11-16-2014, 08:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-16-2014, 08:40 PM by Viking_Guy.)
NCAA tourney selection show is tomorrow, Monday Nov. 17 at 11 AM PT.
Stanford currently #2 in RPI, behind UCLA. They should both draw a #1 seed.
It will also be an interesting test of the NCAA's selection strategy. Most recent RPI is UCLA, Stanford, Charlotte, and Notre Dame. UCLA won out today, Notre Dame lost in the semis of the ACC tourney, and Charlotte lost in their first game in the Conference USA to unranked Old Dominion. In the coaches' poll, Syracuse was #1, but lost to Louisville in the ACC semis. Notre Dame was 2, Stanford 3, Charlotte 4 and Creighton 5. The BlueJays also lost in the semis of their Big East Tourney to Providence. Thinking Stanford may be close to a unanimous #1 in the coaches, maybe splitting some votes with UCLA. And the bye would give Jordan more time to get back and readjust to West Coast time.
NCAA men's tourney is 48 teams, with the top 16 getting a first round bye, and higher seeds (as long as they can/want to) hosting until the Final Four. And of course the College Cup is in North Carolina. ::) Between 1990 and this year, the College Cup has been in North Carolina NINE TIMES, and in ACC country, the South and Texas NINETEEN times in 25 chances. It's been west of Texas TWICE - Carson in 2004 and UCSB in 2010. Other than that, twice in Ohio, once in Missouri and once in Pennsylania.
Stanford, UCLA, Washington and potentially C.al could all be seeded. Hopefully in divergent brackets; wouldn't want to see the Huskies or the Bares as a #4 seed in our region - but I think it's at least even odds that C.al will be #4 in Stanford's region as the NCAA decides to save money. Huskies could also happen, given their loss to OSU today. Also wondering if the Beavers can make the tourney; they finished tied with C.al in conference and with that good win over UW. 5 of 6 Pac-12 teams in the NCAA tournament?
VG
Stanford currently #2 in RPI, behind UCLA. They should both draw a #1 seed.
It will also be an interesting test of the NCAA's selection strategy. Most recent RPI is UCLA, Stanford, Charlotte, and Notre Dame. UCLA won out today, Notre Dame lost in the semis of the ACC tourney, and Charlotte lost in their first game in the Conference USA to unranked Old Dominion. In the coaches' poll, Syracuse was #1, but lost to Louisville in the ACC semis. Notre Dame was 2, Stanford 3, Charlotte 4 and Creighton 5. The BlueJays also lost in the semis of their Big East Tourney to Providence. Thinking Stanford may be close to a unanimous #1 in the coaches, maybe splitting some votes with UCLA. And the bye would give Jordan more time to get back and readjust to West Coast time.
NCAA men's tourney is 48 teams, with the top 16 getting a first round bye, and higher seeds (as long as they can/want to) hosting until the Final Four. And of course the College Cup is in North Carolina. ::) Between 1990 and this year, the College Cup has been in North Carolina NINE TIMES, and in ACC country, the South and Texas NINETEEN times in 25 chances. It's been west of Texas TWICE - Carson in 2004 and UCSB in 2010. Other than that, twice in Ohio, once in Missouri and once in Pennsylania.
Stanford, UCLA, Washington and potentially C.al could all be seeded. Hopefully in divergent brackets; wouldn't want to see the Huskies or the Bares as a #4 seed in our region - but I think it's at least even odds that C.al will be #4 in Stanford's region as the NCAA decides to save money. Huskies could also happen, given their loss to OSU today. Also wondering if the Beavers can make the tourney; they finished tied with C.al in conference and with that good win over UW. 5 of 6 Pac-12 teams in the NCAA tournament?
VG