No mystery: The committee looks at the top 50 or so RPI teams, decides who they want to host and who they want to get at large bids, then plays with the criteria they use in such a way that they get...
Re: SB Final: Louisiana 0, Troy 3
No mystery: The committee looks at the top 50 or so RPI teams, decides who they want to host and who they want to get at large bids, then plays with the criteria they use in such a way that they get...
Re: SB Final: Louisiana 0, Troy 3
Troy's RPI after last night is 53.
Their adjusted RPI of .57211 is exactly the same as their base RPI. They have no penalties or bonuses for non-conference scheduling or wins/losses. That is how...
Re: SBC Softball RPI through Games of4/28/2024
RPI Through Games of 5/2/2024
14 Louisiana [.65496]
18 Texas St. [.63598]
31 South Alabama [.60651]
53 Troy [.57211]
70 James Madison [.55892]
83 Coastal Carolina [.54546]
93 ULM [.53298]...
Re: Softball Games of Interest Week of 4/29/24 through 5/5/24
Like the NET rating in Basketball, it will no doubt favor the Pampered 4 at the expense of the rest of us.
Re: SBC Softball RPI through Games of4/28/2024
Yes, but not officially. I am trying to confirm.
Yes: Game Time tonight 7:30
Confirmed on Radio Schedule
Also on Composite Schedule on RaginCajuns.com website
Re: SBC Softball RPI through Games of4/28/2024
RPI Through Games of 5/1/2024
13 Louisiana [.65899]
18 Texas St. [.63674]
32 South Alabama [.60528]
61 Troy [.56754]
65 James Madison [.56186]
86 Coastal Carolina [.54359]
95 ULM [.53373]...
Re: Softball Games of Interest Week of 4/29/24 through 5/5/24
It is not a good win and it is a horrible loss. This has been true every year for quite some time in both diamond sports.
Re: Softball Games of Interest Week of 4/29/24 through 5/5/24
Wednesday 5/1
Virginia Tech 4 Liberty 1
Florida 15 Florida State 13
Nevada 1 Cal 5
Re: Softball Games of Interest Week of 4/29/24 through 5/5/24
Tuesday 4/30
Arkansas 8 UCA 0
McNeese 0 La Tech 4
Miami 8 Toledo 0
Miami 10 Toledo 4
Georgia State 0 Chattanooga 1
ETSU 0 App St 7
ETSU 4 App St 11
Re: Softball Games of Interest Week of 4/29/24 through 5/5/24
Indeed, why Southern? Their current RPi in Softball is 276, and in Baseball it is 279.
Certainly there is no incentive for Louisiana, LSU, LaTech, McNeese or SLU to play them in stick and ball...
Re: Softball Polls as of Games of 4/28/2024
NFCA Coaches Poll week ending 4/28/2024
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Texas (30) 42-6 798 1
2 Oklahoma (2) 45-2 770 2
3 Tennessee 37-9 720 3
4 Oklahoma State 42-8 696 4
5 Duke 44-6 658 5...
Re: SBC Softball RPI through Games of4/28/2024
RPI through Games of 4/29/2024
10 Louisiana [.66233]
17 Texas St. [.63629]
32 USA [.60346]
58 Troy [.56691]
69 JMU [.56085]
85 CCU [.54318]
95 ULM [.53346]
123...
Re: Softball Games of Interest Week of 4/29/24 through 5/5/24
Monday 4/29
Stanford 5 Seattle 3
Mississippi State 3 Missouri 2
Re: Softball Games of Interest Week of 4/29/24 through 5/5/24
I am not certain, but I would imagine they do. Easy travel, reasonably good competition, why would they not?
Softball Games of Interest Week of 4/29/24 through 5/5/24
Monday 4/29
Stanford @ Seattle
Misissippi State @ Missouri
Tuesday 4/30
Arkansas @ UCA
McNeese @ La Tech
Miami @ Toledo
Softball Polls as of Games of 4/28/2024
Softball America
1 Texas
2 Oklahoma
3 Tennessee
4 Texas A&M
5 Oklahoma State
6 Duke
7 UCLA
8 Arkansas