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Texas Tech is on fire.
And the tiggerettes are still ranked with 12 losses... :rolleyes:
And polls matter because....
Being ranked earns you, "hosting a tourney" points :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rebel02
RPI gives you that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
gotta do well in conference, RPI will be important especially because we're only 1-3 against top 25 (right now)
hopefully Alabama keeps winning, and the teams we've beaten that are up there although not in the top 25 do as well
also the Sun Belt teams are getting some good wins (North Texas over Baylor, WKU over Michigan, FIU twice over Ga Tech) a sweep over South Alabama wouldn't hurt on the road
first off though is sweep Troy! let's go Cajuns
the reason they are still ranked is because last week no one did well enough to jump them and this week they won the series against #24 KentuckyQuote:
Originally Posted by NOCajun
I wouldn't worry about that much, we just need to win win win (and we're in, hopefully at home)
No doubt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rebel02
Being ranked gives you frontal lobe points, all year. When it is time for the tourney hosting, those frontal lobe points are cashed in.
jmo
LSU shouldn't be ranked IMO. Yes, five of those losses were to number 1 and number 2, but only one of those games were competitive. The only good win was against number 8 Texas.
However, LSU beat Kentucky 2 out of 3 and the Wildcats are still ahead of the Tigers, so who knows.
My question is if LSU does make a regional, will Lady Cajun Park be finished enough that the NCAA will allow UL to host?
I think it would be great if Yvette coached her last game in Lafayette. (And if the Tigers did advance that would be even better).
I do see both Notre Dame and Long Beach State (cajun wins) both receiving votes, which puts them in the top 35.Quote:
Originally Posted by ulforlife
FYI: 13 of the next 16 games are at home and only 9 road games left in the regular season out of 26
We're only at 5 losses heading down the stretch, it could be a special season. See y'all at Lamson
yessir, like Brian always says, we want to keep winning and we want everyone else to win too!Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunAmos
Last word was that it would be ready for the Sun Belt Conference tournament, which the Cajuns host this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by LSUalum1
Not necessarily in terms of the RPI.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunAmos
I guarantee that is the last thing YG wants. She can't beat the LADY CAJUNS (Premiere SOftball team in LA by far) in her litter box park in Baton Rouge, she couldnt' win a Regional at Lady Cajun park when she was coaching here. The sport passed YG by about 3-4 years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by LSUalum1
GEAUX UL!
Word was also that it would be ready in November. At the snail's pace it's going, I strongly doubt that it will be completely finished this season. Will that be a factor in potentially hosting a regional?Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunAmos
I've spent a lot of time researching and reviewing baseball & softball post season selections etc. I do not believe the selection committee gives any credence to the polls. The amount of data they have available to them is very large and much more relevant than other peoples opinions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
If you see Scott Farmer ask him if he has ever had the polls come up during a selection committee meeting. I'll ask if I see him.
I think your statement works both ways, because I have seen "top 25" teams travel to far off regionals for unexplained reasons. I don't think they are too worried what a team's "rank" isQuote:
Originally Posted by Cajun90
igeaux.mobi
Who is the contracting company for the ballpark
I don't think they do either, but at the same time if they are on the committee they will pay attention to the sport all year. This includes looking at polls. If they were not they didn't take their job seriously. But they do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajun90
Now then, once in the selection room and for the first time they see name (a) who is not ranked as opposed to team (b) who they have seen in the polls all year . . . the constant year long reminder can only be an advantage. Even if it is only subliminal.
jmo
igeaux.mobi
The great unkown, as far as I know. All I have heard is they are out of Florida.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chop
igeaux.mobi
I follow both sports pretty closely. I have looked at one baseball poll this year and none of the softball polls.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
I think your premise is flawed a bit. If they are doing their job there isn't a team they "see for the first time" in the selection room.
My point is this. The general public has available to them the polls in an easy to obtain format. If they want more than that they have to start digging around.
The selection committee on the other hand has available to them a mass of data provided by the NCAA statistician on a regular basis during the season. It increases as the season nears an end. The polls aren't part of that data. The NCAA softball championship handbook spells it out the criteria below.
Primary Criteria• Ratings Percentage Index (25% the institution’s winning percentage; 50% opponents’ success; 25% opponents’ strength of schedule); also bonus points forwins against the top 50 teams and penalty points for losses against the teams 225 and above.
• Head-to-head competition.
• Results of the RPI
--record against ranked teams 1-25; 26-50, 51-100; 101-150;
--average RPI win;
--average RPI loss.• Results versus common opponents.• End of season results
• Significant wins and losses.
That is a lot of data for a lot of teams. Not a lot of poll watching time left.
Fans watch polls. NCAA selection committee members watch data.
There is a reason advertisers run their commercials over and over.
For top of mind awareness, it works.
Being ranked in the polls is a nationally broadcast commercial.
It can't hurt, it can only help.
jmo
igeaux.mobi
In matters such as this, don't be surprised if the contractor has nothing to do with the slow completion rate. I have no idea who the contractor is nor do I care but it could be that UL is not putting up the money or intentionally telling the contractor to delay completion because they are waiting on funds to clear, etc or for some other reason. It may be more convuluted than one thinks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chop
If it was just a matter of kicking the contractor's butt I personally believe that would have been done a long time ago. I smell a rat!!