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Thank you for the comment, you are welcome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunchuck
The Cajuns do finish ahead of Oklahoma State in a tight one … grabbing the #11 RPI ranking at selection time.
The Cajuns also finished with the #4 SOS and #1 NC SOS … passing #18 Baylor’s #5 SOS.
Brian
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Curiosity’s sake, with a W yesterday, where would we have finished?Quote:
Originally Posted by GoneGolfin
These are impressive numbers for the Cajuns. So what will be the reasons we either don’t host or host as 16 maybe 15 seed?Quote:
Originally Posted by GoneGolfin
I’m sure the goal post is moving as we speak.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jacob81
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Originally Posted by GeauxCajuns
#9, right on top of Tennessee at #8.Quote:
Originally Posted by GeauxCajuns
Brian
I think the Cajuns will be a national seed/host, likely as a #14/#15. #13 is possible ... but record against RPI Top 25 and 50 would be the reason they do not get their RPI ranking as a seed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jacob81
I am also a bit concerned that Texas A&M will be overweighted by the committee due to conference finish ... even though (as I outlined in a prior post) that their third place finish in the SEC was due to the Aggies avoiding the better teams in the SEC (Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, and Georgia) ... while being swept by Florida and LSU. Their best SEC wins were against T6th Mississippi State and 9th Alabama.
For the record, I said that we were not hosting last year due to not meeting the selection committee's criteria for a national seed/host. We were not screwed ... we did not have the resume. We do have the resume this year. I would only get concerned if we see Baylor as a national seed/host (obviously Mississippi State, but I do not think they reach that far down), but even in this situation I think the Cajuns eval better than others that are in the RPI Top 16.
Brian
Damn. That seems like it would have made a huge difference in the seeding we will end up getting. I understand that we didn’t have the resume last year to host. I remember wondering how the coaches could have gotten their expectations so wrong last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoneGolfin
Obviously you know way more than I ever will about this RPI thing, but I still say the committee will use any metric they can to justify not seeding the Cajuns anywhere near their RPI rank. I will be pleasantly surprised if we see anything lower (as in real number) than a 15 seed.
With that much on the line yesterday, the poor play was hard to figure and unexpected. I'll be pleasantly surprised by any seed and hosting considering the committee's past history.Quote:
Originally Posted by DieHard 1280
Oklahoma State …
6-4 vs. RPI Top 10 gets them the #5 national seed.
Mississippi State is not a national seed, as expected.
I expect Duke and LSU to be called soon. Duke as the 9?
Brian
13 it is!!