Cajuns' Softball RPI

[Boomer]

This only proves that you have a lot of RPI educating work to do.

It's sad that the ones who should know everything about the RPI and its meaning seemingly know nothing.

So take it a step further......the teams that are gifted are the home teams and get the hosting advantage....the screwed get to travel and are disadvantaged as travelers......ergo a skewed possible result of advancing to the sups.......it stinks and if the committee's choices do advance they are now substantiated......so Geaux Cajuns!!!

[Frenchie35]

Just a note showing how dominant this team was. We scored 442 runs, 8.18/game and our opponents scored 120 runs, 2.2/game....My take on this is, they, the committee should look at it and say, "this team don't belong in the SBC". If not for the cancelled games they could have gone 51-6, best in the nation. My numbers could be a little off.

[Bankruptcyman]

The softball selection committee this year believed that quality softball is only played in a few areas of the country. RPI, other statistics, actual games played and other overwhelming contradictory facts be damned. Why can't the NCAA put knowledgeable softball people on the selection committee?

[CajunAmos]

Minnesota finished #11 in the RPI rankings. Since the 64 team format was established ... this is the highest RPI ranking to not earn a national seed. In fact, this is the only year when three of the RPI Top 16 missed a national seed.

Prior to the 2017 selections, the last ten years saw ...

(4) seasons where all RPI Top 16 teams were national seeds
(4) seasons where only one RPI Top 16 team missed a national seed
(2) seasons where two RPI Top 16 teams missed a national seed

Brian

What year did the RPI start?

[GoneGolfin]

The softball selection committee this year believed that quality softball is only played in a few areas of the country. RPI, other statistics, actual games played and other overwhelming contradictory facts be damned. Why can't the NCAA put knowledgeable softball people on the selection committee?

Are you saying that the chair of the softball selection committee and Sr. Associate Commissioner of CUSA, Keisha Dunlap, a former track and field athlete and graduate assistant coach ... with primary CUSA responsibilities being the primary sport administrator for women's basketball, volleyball, and women's swimming and diving ... is not the right person to lead the NCAA D1 Softball selection process?

Brian

[Cajun90]

Are you saying that the chair of the softball selection committee and Sr. Associate Commissioner of CUSA, Keisha Dunlap, a former track and field athlete and graduate assistant coach ... with primary CUSA responsibilities being the primary sport administrator for women's basketball, volleyball, and women's swimming and diving ... is not the right person to lead the NCAA D1 Softball selection process?

Brian

Swim coaches are ALWAYS qualified......

[GoneGolfin]

What year did the RPI start?

For softball? Not sure which year they actually adopted it for deliberations. But I know they have been using it since before the new tournament format commenced (2005).

The RPI was introduced in 1981 for basketball ... and the 1988 baseball selection committee employed it for the first time in its selections. Of course, it has had several overhauls over the years.

Brian

[HoustonCajun]

The softball selection committee this year believed that quality softball is only played in a few areas of the country. RPI, other statistics, actual games played and other overwhelming contradictory facts be damned. Why can't the NCAA put knowledgeable softball people on the selection committee?

Let's call this what it really is: the ESPN Invitational Softball Tournament

[Turbine]

Are you saying that the chair of the softball selection committee and Sr. Associate Commissioner of CUSA, Keisha Dunlap, a former track and field athlete and graduate assistant coach ... with primary CUSA responsibilities being the primary sport administrator for women's basketball, volleyball, and women's swimming and diving ... is not the right person to lead the NCAA D1 Softball selection process?

Brian

I think you have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that often, even the primary beneficiaries of RPI don't understand RPI.

[cajun_lannister]

Program first! @GopherSoftball ascends to No. 1 in @USATODAY NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll https://t.co/4ahKYghdCG pic.twitter.com/ObQmLvVgDh

— NFCA (@NFCAorg) May 16, 2017

[Cajun90]

Program first! @GopherSoftball ascends to No. 1 in @USATODAY NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll https://t.co/4ahKYghdCG pic.twitter.com/ObQmLvVgDh

— NFCA (@NFCAorg) May 16, 2017

Yeah I think the coaches sent a message to the selection committee. It is going to be very interesting to see how the teams do in comparison to their seeding. From what I have seen the committee is getting hammered from coaches, media, and fans.

[SlickRick]

Yeah I think the coaches sent a message to the selection committee. It is going to be very interesting to see how the teams do in comparison to their seeding. From what I have seen the committee is getting hammered from coaches, media, and fans.

Wow...no 1 in coaches poll and don't get to host! I figured they must have a tiny, not very nice stadium so I did some googling.

http://www.gophersports.com/view.gal?id=142789

Hmmm....wonder what happened?