrow, TAMU would have to then go 3-1 against Florida, LSU and Missouri(x2) to meet the .500 mark.
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Post by jaypak on Nov 7, 2022 13:40:42 GMT -5
Auburn and Georgia solidified their position over the weekend. SEC is looking at 5-7 NCAAT entries imo.
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