Our schedule is favorable the rest of the way. As Dawgg said, at Georgia is our toughest game left.
Sitting at No. 3 in the RPI is great. The format of the NCAA Tournament is heavily favored toward the top four teams.
Top 32 host first round.
Top 8 left after first round hosts second and third round
Top 4 left after third round host quarterfinal
College Cup is neutral - this year its in Cary, North Carolina.
Our only loss is to RPI No. 2 Wake Forest. UNC is RPI No. 1 and Michigan State is RPI No. 4.
Michigan State and Iowa are the only unbeaten teams in Power 4 conferences. Utah State is unbeaten in the MWC. Florida State is the defending champion and they are 7-2-2. They are definitely worth watching.
If the NCAA Tournament started today and the RPI was the S curve (it isnt), we would host all the way through the College Cup.
Here is the NCAA's pick of the Final Four:
https://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-wo...omens-college-cup-teams-one-month-2024-season
Three ACC teams and Stanford. Georgia is the team to watch. No mention of State or even Arkansas. The ACC dominates women's soccer. There is a reason the College Cup is in the Research Triangle.