BB 2016: Hosting

[GoneGolfin]

Well it gets interesting now that Kendall Rogers is reporting the LBSU did not submit a bid to host due to renovations. So I would assume that we would want LBSU to win the Big West, which would mean Fullerton doesn't host.

That was one of the question marks in my Google Doc hosting columns. Thanks, I have it updated.

Yes, LBSU winning makes it interesting. But I think the committee is still going to try their hardest to have a western regional ... somewhere. Looking more like a #1 seed goes west.

Brian

[Rebel02]

That was one of the question marks in my Google Doc hosting columns. Thanks, I have it updated.

Yes, LBSU winning makes it interesting. But I think the committee is still going to try their hardest to have a western regional ... somewhere. Looking more like a #1 seed goes west.

Brian

I would think that it doesn't hurt us if FAU is the 1 seed that gets sent out west. FAU would host if they could, so them being sent west doesn't really take a host site away. It just moves it from Miami to the west coast.

[Cajun90]

I would think that it doesn't hurt us if FAU is the 1 seed that gets sent out west. FAU would host if they could, so them being sent west doesn't really take a host site away. It just moves it from Miami to the west coast.

If FAU gets a #1 seed it doesn't matter because that means the Cajuns aren't in the mix.

[Rebel02]

If FAU gets a #1 seed it doesn't matter because that means the Cajuns aren't in the mix.

Why wouldn't they get a 1 seed? They are the regular season conference champ from the #5 RPI conference and have a RPI inside the top 25.

Both BA and D1 have FAU as a 1 seed, but travelling, and the Cajuns hosting.

[Cajun90]

Why wouldn't they get a 1 seed? They are the regular season conference champ from the #5 RPI conference and have a RPI inside the top 25.

Both BA and D1 have FAU as a 1 seed, but travelling, and the Cajuns hosting.

There are plenty of teams in the south and in Florida in particular that have FAU beat for a hosting spot and I think most understand that. So what you are discussing is the idea that FAU moves from #22 RPI with a SOS of #82 to a point in the 13-16 RPI range. IF they pull that off that would mean they leapfrogged the Cajuns as well as a number of other teams. I know they are the #5 RPI conference but we are the regular season champs in the #9 conference and we have a better RPI and a better SOS (20).

Bottom line I think BA & D1 are wrong. I like these guys and think they are right more often than wrong but in this case I don't see the season ending with both the Cajuns and FAU as #1 seeds. The math doesn't add up. You have a number of teams in the RPI range from #13 to #22 shooting for four slots. The only way the Cajuns get in the mix is winning the conference tournament and if we do that I just don't see FAU being the team that leap frogs us.

[CajunFan3406]

Correct. I do not see UCSB hosting as the third place Big West team. Especially after the NCAA had egg on its face from UCSB's two and cue last season. I do think the Big West champ has a good chance to host ... but not necessarily as a #1 seed.

BTW, I will be discussing some of this with Scott on ESPN 1420 at 4:40 today. Then it is off to the Sun Belt Tournament for me.

Brian

Probably doesn't make a difference for UCSB but they could still finish second in the BW in the unlikely event that Fullerton sweeps @ Long Beach State and UCSB sweeps UC Riverside.

[Rebel02]

There are plenty of teams in the south and in Florida in particular that have FAU beat for a hosting spot and I think most understand that. So what you are discussing is the idea that FAU moves from #22 RPI with a SOS of #82 to a point in the 13-16 RPI range. IF they pull that off that would mean they leapfrogged the Cajuns as well as a number of other teams. I know they are the #5 RPI conference but we are the regular season champs in the #9 conference and we have a better RPI and a better SOS (20).

Bottom line I think BA & D1 are wrong. I like these guys and think they are right more often than wrong but in this case I don't see the season ending with both the Cajuns and FAU as #1 seeds. The math doesn't add up. You have a number of teams in the RPI range from #13 to #22 shooting for four slots. The only way the Cajuns get in the mix is winning the conference tournament and if we do that I just don't see FAU being the team that leap frogs us.

I'm not saying that FAU will leap frog into the 13-16 RPI range. In my opinion, they already have a resume worthy of a #1 seed and a host site. Thankfully, they won't host, so sending them out west to a place where a team isn't deserving of a host site is going to help us as it doesn't take away a host site. It just simply moves it from Miami to the west coast.

I think winning the conference tournament gives us enough pros in our resume to outweigh any cons in regards to hosting. Give this committee one reason to not have us host over an ACC/SEC school and they'll gladly point out that reason why. Let's not give them any reason and sweep this damn weekend in San Marcos.

[Cajun90]

I'm not saying that FAU will leap frog into the 13-16 RPI range. In my opinion, they already have a resume worthy of a #1 seed and a host site..

Sorry but their resume is beat by a number of teams at this time.

Give this committee one reason to not have us host over an ACC/SEC school and they'll gladly point out that reason why.

Well that would be a first. I don't ever recall a single team where the committee made comment on that subject. The bottom line is in recent history the committee has done what they can to reward what they feel is the top 16 teams in the country with a #1 seed and host site. In most years that means running your way down the RPI list with usually a couple of exceptions which more often than not can be explained by the Nitty Gritty report. As far as I can tell geography (lack of representation) seems to be the only reason they have deviated from that.

[GoneGolfin]

Coastal Carolina playing #213 Radford now ... leading 5-2 T8th. With Radford 17-37, even a win will be an RPI hit for Coastal Carolina.

Brian

[GoneGolfin]

Radford threatening, having already plated one run in the 8th to narrow the lead to 5-3. Runners on second and third and no outs.

Coastal Carolina playing #213 Radford now ... leading 5-2 T8th. With Radford 17-37, even a win will be an RPI hit for Coastal Carolina.

Brian