SB 2023: Regional Hosting or Not? NOT!

[RaginScotsman]

Eastern Illinois coming to Lamson would be epic. Congrats to Coach Glasco and his daughter Tara for both winning Conference Championships yesterday.

Beat me to it.

Baylor would be a really tough 2, but we’d be hosting.

Playing Eastern Illinois would just be awesome.

Moo State getting in would just be garbage. If so, the committee would again get all SEC teams in. Several of them just based on the luxury of pretty much getting your face crushed in a good conference and getting a few wins over middle of the pack teams.

At 47, they would be a reason TXST or South Alabama with better RPIs do not get in.

[BBSBCAJUN]

In my opinion, been following Cajun softball since 2002, this team deserves a host site. I would think a 15 seed would be in the cards at least, possibly even a 14 seed, but i doubt that we don't host. My opinion only!!

[GoneGolfin]

Auburn as a #14 seed is stunning. I think the projections are overlooking Utah.

Brian

[BBSBCAJUN]

Myself, don't even think that Auburn will host. Texas at 15 is also too high, I believe they are in the 12 area.

[RaginScotsman]

Myself, don't even think that Auburn will host. Texas at 15 is also too high, I believe they are in the 12 area.

22 RPI. But hey, it’s the sec. It just means more.

[GoneGolfin]

A metrics based breakdown of the teams that I believe are competing for the final three national seeds ...

Louisiana
RPI Ranking: 11
Non-Conference RPI Ranking: 12
SOS Ranking: 13
Non-Conference SOS Ranking: 3
Record vs. RPI Top 10: 1-5
Record vs. RPI Top 25: 2-9
Record vs. RPI 26 -> 50: 13-2
Record vs. RPI 51 -> 100: 13-1
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 28-12
Record vs. below RPI Top 150 (bad losses): 4-0
Conference RPI Ranking: 6
Conference Regular Season Finish: 1st
Conference Tournament Finish: 1st
Road Record: 16-6
Last 10 Games: 10-0
Head-to-head in candidate pool: 0-1 vs. Baylor
Key Wins: 1-1 vs. LSU, 1-1 vs. Florida

Utah
RPI Ranking: 18
Non-Conference RPI Ranking: 35
SOS Ranking: 21
Non-Conference SOS Ranking: 112
Record vs. RPI Top 10: 5-6
Record vs. RPI Top 25: 9-9
Record vs. RPI 26 -> 50: 3-2
Record vs. RPI 51 -> 100: 11-2
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 23-13
Record vs. below RPI Top 150 (bad losses): 11-0
Conference RPI Ranking: 2
Conference Regular Season Finish: 3rd
Conference Tournament Finish: 1st
Road Record: 14-7
Last 10 Games: 7-3
Head-to-head in candidate pool: 0-1 vs. Central Arkansas
Key Wins: 3-0 vs. Stanford, 2-2 vs. Washington, 1-3 vs. UCLA

Clemson
RPI Ranking: 15
Non-Conference RPI Ranking: 10
SOS Ranking: 66
Non-Conference SOS Ranking: 114
Record vs. RPI Top 10: 2-5
Record vs. RPI Top 25: 4-7
Record vs. RPI 26 -> 50: 5-1
Record vs. RPI 51 -> 100: 16-0
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 25-8
Record vs. below RPI Top 150 (bad losses): 14-1
Conference RPI Ranking: 4
Conference Regular Season Finish: 3rd
Conference Tournament Finish: T3rd
Road Record: 14-4
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Head-to-head in candidate pool: 1-0 vs. Georgia
Keys Wins: 2-0 vs. Northwestern, 1-0 vs. Georgia,

Georgia
RPI Ranking: 17
Non-Conference RPI Ranking: 25
SOS Ranking: 29
Non-Conference SOS Ranking: 91
Record vs. RPI Top 10: 1-4
Record vs. RPI Top 25: 6-9
Record vs. RPI 26 -> 50: 12-3
Record vs. RPI 51 -> 100: 3-0
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 21-12
Record vs. below RPI Top 150 (bad losses): 12-0
Conference RPI Ranking: 3
Conference Regular Season Finish: 2nd
Conference Tournament Finish: T7th
Road Record: 9-6
Last 10 Games: 7-3
Head-to-head in candidate pool: 0-1 vs. Clemson
Key Wins: 2-1 vs. Arkansas, 1-2 vs. Florida, 1-2 vs. LSU

Baylor
RPI Ranking: 19
Non-Conference RPI Ranking: 16
SOS Ranking: 39
Non-Conference SOS Ranking: 115
Record vs. RPI Top 10: 6-6
Record vs. RPI Top 25: 9-7
Record vs. RPI 26 -> 50: 6-3
Record vs. RPI 51 -> 100: 6-6
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 21-16
Record vs. below RPI Top 150 (bad losses): 12-0
Conference RPI Ranking: 1
Conference Regular Season Finish: 4th
Conference Tournament Finish: T5th
Road Record: 11-7
Last 10 Games: 5-5
Head-to-head in candidate pool: 1-0 vs. Louisiana
Key Wins: 1-1 vs. Oklahoma, 3-0 vs. Texas, 2-0 vs. Tennessee, 1-0 vs. Louisiana

Central Arkansas
RPI Ranking: 16
Non-Conference RPI Ranking: 20
SOS Ranking: 43
Non-Conference SOS Ranking: 16
Record vs. RPI Top 10: 0-3
Record vs. RPI Top 25: 3-3
Record vs. RPI 26 -> 50: 5-2
Record vs. RPI 51 -> 100: 15-4
Record vs. RPI Top 100: 23-9
Record vs. below RPI Top 150 (bad losses): 9-1
Conference RPI Ranking: 8
Conference Regular Season Finish: 1st
Conference Tournament Finish: 1st
Road Record: 15-4
Last 10 Games: 9-1
Head-to-head in candidate pool: 1-0 vs. Utah
Key Wins: 2-0 vs. Arkansas, 1-0 vs. Utah

Brian

[JMV JustMyView]

1. Oklahoma
2. UCLA
3. Florida State
4. Tennessee
5. Stanford
6. Northwestern
7. Duke
8. Oklahoma State
9. LSU
10. Alabama
11. Washington
12. Texas
13. Arkansas
14. Georgia
15. Louisiana
16. Utah

Next: Clemson, Auburn, Baylor, Florida

Another projections of host sites.

[CajunVic]

There is a very good case for our metrics being in the top 3 of these. There is no doubt that we are top notch in facilities, attendance and a place people want to visit. It’s our turn. I think we in.

[RoarMan]

A team with a final RPI of #11 has never not hosted. I think the Cajuns will host at #15 and Baylor, Miss State and Eastern Illinois come here. Baylor has been inconsistent. They swept Texas, then lost to Iowa State 8-1. I was in Waco when they played the Cajuns. Baylor won 2-1. It's a game the Cajuns could have won.

[GoneGolfin]

A team with a final RPI of #11 has never not hosted. I think the Cajuns will host at #15 and Baylor, Miss State and Eastern Illinois come here. Baylor has been inconsistent. They swept Texas, then lost to Iowa State 8-1. I was in Waco when they played the Cajuns. Baylor won 2-1. It's a game the Cajuns could have won.

This is not true. I pointed out a couple of weeks ago ... and mentioned again this morning ... that Minnesota did not host in 2017 with an RPI ranking of 11. The reason that the committee cited? They only had two wins against the national seed peer group (RPI Top 25), going 2-2. Minnesota was sent to #16 seed Alabama, despite going 54-3 on the season (Alabama won the regional). SOS was also mentioned (not a problem for the Cajuns). They had no bad losses.

Brian