Comments on: Mini Stock Report: Friday

By: Aaron Fitt

Aaron Fitt — Sun, 30 May 2010 00:08:28 +0000

Rice is in the discussion, but a 30-ish RPI probably won’t be good enough to overtake the likes of UConn (remember geography), Florida State or Arkansas. Texas’ 0-3 showing means it almost certainly won’t be the No. 1 national seed, but that doesn’t really matter anyway. The Longhorns will be a national seed, and that’s all that counts. It’s not like the top national seed gets paired with the weakest No. 1 seed in super regionals — geography determines those pairings.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Sat, 29 May 2010 23:26:46 +0000

Rice is not in the discussion for a regional host? They've absolutely crushed their competition in the CUSA tourny, and they've been one of the hottest teams in the nation lately.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Sat, 29 May 2010 23:17:15 +0000

Does Texas' 0-3 showing in the Big 12 tourny hurt any? I know Augie doesn't care much about the tourny, but kinda thought they'd win a game or two.

By: Aaron Fitt

Aaron Fitt — Sat, 29 May 2010 20:01:06 +0000

Those midweek games would give Fullerton the tie-breaker if they were close, but two midweek games do not have nearly the weight of the weekends (should Florida State be seeded higher than Florida because it won three of four against the Gators in midweek games?). In this case, UCLA is in second place in a much tougher conference, and has a 14-11 record against the Top 50, compared with Fullerton’s 9-8 mark. That’s a significant difference.

By: Ryan Jenkins

Ryan Jenkins — Sat, 29 May 2010 19:58:16 +0000

I do not see how UCLA can be a lock for a national seed and CSF is on the "bubble". How can the committee justifiably put UCLA as a national seed, and most likely host CSF in the Super Regional when UCLA still cannot even prove they can beat CSF?! CSF beat them head to head twice this season, and this past Tuesday everyone at both CSF and UCLA knew that game was a potential national seed decider and CSF dominated them.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 29 May 2010 15:08:24 +0000

I'm not going to go on too much of a tirade here, I promise. Have to talk about Pitt again. They absolutely should not be penalized for going 1-2 in the Big East tournament. They were 3rd in the conference regular season and were the only team to win a series against Louisville this year. North Carolina and Kentucky did not even make their conference tournaments. They are sitting at home while Pitt is losing 2 out of 3 games to Rutgers and Connecticut. Connecticut is very good. Rutgers is a pretty solid club. How in the world can Pitt playing in their conference tournament while UNC and Kentucky are at home be used against them as possibly bursting their bubble? Makes absolutely no sense. We'll never know, but I would imagine Pitt could go 12-18 in the SEC and 14-16 in the ACC. It looks probable that UNC will make the NCAA tourney. The impressive sweep of Virginia Tech will get them in. Kentucky better not get in over teams like Pitt, Florida Gulf Coast, or New Mexico. That will be a shame. Finally, if St. John's or Rutgers wins the Big East tourney, it better not be at Pitt's expense. The Big East should get 4 teams in if that happens. Finally, is there a mythical 3 team cap for teams out of the Big 10 and Big East? I don't remember ever seeing more than 3 get invites.

By: Lining out Arkansas’ regional hosting chances | The Slophouse

Lining out Arkansas’ regional hosting chances | The Slophouse — Sat, 29 May 2010 15:03:13 +0000

[...] Baseball America, who was at the SEC Tournament this week, says the Hogs are in as a regional host. Here’s what he has to say: Fourteen hosts are secure, and Arkansas seems like a very strong bet for the 15th thanks to a [...]