https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/college/w ... host-teams
Only 1 month till the 1st round of the big dance. ACC tournament is 2 weeks away.
Bracketology - Always a sign The Tournament is near
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The latest bracketology:
https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/college/w ... s-big-week
ACC Tournament one week away, and all the others are right behind. Yes indeed!
https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/college/w ... s-big-week
ACC Tournament one week away, and all the others are right behind. Yes indeed!
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Extremely interesting USLax magazine article, especially the part about how SB's strong week affected the tourney chances of some of its previous opponents. Team A's tourney chances may hinge more on a past opponent's next game than on Team A's next game, even if that opponent is in a different conference.wlaxnut wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:46 am The latest bracketology:
https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/college/w ... s-big-week
ACC Tournament one week away, and all the others are right behind. Yes indeed!
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According to the RPI right now, the last four at large teams in the tournament would be:
#17 Penn
#19 Johns Hopkins
#20 Stanford
#23 Colorado
First four excluded:
#24 Georgetown
#26 Hofstra
#27 Richmond
#28 Duke
#17 Penn
#19 Johns Hopkins
#20 Stanford
#23 Colorado
First four excluded:
#24 Georgetown
#26 Hofstra
#27 Richmond
#28 Duke
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Isn't RPI just one of several factors that the selection committee uses rather than the only criterion? It seems every year we (I) get obsessed with RPI. And does anyone know the weight given to each factor?
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Yes, there are other criteria, but RPI usually correlates well with what teams get in.
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I'll take a crack at the seeding.
1) Boston College if they win the ACCT
2) Maryland if they win the B1GT
otherwise they could be flipped
3) North Carolina
4) Syracuse if Northwestern doesn't win the B1GT
5) Northwestern unless they win the B1GT, then they move ahead of Syracuse
6) Notre Dame
7) Virginia
8) Princeton, but could be Michigan if they can knock off Northwestern in the B1GT
USC could get in too...
1) Boston College if they win the ACCT
2) Maryland if they win the B1GT
otherwise they could be flipped
3) North Carolina
4) Syracuse if Northwestern doesn't win the B1GT
5) Northwestern unless they win the B1GT, then they move ahead of Syracuse
6) Notre Dame
7) Virginia
8) Princeton, but could be Michigan if they can knock off Northwestern in the B1GT
USC could get in too...
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Richmond is officially the first team in the 2019 NCAAT. They'll represent the Atlantic 10 AQ with a 19-18 OT win over UMass.
North Carolina is in as well! They represent the ACC with a 15-13 win over Boston College.
High Point gets the Big South AQ with a 17-10 win over Winthrop.
USC grabs the final AQ of the day in the Pac-12 with a 12-3 win over Colorado.
The rest of the automatic qualifiers will be decided next weekend.
North Carolina is in as well! They represent the ACC with a 15-13 win over Boston College.
High Point gets the Big South AQ with a 17-10 win over Winthrop.
USC grabs the final AQ of the day in the Pac-12 with a 12-3 win over Colorado.
The rest of the automatic qualifiers will be decided next weekend.
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Similar question. There's straight RPI (i.e. Your Opponent's W-L records, their opponent's W-L records) and then, which seems to be what the NCAA uses, an RPI hybrid which divides these opponents into Ranked Top 5 opponents, Ranked Top 10 opponents, etc. in order to see each teams record against each gradation of opponent. Is this an accurate assessment and which RPI is being used when the NCAA speaks to a team's RPI?
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Selection Process
The championship provides for a field of 28 teams to compete in a single-elimination tournament. Fifteen conference champions qualify automatically; the balance of the field is selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Committee. The top eight teams in the 28-team bracket for the championship are seeded. The top six teams receive first-round byes.
Selection Show | Sunday, May 5, 2019 on NCAA.com, 9 p.m. Eastern
The 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship bracket will be announced the first weekend in May prior to opening-round competition.
Opening Round | May 7 or 8, 2019
Two, two-team opening-round games will be conducted at non-predetermined campus sites. The winning team from each game will advance to the first round.
First Round | May 10, 2019
Ten, two-team first-round games will be conducted at non-predetermined campus sites. The winning team from each game will advance to the second round.
Second Round | May 12, 2019
Eight, two-team second-round games will be conducted at non-predetermined campus sites. The winning team from each game will advance to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals | May 18 or 19, 2019
Four, two-team, single-elimination quarterfinals games will be conducted at non-predetermined campus sites. The winning team from each of the four quarterfinals will advance to the championship final site.
National Championship | May 24 and 26, 2019
The site of the 2019 Women’s Lacrosse Championship is Homewood Field at Johns Hopkins University. Two, two-team single-elimination semifinals games will be held Friday, May 24, at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Eastern. The two teams winning in the semifinals will advance and compete in the single-elimination national championship game which will take place Sunday, May 26, at Noon Eastern.
The championship provides for a field of 28 teams to compete in a single-elimination tournament. Fifteen conference champions qualify automatically; the balance of the field is selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Committee. The top eight teams in the 28-team bracket for the championship are seeded. The top six teams receive first-round byes.
Selection Show | Sunday, May 5, 2019 on NCAA.com, 9 p.m. Eastern
The 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship bracket will be announced the first weekend in May prior to opening-round competition.
Opening Round | May 7 or 8, 2019
Two, two-team opening-round games will be conducted at non-predetermined campus sites. The winning team from each game will advance to the first round.
First Round | May 10, 2019
Ten, two-team first-round games will be conducted at non-predetermined campus sites. The winning team from each game will advance to the second round.
Second Round | May 12, 2019
Eight, two-team second-round games will be conducted at non-predetermined campus sites. The winning team from each game will advance to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals | May 18 or 19, 2019
Four, two-team, single-elimination quarterfinals games will be conducted at non-predetermined campus sites. The winning team from each of the four quarterfinals will advance to the championship final site.
National Championship | May 24 and 26, 2019
The site of the 2019 Women’s Lacrosse Championship is Homewood Field at Johns Hopkins University. Two, two-team single-elimination semifinals games will be held Friday, May 24, at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Eastern. The two teams winning in the semifinals will advance and compete in the single-elimination national championship game which will take place Sunday, May 26, at Noon Eastern.
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Nothing mind-blowing in this piece but keeps things a little organized and allows to make some guesses. D1 Women: Who Goes to the NCAA Championships.
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Why is VT listed as a possible? Their record is 8-10, and they have no more games on the schedule. Is having a .500 record or better no longer a pre-requisite for the NCAA tourney?
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Maybe someone got thrown off by listening to Werme and Secundo discussing VT's chances for the tournament and their status as a bubble team immediately after Werme noted that they had fallen to 8-10.
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They were bad. Not brutal, but wow were they misinformed so often. I muted them for the whole tournament. I couldn't take them.Badlands wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 1:14 pmMaybe someone got thrown off by listening to Werme and Secundo discussing VT's chances for the tournament and their status as a bubble team immediately after Werme noted that they had fallen to 8-10.
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Penn State is currently at 8-8, and scheduled to play Maryland on Thursday. They have to beat Maryland to remain above .500, or they will be ineligible for the NCAA tourney.
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That’s a painful last game when there’s a .500 requirement! I guess that’s why some teams are scheduling OOC cupcake opponents.