Season isn’t over at 32 wins. They have the acc tourney.
Geography won’t matter. They’ll make sure there is a host out west, and there is a deserving one. That’s it.
Geography matters to the point there is one needed out there. But the one out there doesn’t have to be in Oregon. Just somewhere out there.
As of now, we’re outside the bubble. It would take a pretty deep run in the SECT to get back on the bubble. And this team isn’t built for more than 2-3 meaningful games per week. The only question is which host site will we be sent to.
I’d hope Auger is starting Tuesday since we brought him yesterday like we did. A win gives a shot at the number 1 RPI team in the country. Gotta throw Khal if we get to Wednesday.
Interesting. I'd wondered who would start Tuesday. First thought was Stephen. And if we'd won today, I'd stay with that to get the one win that would clinch a regional host. But with us needing at least 2, and probably 3 wins, I think you're right. Start Auger and take our chances. Worst case, we lose and are a 2 seed. Best case, we win, and have a fighting chance to salvage a regional host. Maybe start Karson Ligon instead of Auger. Doesn't matter, either way they both need to pitch Tuesday to hopefully give us a slim chance.
Yes 2 seed in a non national seed regional.
Could be anywhere. I think we're more in the Wake, NC State, Oregon St. or Virginia range though. Best case might be the Indiana St. regional.
If it’s not Auger you have to wonder why in the world we put him in yesterday up 7-2. I am assuming that was his pen day.
The reason I think we maybe don’t end up in the Carolinas is SC and Vandy seem like more natural fits to be sent that way.
Both soccer & softball got sent to Stanford this year. Santa Barbara would be great. That or Indians St are probably the 2 regionals I’d straight up pick us to win. I know they’ve both got great records, but those two just don’t measure up to the rest of the hosts.
I don’t see how okie state misses out. 19-9 and a top 16 rpi. 37-16.
OK State not hosting would probably require them to lose to Houston tomorrow and have a poor Big 12 tourney showing.
The question is how much effort those teams bring to Hoover. There seems to always be a top team that plays like their minds are thinking beyond Hoover. We played that role in 2021.
Yes the hope is UT and A&M phone it in with their Top 8 seeds already wrapped up
I don't think ECU will get much hosting consideration. They're only 8-9 in Q1 & Q2 games, and RPI is only 16.
I disagree. If they win their conference and conference tourney they probably host. That would put them at 44 wins and a Top 16-20 RPI, plus winning their league and league tourney. They also went 4-1 against UNC and NC State which I think helps them a lot.
I think the part where it could get iffy is if they were to stumble early in their league tourney.
its the old school SEC tournament schedule. its double elimination.
If they lose 2 in their tournament, it'll be 2 pretty bad losses. 2nd best team is #96 RPI Tulane. But I see the point of rewarding them for a tough OOC schedule. Two other pretty high RPI teams I think are in trouble are UCSB and Wake Forest. UCSB schedule is garbage, both in and out of conference. And it'll get worse this weekend. Wake has a good RPI but only 7-13 in Q1 games. That's by far the worst of any of the projected hosts.
Being neutral site games though i believe after rice.. every other game they play will be a quad 3 game. Which isnt going to hurt their schedule.. it'll actually help it..
UCSB has a home series against a terrible Riverside team this weekend. It may be as simple as sweep = host, no sweep = no host
Kinda what I think as well. They certainly cant afford to lose. Their biggest trump card is being 42-12 and 26-4 in conference.
And thats the only regional where I think location bias comes into place. They will make sure there is a regional out there.. and i could see why they'd want two out there as well.
agree there as well.
