Cajuns a #2 or a #3 seed? ...

[GoneGolfin]

Folks, it is going to be tight. I think the Cajuns could be the last #2 seed in the field. And whether they get that last #2 seed could come down to the game being played right now between Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount for the West Coast Conference Tournament championship and automatic bid.

Loyola Marymount needs to win the three game series (currently tied 1-1) with Pepperdine (this is the West Coast Conference tournament format) in order to make the field of 64. If they do, yet another school will have its bubble burst as there have been a plethora of upsets in conference tournaments. But if Pepperdine wins, they could snag a #2 seed. Pepperdine won the West Coast Conference West Division and has a pRPI of 34.

Teams that are on the bubble for the bottom six #2 seeds are ...

Virginia
Winthrop
Missouri
South Carolina
Arkansas
Louisiana
Southern Mississippi
Stanford
Auburn
Pepperdine
Wichita State

With respect to the conference tournament upsets I mentioned earlier, there will be no #4 seeds with at-large bids this season. If Loyola Marymount pulls the upset over Pepperdine this afternoon, it will be yet another spot removed for teams on the bubble.

Some teams on the bubble include ... (*) indicates in my current projected field of 64

* Northwestern State
* Creighton
* North Carolina-Wilmington
* St. John's
* East Carolina
* Cal Poly
* Oklahoma
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Georgia Southern
Florida Atlantic
California Irvine
Michigan
San Francisco
Oklahoma State

Brian

[LongTimeCajun]

Is there any chance we end up in a regional with South Alabama? Or does it not work like that with conference opponents meeting in regionals? Sorry I'm not too aware of the regional formats and how they select where everyone is playing.

[GoneGolfin]

Is there any chance we end up in a regional with South Alabama? Or does it not work like that with conference opponents meeting in regionals? Sorry I'm not too aware of the regional formats and how they select where everyone is playing.

No chance.

Teams from the same conference cannot meet in the first round. South Alabama will be a #3 seed. If the Cajuns are a #2 seed, they obviously could not be paired in the same regional.

Although this does not always happen (and disregard 2002 since this was an anomaly), the NCAA prefers that conference opponents are not even in the same regional, much less first round opponents.

Brian

[JMV JustMyView]

Mr. Brian do you have a better idea where the Cajuns stand?

[GoneGolfin]

Mr. Brian do you have a better idea where the Cajuns stand?

Pepperdine won today. I think they are going to get a #2 seed and stay out West.

Right now, I have the Cajuns as the last #2 seed in the field. I currently have them in the Tulane Regional matched up against #3 seed Oklahoma.

I have #1 seed LSU paired with strong #2 seed Rice, #3 seed Northwestern State, and #4 seed Southern.

But I am still waiting for another RPI report which will come out this evening. That could changes things slightly.

Brian

[GoneGolfin]

Right now, I have the Cajuns as the last #2 seed in the field. I currently have them in the Tulane Regional matched up against #3 seed Oklahoma.

Note that I have the Cajuns as the last #2 seed just ahead of #3 seeds Southern Mississippi, Stanford, Missouri, and Auburn. I also have Wichita State as a #3 seed. I have the Cajuns behind #2 seeds Pepperdine, Winthrop, Virginia, Arkansas, South Carolina, and TCU.

But these teams are tightly packed and the NCAA selection committee could go a variety of ways.

Brian

[JMV JustMyView]

Pepperdine won today. I think they are going to get a #2 seed and stay out West.

Right now, I have the Cajuns as the last #2 seed in the field. I currently have them in the Tulane Regional matched up against #3 seed Oklahoma.

I have #1 seed LSU paired with strong #2 seed Rice, #3 seed Northwestern State, and #4 seed Southern.

But I am still waiting for another RPI report which will come out this evening. That could changes things slightly.

Brian

Please no more Oklahoma teams, first norman and the lady cajuns now....oh.........

[Cajun90]

Interesting to see that Tulane bid Turchin instead of Zephyr. I wonder what they will do for a Super?

[GoneGolfin]

Interesting to see that Tulane bid Turchin instead of Zephyr. I wonder what they will do for a Super?

I have heard Tulane prefers to bid Turchin because it gives Tulane the best home field advantage ... A smaller packed stadium full of nearly all Tulane fans. You would not quite get the same rowdy environment at Zephyr. Tulane could afford to bid Turchin this year since they did not need an aggressive bid.

I also know that Zephyr was not available for the regionals. They may have bid Zephyr for the supers. They had not decided last I heard a month ago.

One thing that will be a disadvantage to Cajuns fans if they are sent to Tulane is that Cajun fans will only get 200 tickets. Do not count on finding *any* tickets at Turchin for games in which Tulane plays. Turchin is considerably smaller than Alex Box and tickets are a hot commodity for Tulane fans.

Brian

[Cajun90]

Yeah. It could get interesting if they end up with another super against LSU.

Hey you think you can get those projections movin...They don't mean much after 2:30 tomorrow! :-)

[GoneGolfin]

Yeah. It could get interesting if they end up with another super against LSU.

Hey you think you can get those projections movin...They don't mean much after 2:30 tomorrow! :-)

Patience! I am still undecided on one spot.

I do not have Tulane and LSU paired. I have Tulane paired with Florida State and LSU paired with Baylor (national seed).

Brian

[Turner]

Hey you think you can get those projections movin...

90 that is pretty demanding for a second ever post. Let me ask it. Gone Golfin tonight or tommorrow? And while you are at it can I have 2006 seedings too :confused: