Some good things happening today .
#25 Georgia Tech defeats #16 Florida State 9-1 and advances to the finals of the ACC Tournament against the winner of #31 Virginia Tech/#26 North Carolina. Either opponent will be very good (North Carolina being slightly better), but I would prefer #26 North Carolina losing today as it would help ensure that they stay behind Georgia Tech in the RPI Top 25 . and hopefully fall behind them in the Base RPI Top 25. Georgia Tech winning today may allow them to move into the Base RPI Top 25 (currently #27), fetching an additional .0026 in RPI bonus points for the Cajuns.
#57 Northwestern takes game 1 of the series against #46 Illinois. #1, it helps our OWP . but it also may help keep #50 South Alabama in the Base RPI Top 50 (USA is currently #44 and Illinois is #54) . and stay in the RPI Top 50, giving the Cajuns a better record vs. the RPI Top 50.
#50 South Alabama defeats #58 Florida International today, staying in the winner's bracket. They will face Western Kentucky next (this is good for USA). The Cajuns want to face South Alabama in the finals.
#47 Boston (Base RPI #43) defeats #186 Maine. While this win will hurt Boston's RPI (hopefully they stay in the Base RPI Top 50), it still helps the Cajuns' OWP.
#159 Louisiana Tech defeats #128 Nevada. Another OWP boost.
While #33 Tulsa won today (a positive in and of itself), they beat #43 Houston 4-3 . resulting in a slight negative (OWP). But bonuses will be unaffacted. Houston had a nice win over #41 UCF yesterday.
The Cajuns need Alabama to beat Georgia.
Brian