Hosts are 1-8 in RPI, 11-15, 18, 22, and 31

[QuaoarsKing]

So not as strictly by RPI as in the last few years.

1 Tennessee
2 Texas A&M
3 Kentucky
4 North Carolina
5 Arkansas
6 Georgia
7 Clemson
8 Florida State
9 Wake Forest
10 Indiana State
11 Oklahoma State
12 Virginia
13 UC Santa Barbara
14 Oklahoma
15 NC State
16 Duke
17 Dallas Baptist
18 Oregon State
19 San Diego
20 Vanderbilt
21 South Carolina
22 East Carolina
23 LSU
24 Alabama
25 Mississippi State
26 Southern Miss
27 UC Irvine
28 Nebraska
29 Louisiana Tech
30 Florida
31 Arizona

 

[QuaoarsKing]

Arizona was 3-9 in Q1 games, compared to our 16-14.

I was fully prepared not to be mad because I thought our RPI eliminated us. But now that we know that it didn't, WTF committee??

 

[HuntDawg]

Lots more people should be pissrd than us. But very clear the 16th spot had flaws. Rewseding a team that won both regular and conference tournament isn’t that far fetched

 

[HotMop]

Arizona was 3-9 in Q1 games, compared to our 16-14.

I was fully prepared not to be mad because I thought our RPI eliminated us. But now that we know that it didn't, WTF committee??

DEI must have gotten them in. Needed to stretch another west coast school in.

 

[onewoof]

Watch Supers and Omaha be dominated by SEC teams. Laugh at the committee and these high school sized baseball programs chosen to host.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

DEI must have gotten them in. Needed to stretch another west coast school in.

#19 San Diego would have gotten the bid if geography was the driving factor.

 

[Barkman Turner Overdrive]

So not as strictly by RPI as in the last few years.

1 Tennessee
2 Texas A&M
3 Kentucky
4 North Carolina
5 Arkansas
6 Georgia
7 Clemson
8 Florida State
9 Wake Forest
10 Indiana State
11 Oklahoma State
12 Virginia
13 UC Santa Barbara
14 Oklahoma
15 NC State
16 Duke
17 Dallas Baptist
18 Oregon State
19 San Diego
20 Vanderbilt
21 South Carolina
22 East Carolina
23 LSU
24 Alabama
25 Mississippi State
26 Southern Miss
27 UC Irvine
28 Nebraska
29 Louisiana Tech
30 Florida
31 Arizona

 

[57stratdawg]

NCAA drawing attention to the border, IMO

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

DEI must have gotten them in. Needed to stretch another west coast school in.

What I'm seeing, says it's worse than that.

 

[57stratdawg]

Tuscon or Greenville, IMO

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Five out of the last Champions have come from the SEC, and They can't deal with it.
But, we will be in, somewhere.

 

[Perd Hapley]

Arizona was 3-9 in Q1 games, compared to our 16-14.

I was fully prepared not to be mad because I thought our RPI eliminated us. But now that we know that it didn't, WTF committee??

Yeah, Arizona is the WTF of the century. As is Indiana State not making it. What else did they need to do? I’d have taken Duke over NC State, too, but that’s a more minor quibble. Other than those first 2 though, no major surprises.

 

[HuntDawg]

Being a champion matters. Can’t say I argue with it. Seems like it was the biggest tie breaker today

 

[57stratdawg]

I feel like the committee went “Conference Champion” and our schedule ultimately didn’t mean very much.

 

[onewoof]

Being a champion matters. Can’t say I argue with it. Seems like it was the biggest tie breaker today

Tallest midget matters

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Being a champion matters. Can’t say I argue with it. Seems like it was the biggest tie breaker today

Arizona was selected because they start with A. It's alphabetical decisions.

 

[HuntDawg]

I feel like the committee went “Conference Champion” and our schedule ultimately didn’t mean very much.

It mattered the first 14 were locks. Last two it got muddy. If our resume was clearly better we would have been in. It wasnt.

defineatly agree… championships were the tie breaker.

 

[Bulldog from Birth]

Tuscon or Greenville, IMO

Pump the #2 seed at East Carolina opposite the Kentucky Super Regional straight into my veins!

 

[57stratdawg]

It mattered the first 14 were locks. Last two it got muddy. If our resume was clearly better we would have been in. It wasnt.

defineatly agree… championships were the tie breaker.

Pretty lazy by the committee. The bar for hosting for MSU was basically being the #1 overall seed, and none of this really mattered.

That’s like saying you’re open to buying any car that rhymes with Hadillac.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

RPI matters except when it didn't. Winning your conference matters, except when it didn't. Geography matters, except when it didn't.

A conference champion with a top 10 RPI who would have been the only Northern team hosting didn't get that chance.

 

[HuntDawg]

Pretty lazy by the committee. The bar for hosting for MSU was basically being the #1 overall seed, and none of this really mattered.

That’s like saying you’re open to buying any car that rhymes with Hadillac.

There was really 1 bad Choice in Arizona. And they decided to reward a team that won both regular season and conference championships

ecu is questionable but valid. The biggedt snub is indiana state, followed by Duke. It’s clear after seeing this we werent close to hosting…

 

[Raiderdawg]

Pump the #2 seed at East Carolina opposite the Kentucky Super Regional straight into my veins!

ECU was a damn good team….in April. Their pitching is wrecked now. They definitely limped to the end of the season and are not the same team as they were earlier in the year.

 

[8dog]

So not as strictly by RPI as in the last few years.

1 Tennessee
2 Texas A&M
3 Kentucky
4 North Carolina
5 Arkansas
6 Georgia
7 Clemson
8 Florida State
9 Wake Forest
10 Indiana State
11 Oklahoma State
12 Virginia
13 UC Santa Barbara
14 Oklahoma
15 NC State
16 Duke
17 Dallas Baptist
18 Oregon State
19 San Diego
20 Vanderbilt
21 South Carolina
22 East Carolina
23 LSU
24 Alabama
25 Mississippi State
26 Southern Miss
27 UC Irvine
28 Nebraska
29 Louisiana Tech
30 Florida
31 Arizona

But absolutely matters to sec teams. Just tough to do it at 24

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Five out of the last Champions have come from the SEC, and They can't deal with it.
But, we will be in, somewhere.

Four host sites are in the Carolinas.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

There was really 1 bad Choice in Arizona. And they decided to reward a team that won both regular season and conference championships

ecu is questionable but valid. The biggedt snub is indiana state, followed by Duke. It’s clear after seeing this we werent close to hosting…

Is it clear? Who can say? We could have easily been #18ish in the committee's eyes, or we might have been #28ish. There's just no consistency to make that judgment.

 

[HuntDawg]

Four host sites are in the Carolinas.

lol yeah someone said the Carolinas wouldn’t get 3… they got 4….

 

[HuntDawg]

Is it clear? Who can say? We could have easily been #18ish in the committee's eyes, or we might have been #28ish. There's just no consistency to make that judgment.

my mistake it’s clear to me….

cant really argue us over Indy state or Duke.…IMO

 

[Trojanbulldog19]

Lots more people should be pissrd than us. But very clear the 16th spot had flaws. Rewseding a team that won both regular and conference tournament isn’t that far fetched

Trying to send out the pac12 out on a high note. Even though their baseball isn't was it has been.

 

[Trojanbulldog19]

It mattered the first 14 were locks. Last two it got muddy. If our resume was clearly better we would have been in. It wasnt.

defineatly agree… championships were the tie breaker.

Yes plain and simple if we don't want left out we cant leave doubt. We lost too many series we should have won. Ole Miss and Florida sting. Not sweeping Mizzou and Bama. Take care of games we had in the bag and we are national seed

 

[HuntDawg]

Yes plain and simple if we don't want left out we can leave doubt. We lost two many series we should have won. Ole Miss and Florida sting. Not sweeping Mizzou and Bama. Take care of games we had in the bag and we are national seed

Or just play a real non conference schedule… this is all on us…. We can’t really blame the committee.… as you stated plenty of areas we can look back on and say if we woulda won this..

 

[Msuirondawgs]

There was really 1 bad Choice in Arizona. And they decided to reward a team that won both regular season and conference championships

ecu is questionable but valid. The biggedt snub is indiana state, followed by Duke. It’s clear after seeing this we werent close to hosting…

And you know the committee is probably gonna put LSU in Tucson. The return of little man Jay.

 

[onewoof]

There was really 1 bad Choice in Arizona. And they decided to reward a team that won both regular season and conference championships

ecu is questionable but valid. The biggedt snub is indiana state, followed by Duke. It’s clear after seeing this we werent close to hosting…

Can you really have all 3 teams in the research triangle hosting though. That's just weird

 

[HuntDawg]

Can you really have all 3 teams in the research triangle hosting though. That's just weird

I’ve said all along the triangle and carolinas doesn’t matter.

out west is the only place geography matters.

 

[patdog]

Or just play a real non conference schedule… this is all on us…. We can’t really blame the committee.… as you stated plenty of areas we can look back on and say if we woulda won this..

Agree. We absolutely deserve to host. But if we simply schedule a tournament or road series vs a halfway decent team instead of 3 at home vs Mount St Mary, we’re probably hosting.

 

[HuntDawg]

And you know the committee is probably gonna put LSU in Tucson. The return of little man Jay.

I think we will be the 3rd or 4th highest rated 2 seed.

meaning we’ll go into the 12th or 13th seeds brackets which I think is either Oregon state or nc state

then would match up with an Texas am or Clemson in the supers

 

[11thEagleFan]

State absolutely should’ve hosted, IMO.

With that said, literally about 8-10 teams have a better claim to hosting than Arizona. I’m borderline pissed that WE didn’t get a spot. Biggest head scratcher for a regional host that I can remember. Please send us to Tucson.

 

[Trojanbulldog19]

Honestly I wasn't really tracking half those teams as being any good this year

 

[8dog]

Agree. We absolutely deserve to host. But if we simply schedule a tournament or road series vs a halfway decent team instead of 3 at home vs Mount St Mary, we’re probably hosting.

And the scheduling thing is not a one off. They are not good at it. 2022 was even worse. The schedule they put together was going to require 15-16 sec wins just to get in the tournament.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

Agree. We absolutely deserve to host. But if we simply schedule a tournament or road series vs a halfway decent team instead of 3 at home vs Mount St Mary, we’re probably hosting.

Probably, but then again who knows? If they'd followed RPI very closely like they have the last few years, I'd agree that we'd be hosting if we'd scheduled smarter and/or won a few more games.

But since they left out 2 top 10 teams and gave host bids to #22 and #31, who can say whether or not we would have gotten one if we'd gotten out RPI into the teens?

 

[HuntDawg]

Probably, but then again who knows? If they'd followed RPI very closely like they have the last few years, I'd agree that we'd be hosting if we'd scheduled smarter and/or won a few more games.

But since they left out 2 top 10 teams and gave host bids to #22 and #31, who can say whether or not we would have gotten one if we'd gotten out RPI into the teens?

14 of the top 18 teams hosted. 16 of the top 19 did last season

safe you say rpi is still really huge.

and for the committee to have some flexibility isn’t a bad thing.