How many matches does the Sun Belt win in the tournament?

[boilermaker5]

Nov 28, 2023 23:07:01 GMT -5 oldnewbie said:

Nov 28, 2023 20:58:52 GMT -5 volleyball303 said:

I don’t know either team but I think team A has the better résumé.

Team B is hosting a sub-regional and has the third easiest draw of any sub-regional (according to Pablo).
Team A is one of the last seeds, at #29, and has the 44th "easiest" draw of any sub-regional (per Pablo).

Aight,

Let's expand that to include all top 25 and top 50 wins.  That Blind sheet wasn't in good faith lol.

Team B's overall RPI was ~20 ranks higher.

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Speaking of head to head, here is a case I am sure you know very well (rankings are all RPI):



Team A's worst losses: 78, 69, 61, 55, 49

Team A's best wins: 12, 13 (Team B), 23 | NEXT BEST WINS:  56, 69 




Team B's worst losses: 101, 77, 73, 53

Team B's best wins: 5, 7, 14, 21 | NEXT BEST WINS: 21 (again), 24, 25, 43, 43


Team A beat Team B H2H at Team B



Team A beat 101, Team B lost to 101, and beat 101


What is important in this case? These two teams were seeded nowhere near each other.

[trojansc]

The Sun Belt plays 3 of the first 5 matches in the tournament. Interesting. If none of them can pull out a win - it'll be up to Coastal Carolina to take down WKU on Friday to keep the conference alive.

[Cruz'n]

South Alabama has taken a set off of Georgia Tech.
If the Sun Belt only takes one victim, I would not have guessed Georgia Tech to be the one.

Still, I think the Yellow Jackets will steady the ship and take care of this in 4.

[Stargazer]

It’s up to Coastal Carolina to get an NCAA Tournament win for the conference

[trojansc]

Nov 30, 2023 18:34:19 GMT -5 Stargazer said:

It’s up to Coastal Carolina to get an NCAA Tournament win for the conference

I think they are the best team in the conference (at least when the conference season finished). But, it's still a tall task against Western Kentucky.

Dukes
Bobcats
Jaguars

To keep the Fun Belt going, all fate is now held in whatever the hell this is supposed to be:

[staticb]

Dec 1, 2023 16:05:37 GMT -5 trojansc said:

Nov 30, 2023 18:34:19 GMT -5 Stargazer said:

It's still better than a tree!

[hipsterfilth]

Dec 1, 2023 16:15:49 GMT -5 staticb said:

Dec 1, 2023 16:05:37 GMT -5 trojansc said:

It's still better than a tree!

without trees, birds don't have homes.

[knapplc]

Dec 1, 2023 16:36:35 GMT -5 hipsterfilth said:

Dec 1, 2023 16:15:49 GMT -5 staticb said:

It's still better than a tree!

without trees, birds don't have homes.

Not in this economy.

[odinaka]

I hope members of the so called committee are watching to see how much of a disservice they did to the game by their choices.

[trojansc]

Dec 1, 2023 17:06:48 GMT -5 odinaka said:

I hope members of the so called committee are watching to see how much of a disservice they did to the game by their choices.

Meh, per their criteria, I only think they messed up one pick, and that team hasn't played yet. The NCAA is to blame if one has an issue with Sun Belt selections - not the committee.

I'm also blaming those superior teams who lost to Sun Belt, Auburn, etc. competition that allowed them to get into position if they truly are inferior.

RPI is also the bigger issue here.

[potato518]

Kansas st, NC state and UCLA would at least have made it more entertaining

[ineedajob]

We should have asked how many sets instead of matches. I think even going 0-4, but winning 3 to 4 sets would have been a decent showing for the conference. Maybe Coastal Carolina can still get them there.

[hipsterfilth]

anddd the answer is zero. 1-12 in sets.

[ugopher]

Dec 1, 2023 17:59:04 GMT -5 hipsterfilth said:

anddd the answer is zero. 1-12 in sets.

1 friggin' set in 4 matches. Nice job, committee.

[bruinsgold]

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