Quote Originally Posted by GoneGolfin View Post
Thanks.

But the "stolen bids" are not affecting whether the Cajuns are a 2 or 3, unless it is the team losing (to the thief) getting knocked down to a 3 from a 2. This is not impacting the Cajuns. Also (saw this mentioned elsewhere), the stolen bids would only impact regional placement to the extent the committee needs to make an adjustment in pairings to achieve better regional balance.

Three stolen bids is typical. We shall see if we get a fourth (Penn State).
Penn State loses to Nebraska, 2-1. So there is not a fourth stolen bid.

2024 Stolen bids
1) Evansville
2) Wichita State or Tulane
3) Saint John's

Whether a bid is stolen can be debatable. But I have Saint John's as a stolen bid because #51 Saint John's would have had a #54 RPI ranking had they lost to Georgetown in the Big East tournament championship game and I believe that their resume would have fallen short of an at-large bid ... especially with Georgetown stealing the bid.

Brian