NCAA Baseball Regional Selection Show

[DieHard 1280]

No.

Brian

Sounds like we’re gonna need a Marshall-like performance to have a shot in this regional.

[IberiaCajun]

Finally folks are beginning to clue in about how bad of a measurement system that is the RPI. It was time to replace it when it was first put in place.

Brian

But the rpi was our friend this year, right?

[GoneGolfin]

But the rpi was our friend this year, right?

This year ... neutral. This is an at-large caliber team. Not an RPI inflated at-large selection.

Indiana State is the perfect example (that I explained in the Softball selections) of how you can craft a Top 10 RPI while having a very poor record against the Top 25 and Top 50 (and playing very few games).

Brian

[Cajunchuck]

Cajuns and Troy were part of last four to get in. Four teams from Sun Belt made it. Conference is getting some respect.

[Million$Mullet]

But Fluno would not be available for Texas (even less rest ... as he went Sunday).

Brian

Marshall got dat!

[IberiaCajun]

This year ... neutral. This is an at-large caliber team. Not an RPI inflated at-large selection.

Brian

Then what do you think swayed the committee?
Why was UC-Irvine left out?

[Million$Mullet]

Then what do you think swayed the committee?
Why was UC-Irvine left out?

Chairman said specifically their record against top 50

[IberiaCajun]

Chairman said specifically their record against top 50

Thanks

[HoustonCajun]

Then what do you think swayed the committee?
Why was UC-Irvine left out?

And Oklahoma gets in with a 31-24 record. Go figure.

Someone please enlighten me on how Coastal is so highly ranked and is a regional host. The have a 13-11 signature win vs. Wake Forest, but also lost to them 11-1 in 7 innings. They lost to NC State and College of Charleston. They split with Illinois and lost to Clemson. They split with Campbell and beat N. Carolina. And, they lost 2 straight games to UL to end their season and didn't even win our conference.

[GoneGolfin]

Cajuns and Troy were part of last four to get in. Four teams from Sun Belt made it. Conference is getting some respect.

Yes. It is confusing the way they present it ... But Arizona was the very last team selected to the field. Louisiana was second to last ... followed by Oklahoma and Troy. So ...

#61 Troy
#62 Oklahoma
#63 Louisiana
#64 Arizona

Meanwhile ... Arizona State was the first team left out ... followed by Kansas State, Kent State, and UC Irvine. So, I applaud the selection committee for seeing through the UC Irvine resume. Neither D1 Baseball nor Baseball America clued into this (let's see if they figure it out in the post-analysis). In fact, every projection I saw had UC Irvine in the field.

#65 Arizona State
#66 Kansas State
#67 Kent State (similar resume to UC Irvine re: Top 50 ... not enough games vs. Top 100 ... but a conference champion)
#68 UC Irvine

Brian

[tank]

Pitching staff will be rested . Will they have their best stuff is the question.

[GoneGolfin]

Chairman said specifically their record against top 50

Exactly what I had laid out as the reason they should not be included. The 18-12 record vs. the Top 100 was just an excuse for prognosticators to select them to the field ... but on deeper inspection was fool's gold.

Brian