2017 NCAA Softball Tournament Selection Show-9 pm ESPN 2

[GoneGolfin]

So everyone has the same bids, only the net outcome will be based on the success of the bidders?

No. A % of estimated net receipts is bid ... at least in the last bid form that I saw from a few years ago. This translates to an estimated bid, which then becomes an actual payment to the NCAA once the net receipts are known (full accounting is done post regional/super regional).

Brian

[Turbine]

Why not publish the bids, when cities bid formthe cfp the bids were new. I even recall fiesta bowl was charged with corruption, but them winning the bid wasnt affected oddly enough. Cheating pays i guess with ncaa??

The term "bid" is used loosely, like putting a quarter on the pinball machine, with estimates of winnings.

[Bankruptcyman]

Article on Minnesota getting hosed by the selection committee. Article makes the point Brian was making earlier. Minnesota had an RPI rank of 11 which has as a component, Strength of Schedule. The committee looked at Strength of Schedule separately in justifying its national seeds and, in doing so, punished Minnesota twice (and will continue to punish schools outside the SEC, ACC, Pac-10 and Big XII ). Clearly having knowledgeable softball people that understand the RPI should be a pre-requisite in order to be on the softball selection committee. It is incredible to me that this obvious background is not currently a requirement.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more...8uP?li=BBnbfcL

[GoneGolfin]

Article on Minnesota getting hosed by the selection committee. Article makes the point Brian was making earlier. Minnesota had an RPI rank of 11 which has as a component, Strength of Schedule. The committee looked at Strength of Schedule separately in justifying its national seeds and, in doing so, punished Minnesota twice (and will continue to punish schools outside the SEC, ACC, Pac-10 and Big XII ). Clearly having knowledgeable softball people that understand the RPI should be a pre-requisite in order to be on the softball selection committee. It is incredible to me that this obvious background is not currently a requirement.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more...8uP?li=BBnbfcL

Thanks for posting. I am glad that some folks are beginning to get it (SOS redundancy in the selection process). Hopefully the word spreads. But I do not see where the article points out that SOS is already a significant component of the RPI (nearly 75%). Did I miss it?

The selection committee also continues to harp on Top 10 and Top 25 "wins". But what about Top 10 and Top 25 record? It is not wins ... but wins and losses that are important. If you focus on just wins, you will continue to strengthen what has become a self-perpetuating system ... as it is the conference elites that have the numerous opportunities for these games ... and the others become even more shutout once the playing rules are known. It becomes a closed system.

What is better ... losing 2/3 of your games vs. the RPI Top 25 (but garnering more wins) ... 5-10, 6-12, 7-14 ... or going 3-2, 2-2? Or 6-16 (LSU), 8-13 (Alabama), 7-11 (Kentucky) vs. 2-2, 3-2? Is that 6-16 or 8-13 so much better that you overlook other metrics telling you something else ... including head to head wins by the 2-2 and 3-2 teams over the 6-16 and 8-13 teams, respectively.?

Did folks see the response from Carol Hutchins?

I cannot remember more stinging criticism levied at a baseball/softball selection committee than what the 2017 NCAA Softball selection committee is receiving from the masses. The 2006 baseball selection committee was criticized hard, but nothing like this.

Brian

[GeauxCajuns]

how many women and how many man are respectively on the committee?

[MelRock]

Minnesota did everything right, of their 57 games only 16 were at home. Think about it 16 home games 41 away/neutral site games. They were 20-3 at true away games and 18-0 on neutral site games.

Alabama outside of the SEC

Coastal Carolina tournament
Louisiana away
Texas Tech at home
Central Florida at home
Stanford at home
Georgia Southern at home
Washington at home
Other teams they played at home (Southern Miss, UAB, Kent State, Winthrop, Loyola-Chicago, Valparaiso, Jacksonville, Drake)

Host #1 Florida overall 50-6, home 22-2, away 15-3, neutral 13-1
Host #7 Auburn overall 46-10, home 28-4, away 10-4, neutral 8-2
Host #8 Tennessee overall 44-10, home 23-4, away 10-4, neutral 11-2
Host #9 Texas A&M overall 42-10, home 28-6, away 9-3, neutral 5-1
Host #16 Alabama overall 42-16, home 27-6, away 9-9, neutral 6-1
Host #13 LSU overall 41-18, home 27-5, away 6-9, neutral 8-4
Host #14 Kentucky overall 36-17, home 12-6, away 14-7, neutral 10-4
Host #12 Ole Miss overall 40-18, home 20-6, away 6-10, neutral 14-2
Mississippi State overall 36-20, home 24-7, away 7-11, neutral 5-2, last 10 4-6
South Carolina overall 32-23, home 22-9, away 6-9, neutral 4-5, last 10 5-5
Missouri overall 29-26, home 15-11, away 5-9, neutral 9-6, last 10 2-8
Arkansas overall 31-22, home 13-8, away 9-13, neutral 9-1, last 10 4-6
Georgia overall 33-21, home 24-8, away 3-10, neutral 6-3, last 10 4-6

Yes the system is fair, ____ the NCAA

[GoneGolfin]

Minnesota did everything right, of their 57 games only 16 were at home. Think about it 16 home games 41 away/neutral site games. They were 20-3 at true away games and 18-0 on neutral site games.

This will be more fuel for the proponents of changing the RPI to account for home/road in softball (as it is obviously not being represented in the committee selection criteria) ... something I proposed through Coach Mike to the softball committee in the summer of 2012 ... but the committee wanted to "study" the effect in baseball first (baseball utilized it for the first time in 2013).

Of course, baseball got the factor wrong, resulting in it being a nice advantage to teams that schedule more road games. But the philosophy is sound. Softball should have such an adjustment.

Brian

[McNeese72]

No. A % of estimated net receipts is bid ... at least in the last bid form that I saw from a few years ago. This translates to an estimated bid, which then becomes an actual payment to the NCAA once the net receipts are known (full accounting is done post regional/super regional).

Brian

If it is like the FCS playoffs, the bid is a guarantee to the NCAA. I think it gives the NCAA the bid or a percentage (75% ??) of the receipts, whichever is higher. If you don't make enough money to cover the bid, you still have to pay it. At least, that was how it was explained to me years ago.

Doc

[Just1More]

how many women and how many man are respectively on the committee?

I'm curious to know why this would matter?

[31Ragin97]

SEC Network--> Owned by ESPN
ESPN --> constantly hypes up SEC schools
Said SEC Schools --> Climb in polls
Beating high teams in Polls--> improve SOS and RPI
High RPI--> Rewarded with National Seeds
When the SEC teams get national seeds and play in postseason it improves the overall value of the conference. With improved value, ESPN can increase advertising revenue and subscriber revenue.
$$$ Now do you believe in the SEC Bias from ESPN? $$$
If you don't then refer yourself to Kentucky (17 loses) receiving a host site instead of Minnesota, Louisiana, or James Madison. (15 loses combined)

[31Ragin97]

There isn't a conspiracy just incompetence. I think a lot of people don't understand the makeup of the various committees or how they work. Below is a link to the current Div 1 softball committee members.

http://web1.ncaa.org/committees/comm...itteeName=1WSB

[GoneGolfin]

If it is like the FCS playoffs, the bid is a guarantee to the NCAA. I think it gives the NCAA the bid or a percentage (75% ??) of the receipts, whichever is higher. If you don't make enough money to cover the bid, you still have to pay it. At least, that was how it was explained to me years ago.

Doc

As stated earlier in this thread, they bid a % of the estimated net receipts (and the minimum is 75%). This % of estimated net receipts must also be >= $50,000 (baseball) for a regional and $35,000 for a super regional (baseball).

Brian