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Post by kiyoat on Nov 27, 2022 11:59:03 GMT -6
I thought we should have a separate thread for the selection show, and then one for the matches, ... but why not both in one? In the second post, I'll paste the final bracketology from VolleyTalk. That should spark some discussion...
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 27, 2022 11:59:50 GMT -6
Final 2022 Bracketology NCAA Selection Show: Sunday, November 27th at 7:30pm ET ALL Matches have Concluded Please avoid quoting entire original post.
(*) denotes a team that 'travels' -- meaning they are not within 400 miles of the subregional they are placed to be in. These teams will usually have the most variability in their placement and which subregional they will end up in because of this. Austin Regional (1) Texas vs. Fairleigh Dickinson* Hawaii* vs. (8) Miami-FL* (4) Creighton vs. Northern Iowa South Dakota vs. (5) UCF*(3) Nebraska vs. Wright State* Georgia* vs. (6) Southern California* (2) Ohio State vs. High Point James Madison vs. (7) Florida State* Palo Alto Regional
(1) Stanford vs. Quinnipiac* Pepperdine vs. (8) Kansas* (4) Penn State vs. UMBC Yale vs. (5) Marquette* (3) Kentucky vs. Tennessee State Loyola Marymount* vs. (6) Western Kentucky (2) San Diego vs. Northern Colorado* UCLA vs. (7) UNLV Madison Regional (1) Wisconsin vs. Loyola-Chicago Bowling Green vs. (8) Washington State* (4) Baylor vs. Stephen F. Austin Texas State vs. (5) Arkansas* (3) Florida vs. Florida A&M Florida Gulf Coast vs. (6) Georgia Tech (2) Pittsburgh vs. Delaware State Towson vs. (7) Purdue* Louisville Regional (1) Louisville vs. Samford TCU* vs. (8) Washington* (4) Rice vs. Southeastern Louisiana LSU vs. (5) Houston (3) Oregon vs. Utah State* Auburn* vs. (6) BYU* (2) Minnesota vs. Colgate* Colorado* vs. (7) Iowa State LAST 4 TEAMS IN:
Texas State, Loyola Marymount, Auburn, UCLA FIRST 4 TEAMS OUT:
Colorado State, Tennessee, Michigan, Northwestern NEXT 5 TEAMS OUT:
Ball State, Mississippi State, SMU, Wichita State, Drake
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 27, 2022 12:01:18 GMT -6
So they have us playing 5-seed USF in the 4-Seed Creighton hosting site. That's the equivalent of a 13-seed. I could live with that. Looks like our RPI was #49 last week linkAnd "Figstats" that does RPI projections, has us at #40 after the weekend's games link
So, if we were more fairly seeded, #40 would have us as a 10-seed or 11-seed, instead of a 13-seed. It's only a projection, though.
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 27, 2022 12:15:00 GMT -6
Here's a Bracketology prediction from the NCAA.com's Michella Chester (prediction from 10 days ago)
She has us playing 7-seed Kansas in the 2-seed Nebraska site.
That would put us in a 10-seed spot. That's really good.
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Post by yoteforever on Nov 27, 2022 12:24:16 GMT -6
So they have us playing 5-seed USF in the 4-Seed Creighton hosting site. That's the equivalent of a 13-seed. I could live with that. Looks like our RPI was #49 last week linkAnd "Figstats" that does RPI projections, has us at #40 after the weekend's games link
So, if we were more fairly seeded, #40 would have us as a 10-seed or 11-seed, instead of a 13-seed. It's only a projection, though. I want lower
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 27, 2022 12:29:11 GMT -6
So they have us playing 5-seed USF in the 4-Seed Creighton hosting site. That's the equivalent of a 13-seed. I could live with that. Looks like our RPI was #49 last week linkAnd "Figstats" that does RPI projections, has us at #40 after the weekend's games link
So, if we were more fairly seeded, #40 would have us as a 10-seed or 11-seed, instead of a 13-seed. It's only a projection, though. I want lower Lower what? I think we are probably going to be forced to go to Minnesota, Nebraska or Creighton. So the higher ranked location will have the lower ranked opponent for us. I'd rather go to Minnesota or Nebraska than to Creighton (as long as we aren't forced to play the host in the first round)
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Post by yoteforever on Nov 27, 2022 13:41:32 GMT -6
Lower seed. We are legit 10
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 27, 2022 17:31:44 GMT -6
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 27, 2022 18:38:05 GMT -6
Not in the Minnesota site….
Minnesota gets the 2-seed in the same quadrant as #1 Texas. UNI playing there
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 27, 2022 18:44:26 GMT -6
Playing 5-seed Houston at Creighton!
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Post by yoteforever on Nov 27, 2022 18:54:02 GMT -6
We were seeded 45-48. Houston is good but their strength is in the middle. Don’t know much about them but if they are middle dominant I like our chances of the upset. Harms will hold her own which gives us the opportunity to beat them on the outside. Who knows? That’s why we play the game
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Post by yote4ever on Nov 27, 2022 19:04:35 GMT -6
South Dakota (29-3) and Houston (28-3) will square off on Friday in a 3:30 p.m. match at D.J. Sokol Arena inside the Wayne and Eileen Ryan Athletic Center.
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 27, 2022 21:30:18 GMT -6
Interactive bracket link: LINK
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 27, 2022 21:31:41 GMT -6
The reaction:
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 28, 2022 10:24:24 GMT -6
I think that looking at the other 5-seeds, Houston might just be the weakest; they could have been a 6-seed IMO. We were placed as a 12-seed, but probably could have been an 11 (geography was a bigger factor for us in placement).
So really, this is favorable. It's the equivalent of an 11 vs 6 matchup, but the second round opponent is a 4-seed rather than a 3-seed. Also, our fans can and will travel to Omaha. Our team is familiar with the venue, too. Win-win.
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