cophbulls Posted May 27, 2018 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 417 Content Count: 3,175 Reputation: 382 Days Won: 12 Joined: 08/30/2004 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 18 hours ago, JTrue said: UConn is not hosting. Of course they could....there is no other team that could host a NE regional. There are 5 teams from NY, 2 from Ct, 1 from Ma. UCONN has a top 16 RPI. You aren't going to make a 4th florida region (well you could in Jax but I doubt it) You already have UNC and ECU with regions in NC so NCst is out. So unless you give it to UCLA which would make a 2 regions in CA or Louisville (which is more likely) for the KY, Tn region. However, then all those NE teams would have to travel a long distance to fill in other regions, i cant see it happen. Other option i guess is a St Johns region but they were 9-9 against grp 1 and 2 opponents, UConn was 22-14 against grp 1 and 2 opponents. For comparison USF was 21-17 Example 1. UConn 2. St Johns 3. North Eastern 4. Army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTrue Posted May 28, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 152 Content Count: 19,395 Reputation: 6,097 Days Won: 233 Joined: 01/13/2011 Share Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, cophbulls said: Of course they could....there is no other team that could host a NE regional. There are 5 teams from NY, 2 from Ct, 1 from Ma. UCONN has a top 16 RPI. You aren't going to make a 4th florida region (well you could in Jax but I doubt it) You already have UNC and ECU with regions in NC so NCst is out. So unless you give it to UCLA which would make a 2 regions in CA or Louisville (which is more likely) for the KY, Tn region. However, then all those NE teams would have to travel a long distance to fill in other regions, i cant see it happen. Other option i guess is a St Johns region but they were 9-9 against grp 1 and 2 opponents, UConn was 22-14 against grp 1 and 2 opponents. For comparison USF was 21-17 Example 1. UConn 2. St Johns 3. North Eastern 4. Army I'll clarify, then. There is very little chance of UConn hosting. They are currently 16 in the RPI, which is nice, but not the definitive marker for hosting, just like in the NCAA BB tourney. If you're playing around with Warren Nolan, they are 16 in RPI, 36 in ELO, 22 in rankings done by people. Yeah, the tourney people might like to have someone host in the Northeast, it would basically be for them and St. Johns, Northeastern, maybe Seton Hall? Possibly slide a Big 10 over there to go with them? UConn 1 St Johns 2 Northeastern 3 Purdue is too high to be a 4, maybe Illinois or Michigan? Edited May 28, 2018 by JTrue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jg233 Posted May 28, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 8 Content Count: 1,081 Reputation: 254 Days Won: 2 Joined: 01/20/2010 Share Posted May 28, 2018 If we can get a regional like Baseball America's final projection it would be the best chance we have ever had to get to a super. 1. Stetson 2. South Florida 3. Florida Atlantic 4. Northwestern State Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTrue Posted May 28, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 152 Content Count: 19,395 Reputation: 6,097 Days Won: 233 Joined: 01/13/2011 Share Posted May 28, 2018 UConn is officially not hosting. Rest of the field to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cophbulls Posted May 28, 2018 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 417 Content Count: 3,175 Reputation: 382 Days Won: 12 Joined: 08/30/2004 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 1 minute ago, JTrue said: UConn is officially not hosting. Rest of the field to follow. yep, you are correct. honestly cant believe they gave it to nc st....bleh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cophbulls Posted May 28, 2018 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 417 Content Count: 3,175 Reputation: 382 Days Won: 12 Joined: 08/30/2004 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Final Projection before selection at noon. One Seeds have already been announced. Morehead St winning the OVC knocks Houston out of my bracket. But they are the first one out and if anything the committee loves memories so they could still squeak their way in. Plus Troy not winning their tournament has put them in a precarious position so my first four out (Houston, Arizona, Illinois and Missouri) still have a chance. Cant really claim p5 bias since somehow Coastal Carolina got a regional over Auburn, Texas A&M and UConn. More likely the thought of having more than 4 teams from a particular conference host made the committee a smidge queasy. USF went 3-7 against the host teams this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTrue Posted May 28, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 152 Content Count: 19,395 Reputation: 6,097 Days Won: 233 Joined: 01/13/2011 Share Posted May 28, 2018 1 hour ago, cophbulls said: Final Projection before selection at noon. One Seeds have already been announced. Morehead St winning the OVC knocks Houston out of my bracket. But they are the first one out and if anything the committee loves memories so they could still squeak their way in. Plus Troy not winning their tournament has put them in a precarious position so my first four out (Houston, Arizona, Illinois and Missouri) still have a chance. Cant really claim p5 bias since somehow Coastal Carolina got a regional over Auburn, Texas A&M and UConn. More likely the thought of having more than 4 teams from a particular conference host made the committee a smidge queasy. USF went 3-7 against the host teams this year. Houston is still top 20 in Baseball America, that'd be a major coup if they don't get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapelbull Posted May 28, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 3 Content Count: 7,683 Reputation: 1,491 Days Won: 17 Joined: 08/27/2017 Share Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) I don't know how you could put ucf in over Houston? Edited May 28, 2018 by chapelbull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted May 28, 2018 Group: Admin Topic Count: 13,332 Content Count: 97,090 Reputation: 10,859 Days Won: 469 Joined: 05/19/2000 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Escaped Florida regional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandBull Posted May 28, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,518 Content Count: 42,125 Reputation: 8,834 Days Won: 344 Joined: 11/29/2009 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Thank god no Gainesville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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